Patents by Inventor Henry K. Shu

Henry K. Shu 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).

  • Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods
    Patent number: 7878456
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Lundgren, Henry K. Shu, Carl Frederick Dadson
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR SPACE OPTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20110000065
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: MARK ANDREW LUNDGREN, Henry K. Shu, Carl Frederick Dadson
  • Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods
    Patent number: 7673833
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Lundgren, Henry K. Shu, Carl Frederick Dadson
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD ASSEMBLY FOR SPACE OPTICS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20090032647
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: MARK ANDREW LUNDGREN, Henry K. Shu, Carl Frederick Dadson
  • Protective shield assembly for space optics and associated methods
    Patent number: 7401752
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Lundgren, Henry K. Shu, Carl Frederick Dadson
  • Space optics cover and extendable baffle for contamination control
    Patent number: 7144123
    Abstract: The invention is a combination optics cover and extendable baffle. One version has at least one flap repositioned from a folded covering position to an extended baffle position. Each flap is repositioned to the extended position by a means for deployment when freed from a restraint implement. Another version has an inner baffle slideably encased axially within an outer baffle. The inner baffle is urged to telescope axially outward from a retracted position to a fully extended position by a deployment implement freed from a restraint implement. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Inventors: Mark A. Lungren, Henry K. Shu
  • Space optics cover and extendable baffle for contamination control
    Publication number: 20040201896
    Abstract: The invention is a combination optics cover and extendable baffle. One version has at least one flap repositioned from a folded covering position to an extended baffle position. Each flap is repositioned to the extended position by a means for deployment when freed from a restraint implement. Another version has an inner baffle slideably encased axially within an outer baffle. The inner baffle is urged to telescope axially outward from a retracted position to a fully extended position by a deployment implement freed from a restraint implement. The abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Lundgren, Henry K. Shu