Patents by Inventor Joel Spark

Joel Spark 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).

  • Satellite operating system, architecture, testing and radio communication system
    Patent number: 9673889
    Abstract: A cubesat communication system implementing addressable data packet for transmitting information collected by the cubesat to one or more receive-only ground stations. The cubesat may transmit information to the receive-only ground stations according to a scheduler. The receive-only ground stations may receive information from the cubesat without sending any commands to the cubesat to prompt transmission and re-transmit to a central common station using a bent pipe streaming protocol. Information between the cubesat and the ground station may be transmitted via a connectionless, datagram network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Platzer, Joel Spark, Jesse Trutna, Jeroen Cappaert
  • Satellite communication system
    Patent number: 9664726
    Abstract: A cubesat design includes selected subsystems for managing communications to other satellites and ground stations. In one embodiment, the subsystem includes a deployable antenna having compact size and low weight that reliably releases and detects an extended antenna after launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Platzer, Joel Spark, Jeroen Cappaert
  • NOVEL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160111774
    Abstract: A cubesat design includes selected subsystems for managing communications to other satellites and ground stations. In one embodiment, the subsystem includes a deployable antenna having compact size and low weight that reliably releases and detects an extended antenna after launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Platzer, Joel Spark, Jeroen Cappaert
  • SATELLITE OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE, TESTING AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160112117
    Abstract: A cubesat communication system implementing addressable data packet for transmitting information collected by the cubesat to one or more receive-only ground stations. The cubesat may transmit information to the receive-only ground stations according to a scheduler. The receive-only ground stations may receive information from the cubesat without sending any commands to the cubesat to prompt transmission and re-transmit to a central common station using a bent pipe streaming protocol. Information between the cubesat and the ground station may be transmitted via a connectionless, datagram network protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SPIRE GLOBE, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Platzer, Joel Spark, Jesse Trutna, Jeroen Cappaert
  • BACK-PLANE CONNECTOR FOR CUBESAT
    Publication number: 20160109501
    Abstract: A back-plane connector connects component boards for a cubesat with a processing unit and a board connector electrically connected to the back-plane connector. The board connector mates with complimentary connectors on the component boards. The arrangement facilitates assembly, testing and operational reliability. An image capture system may be included and has an image capture device with a multiplexer for interactive collection and storage of image and video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Spark, Jeroen Cappaert