Patents by Inventor Jerome Jarlier

Jerome Jarlier 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).

  • Geocentric pointing three-axis stabilised satellite in low orbit with single-axis steerable solar generator
    Patent number: 5653407
    Abstract: A satellite stabilized about a roll axis, a yaw axis and a pitch axis, for travel on an orbit with geocentric pointing towards a heavenly body, embodying a body and a solar generator adapted to collect solar radiation, characterized in that the generator includes a single wing supported in a medium portion by an arm extending at least approximately along the yaw axis away from the heavenly body, the arm being connected to the body by a single rotation mechanism with a single rotation axis substantially parallel to the yaw axis, the wing having a constant inclination .alpha. to the yaw axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale
    Inventors: Philippe Bertheux, Jerome Jarlier, Guy Darmon, Sylvain Le Muet