Patents by Inventor CHRISTIAN J. PEDERSEN

CHRISTIAN J. PEDERSEN 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).

  • Deployable solar panel array for spacecraft
    Patent number: 10005571
    Abstract: A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Marks, David J. Rohweller, Christian J. Pedersen
  • DEPLOYABLE SOLAR PANEL ARRAY FOR SPACECRAFT
    Publication number: 20160159500
    Abstract: A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: GEOFFREY W. MARKS, DAVID J. ROHWELLER, CHRISTIAN J. PEDERSEN