Patents by Inventor John E. Teter, Jr.

John E. Teter, Jr. 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).

  • Tessellation and Connection System for Space Assembly of Modular Units
    Publication number: 20220100930
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for mapping a planar surface to a curved surface. One such method comprises providing a planar lattice pattern having identical regular polygon shapes which can be truss support modules for supporting a curved surface structure. Method further include determining respective positions of the nodal points of the identical polygon shapes by placing a starting nodal point on an axis of symmetry of the planar lattice pattern and iteratively positioning each nodal point in relation to already placed neighboring nodes to make a distance between a currently positioned nodal point optimally close with a set value of the planar lattice pattern. Method still further comprises forming a curved lattice pattern of the truss support module based on the positions of the nodal points of the identical polygon shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: William R. DOGGETT, BRACE W/ WHITE, JOHN T. DORSEY, JULIA E. CLINE, DAVID KANG, KYONGCHAN SONG, JOHN E TETER, JR., DAVID A. PADDOCK, I.O.K. M. WONG, ROUNAK MIKHOPADHYAY, ROBERT F. MARTIN, PATRICK A. COSGROVE, DAMON E. SHEAFFER, B.DANETTE ALLEN, WALTER J. WALTZ, RALPH A. WILLIAMS, SHERIF A. SHAZLY, JOHN R. COOPER, MATTHEW P. VAUGHAN, JAMES V. PLANT
  • Aircraft configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density
    Patent number: 8196858
    Abstract: An aircraft is configured for flight in an atmosphere having a low density. The aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings, and a rear stabilizer. The pair of wings extends from the fuselage in opposition to one another. The rear stabilizer extends from the fuselage in spaced relationship to the pair of wings. The fuselage, the wings, and the rear stabilizer each present an upper surface opposing a lower surface. The upper and lower surfaces have X, Y, and Z coordinates that are configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Mark A. Croom, Stephen C. Smith, Paul A. Gelhausen, Mark D. Guynn, Craig A. Hunter, David A. Paddock, Steven E. Riddick, John E. Teter, Jr.