Patents by Inventor Douglas Lewis Grose

Douglas Lewis Grose 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).

  • Vertical landing systems for space vehicles and associated methods
    Patent number: 10822122
    Abstract: Methods and systems for vertically landing space vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a reusable space vehicle lands in a vertical, nose-up orientation by engaging a system of cables suspended from an elevated framework during a controlled descent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Lewis Grose, Sean Robert Findlay, John Michael Sanders
  • VERTICAL LANDING SYSTEMS FOR SPACE VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180178930
    Abstract: Methods and systems for vertically landing space vehicles are described herein. In one embodiment, a reusable space vehicle lands in a vertical, nose-up orientation by engaging a system of cables suspended from an elevated framework during a controlled descent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas Lewis Grose, Sean Robert Findlay, John Michael Sanders
  • Composite structures for aerospace vehicles, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 9469418
    Abstract: Composite structures for space vehicles and other aerospace vehicles are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a space vehicle pressure vessel includes composite panels or sidewalls with septumized core. In another embodiment, a splice joint for joining septumized composite panels in space vehicle structures is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Emmanuel Grillos, Dennis Arthur Trimble, Douglas Lewis Grose
  • Composite structures for aerospace vehicles, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 9079674
    Abstract: Composite structures for space vehicles and other aerospace vehicles are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a space vehicle pressure vessel includes composite panels or sidewalls with septumized core. In another embodiment, a splice joint for joining septumized composite panels in space vehicle structures is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Emmanuel Grillos, Dennis Arthur Trimble, Douglas Lewis Grose