Patents by Inventor Gerald Bernard Murphy

Gerald Bernard Murphy 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).

  • Launch vehicle payload interface systems and methods
    Patent number: 8888050
    Abstract: A system and method interface one or more secondary payloads to a launch vehicle. A Multiple Interface Payload Subsystem (MIPS) is configured with one or more circuit boards to provide a secondary payload interface for each of the one or more secondary payloads. The MIPS couples with the launch vehicle using a single launch vehicle interface that provides communication and power from avionics of the launch vehicle. Each of the secondary payloads couples to one of the secondary payload interfaces. The MIPS provides communication and power from the launch vehicle to each of the secondary payloads via the single launch vehicle interface and a respective one of the secondary payload interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Design—Net Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald Bernard Murphy, Wayne Carl Boncyk