Patents by Inventor Duane D. Sherwood

Duane D. Sherwood 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 structure for supporting an optical bench
    Patent number: 4618111
    Abstract: A mounting structure for securing a payload such as a telescope or other sensitive optical bench, to a spacecraft, in such a manner that accleration loads are transferred to the telescope in a normal manner, but deformations in the spacecraft are isolated from the telescope. The mounting structure includes two trunnion supports and two keel supports, arranged to isolate the telescope from deformations caused by thermal gradients or other phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Duane D. Sherwood, John J. Conway