Patents by Inventor Kenneth H. Barnes

Kenneth H. Barnes 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).

  • Reusable flyback rocket booster and method for recovering same
    Patent number: 6616092
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a rocket booster for launching a payload into space includes a fuselage adapted to support one or more fuel tanks inside the fuselage and a booster engine coupled to an aft portion of the fuselage. The booster engine is operable to provide thrust during an ascent phase of operation of the rocket booster. The rocket booster further includes a nacelle coupled to a forward portion of the fuselage and a flyback engine disposed within and coupled to the nacelle. The flyback engine is operable to provide thrust during a flyback phase of operation of the rocket booster. The rocket booster also includes one or more control surfaces coupled to the fuselage that are operable to control a flight pattern of the rocket booster during the flyback phase of operation. The flyback engine of the rocket booster is located forward of an aerodynamic center of the rocket booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Barnes, William M. Butler, Paul E. Hagseth
  • Automobile trunk organizer
    Patent number: D312604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Barnes, Alexander M. Zrolka, Sr.