Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Scarangello

Joseph G. Scarangello 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).

  • Patent number: 6124835
    Abstract: A method and system for deploying a multi-reflector antenna system (10). The antenna system (10) includes an antenna structure (12) mounted to a satellite (14), where an antenna feed array (16) is mounted to the antenna structure (12). A single articulated antenna arm assembly (26) is mounted to the antenna structure (12) by a first spring loaded hinge (28). The arm assembly (26) includes a first arm (30) on which is mounted a first reflector (38), and a second arm (32) on which is mounted a second reflector (40). The first and second arms (30, 32) are connected to each other by a second spring loaded hinge (34) such that the reflectors (38, 40) directly oppose each other and are substantially parallel when the arm assembly (26) is in the stowed position. A plurality of launch locks (44, 46, 50, 54) hold the arm assembly (26) in the stowed position against the bias of the hinges (28, 34) prior to deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Nguyen, Leonard A. Hoey, Joseph G. Scarangello, Dean R. Huebert, Mark R. Wilken