Patents by Inventor Atahl NATHANSON

Atahl NATHANSON 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).

  • Spacecraft shield
    Patent number: 9093184
    Abstract: A spacecraft and spacesuit having a radiation shield are disclosed. The shield comprises a hydrogen-containing material encapsulated or bound in a polymer. The hydrogen-containing material has a higher hydrogen content than polyethylene. The hydrogen-containing material may be: encapsulated in a polymer container, sandwiched between layers of polymer, mixed with a polymer as binder, or held in the pores of a polymer foam. The hydrogen may be a hydride or borohydride such as beryllium borohydride, ammonium octahydrotriborate, lithium borohydride tetramethyl ammonium borohydride and beryllium hydride. Methods of manufacturing the shield are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cella Acquisition Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Bennington, Arthur Lovell, Tom Headen, David Royse, Atahl Nathanson, Stephen Voller, Gang Liu, Stephen Perusich, Sean McGrady
  • SPACECRAFT SHIELD
    Publication number: 20140299794
    Abstract: A spacecraft and spacesuit having a radiation shield are disclosed. The shield comprises a hydrogen-containing material encapsulated or bound in a polymer. The hydrogen-containing material has a higher hydrogen content than polyethylene. The hydrogen-containing material may be: encapsulated in a polymer container, sandwiched between layers of polymer, mixed with a polymer as binder, or held in the pores of a polymer foam. The hydrogen may be a hydride or borohydride such as beryllium borohydride, ammonium octahydrotriborate, lithium borohydride tetramethyl ammonium borohydride and beryllium hydride. Methods of manufacturing the shield are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen Bennington, Arthur Lovell, Tom Headen, David Royse, Atahl Nathanson, Stephen Voller, Gang Liu, Stephen Perusich, Sean McGrady
  • SPACECRAFT AND SPACESUIT SHIELD
    Publication number: 20130095307
    Abstract: A spacecraft or spacesuit that provides shielding to reduce exposure to ionizing radiation such as high energy electrons and protons. Further, methods are provided for reducing exposure through spacesuits and manufacturing spacecraft and spacesuit shields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: CELLA ENERGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen BENNINGTON, Arthur LOVELL, Tom HEADEN, David ROYSE, Atahl NATHANSON, Stephen VOLLER