Patents by Inventor Justo Jacinto

Justo Jacinto 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 orbit raising using electric propulsion
    Patent number: 9108748
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for raising the orbit of a satellite having electric propulsion thrusters, an Earth sensor and an inertial reference sensor such as a gyro. A satellite positioning system generates orbital data and a profile generator generates an ideal electric orbit raising profile of the satellite. The ideal profile is one that the satellite must follow so that the perigee, apogee and inclination of the satellite can be adjusted simultaneously in a mass-efficient manner. A state machine processes the ideal profile and a true anomaly to generate a desired electric orbit raising profile. Steering apparatus generates signals that are used to control the attitude of the satellite to follow the desired profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Saghir Munir, Darren Stratemeier, Xen Price, Yassir Azziz, Jorge Delgado, Justo Jacinto
  • Satellite orbit raising using electric propulsion
    Publication number: 20120097796
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for raising the orbit of a satellite having electric propulsion thrusters, an Earth sensor and an inertial reference sensor such as a gyro. A satellite positioning system generates orbital data and a profile generator generates an ideal electric orbit raising profile of the satellite. The ideal profile is one that the satellite must follow so that the perigee, apogee and inclination of the satellite can be adjusted simultaneously in a mass-efficient manner. A state machine processes the ideal profile and a true anomaly to generate a desired electric orbit raising profile. Steering apparatus generates signals that are used to control the attitude of the satellite to follow the desired profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Saghir Munir, Darren Stratemeier, Xen Price, Yassir Azziz, Jorge Delgado, Justo Jacinto