Patents by Inventor Francesco Lumaca

Francesco Lumaca 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).

  • Modular architecture optimized for making microsatellites
    Patent number: 10906671
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for making a microsatellite, comprising providing: modules of a first type configured to house electronic boards of a microsatellite; modules of a second type configured to house devices and systems of a microsatellite; and modules of a third type comprising first and second interface means configured to be coupled to a launch vehicle and to external appendages of a microsatellite, respectively; said modules of a third type being designed to cause a body of a microsatellite to have a predefined height; wherein all the modules of the first, second and third types are configured to be stacked regardless of the type. The method further comprises making a body of a microsatellite by stacking modules of different types, wherein the stacked modules include at least one module of the second type and at least one module of the third type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A. Con Unico Socio
    Inventors: Francesco Lumaca, Giuseppe Oronzo
  • Modular Architecture Optimized for Making Microsatellites
    Publication number: 20170361948
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for making a microsatellite, comprising providing: modules of a first type configured to house electronic boards of a microsatellite; modules of a second type configured to house devices and systems of a microsatellite; and modules of a third type comprising first and second interface means configured to be coupled to a launch vehicle and to external appendages of a microsatellite, respectively; said modules of a third type being designed to cause a body of a microsatellite to have a predefined height; wherein all the modules of the first, second and third types are configured to be stacked regardless of the type. The method further comprises making a body of a microsatellite by stacking modules of different types, wherein the stacked modules include at least one module of the second type and at least one module of the third type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A. Con Unico Socio
    Inventors: Francesco Lumaca, Giuseppe Oronzo