Patents by Inventor Andrew C. CORTOPASSI

Andrew C. CORTOPASSI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • EVANESCENT OR FUGACIOUS THRUST DEFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20240151194
    Abstract: An ablative thruster includes a nozzle configured to control a flow of thrust from the satellite. The ablative thruster also includes an ablative surface inside of the nozzle, configured to deflect the thrust at a predefined angle. The ablative surface is configured to ablate-away, leaving un-deflected thrust for a majority of the burn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome K. FULLER, Denise Galindo BURRELL, Edward V. WAGNER, Andrew C. CORTOPASSI, Jeffrey Arthur LANG, Robert B. PAN
  • Lithium ion battery de-orbiter
    Patent number: 11713140
    Abstract: A de-orbiting system for a space vehicle may include one or more lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries configured to release hot gases to be used for thrusting during de-orbiting of the apparatus. The system may also include one or more heaters surrounding each of the one or more Li-ion batteries, which are configured to send each of the one or more Li-ion batteries into a thermal runaway. The thermal runaway causes the one or more Li-ion batteries to release stored electrochemical energy within each of the one or more Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Joseph Nemanick, John H. Schilling, John D. Desain, Andrea G. Hsu, Brian B. Brady, Andrew C. Cortopassi
  • LITHIUM ION BATTERY DE-ORBITER
    Publication number: 20210387752
    Abstract: A de-orbiting system for a space vehicle may include one or more lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries configured to release hot gases to be used for thrusting during de-orbiting of the apparatus. The system may also include one or more heaters surrounding each of the one or more Li-ion batteries, which are configured to send each of the one or more Li-ion batteries into a thermal runaway. The thermal runaway causes the one or more Li-ion batteries to release stored electrochemical energy within each of the one or more Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Joseph NEMANICK, John H. SCHILLING, John D. DESAIN, Andrea G. HSU, Brian B. BRADY, Andrew C. CORTOPASSI