Patents by Inventor Brian E. Kirkpatrick

Brian E. Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Deployment and control algorithms for wheel cluster formations of satellites
    Patent number: 9694917
    Abstract: A deployment algorithm that populate a group of companion satellites around a center satellite, and a control algorithm for maintaining the companion satellites in close formation around the center satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Chao, Brian E. Kirkpatrick, Victor Shiaw-Jong Lin, Siegfried W. Janson