Patents by Inventor Leigh Hanback

Leigh Hanback 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).

  • Spacecraft adapter having embedded resources, and methods of forming same
    Patent number: 7434767
    Abstract: A spacecraft adapter having embedded resources for supporting a non-primary payload on a launch vehicle. The spacecraft adapter includes a battery, a power distribution and control system, and an interface circuit for interfacing with the non-primary payload. Other modules/subsystems such as data storage, sensor and data interface and communications may be included to suit the needs of a particular non-primary payload and/or particular mission of the non-primary payload. The adaptor does not require any interfacing with the bus of the primary payload and can be scaled/modified as needed to provide only that degree of functionality needed for a given non-primary payload being carried by the launch vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert A Smith, Kim S Wright, Gregory P Bowman, Leigh A Hanback
  • Spacecraft adapter having embedded resources, and methods of forming same
    Publication number: 20060192057
    Abstract: A spacecraft adapter having embedded resources for supporting a non-primary payload on a launch vehicle. The spacecraft adapter includes a battery, a power distribution and control system, and an interface circuit for interfacing with the non-primary payload. Other modules/subsystems such as data storage, sensor and data interface and communications may be included to suit the needs of a particular non-primary payload and/or particular mission of the non-primary payload. The adaptor does not require any interfacing with the bus of the primary payload and can be scaled/modified as needed to provide only that degree of functionality needed for a given non-primary payload being carried by the launch vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Smith, Kim Wright, Gregory Bowman, Leigh Hanback