Patents by Inventor Larry Gilman

Larry Gilman 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).

  • Cryogenic telescope using hybrid material for thermal stability
    Publication number: 20050141108
    Abstract: A large, deployable space telescope (1) includes an optical system element (4) and a support structure (5) supporting the optical system element. The support structure is formed of a composite material (10) of boron and carbon fibers in a plastic resin matrix. The composite support structure has a net coefficient of thermal expansion within ±0.1 ppm/K at temperatures below 75K which enables diffraction limited performance of the telescope under cryogenic operational temperature variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Atkinson, Larry Gilman