Patents by Inventor Johannes Gruber

Johannes Gruber 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).

  • Separation system for a satellite
    Patent number: 11981458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a separation system that dispenses a satellite from a launch vehicle along a dispensing axis, with a first ring for mounting to the launch vehicle and a second ring for mounting to the satellite and a deployment means exerting a separating force on the first and the second ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: EXOLAUNCH GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer
  • RELEASE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220380067
    Abstract: A release apparatus for releasing a satellite comprises a release plunger that can be preloaded by a release spring and that is held in a preloaded position by two two-armed pivot levers pivotable about a respective pivot axis, wherein each pivot lever can be held against a force of a spring in a holding position by a release element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Dmitriy Bogdanov, Peter Schwarz, Peter Wimmer, Johannes Gruber, Sergey Polyak, Denis Bederov
  • SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR A SATELLITE
    Publication number: 20220258886
    Abstract: The invention relates to a separation system that dispenses a satellite from a launch vehicle along a dispensing axis, with a first ring for mounting to the launch vehicle and a second ring for mounting to the satellite and a deployment means exerting a separating force on the first and the second ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer
  • Ejection unit for a satellite
    Patent number: 10569910
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ejection unit for at least one satellite, in particular a picosatellite, comprising a frame that defines an inner space for receiving the satellite; and a retention device for holding the satellite in the inner space, the retention device being configured such that the satellite is releasable from the retention device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: EXOLAUNCH Gmbh
    Inventors: Dimitriy Bogdanov, Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer, Vsevolod Kryukovskiy
  • Ejection unit for a satellite
    Publication number: 20170327253
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ejection unit for at least one satellite, in particular a picosatellite, comprising a frame that defines an inner space for receiving the satellite; and a retention device for holding the satellite in the inner space, the retention device being configured such that the satellite is releasable from the retention device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Dimitriy Bogdanov, Peter Schwarz, Johannes Gruber, Peter Wimmer, Vsevolod Kryukovskiy