Patents by Inventor Charles A. Briener

Charles A. Briener 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).

  • Two-stage earth-to-orbit transport with translating oblique wings for booster recovery
    Patent number: 5031857
    Abstract: A two-stage earth-to-orbit transport includes an orbiter vehicle and a pair of boosters, each having a depolyable oblique wing located along a longitudinal axis of the booster. The wing is deployed in an oblique disposition in supersonic and hypersonic speeds, and disposed at 90.degree. for subsonic speeds encountered during entry. The oblique wing is driven axially and rotated by means of a turret mounted on rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Ian O. MacConochie, Charles A. Briener