Patents by Inventor Justin H. Kerr

Justin H. Kerr 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).

  • Apparatus and method for deploying a hypervelocity shield
    Patent number: 6647855
    Abstract: Provided herein are apparatuses for deployment of at least one hypervelocity shield on a structure in exoatmospheric space. The apparatuses comprise a means of attaching to the structure at least at one place on the structure and further comprise at least one of the hypervelocity shields and a means of deploying said shields. Also provided are methods of deploying the hypervelocity shields using said apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Eric L. Christiansen, Justin H. Kerr