Patents by Inventor Luigi Celano

Luigi Celano 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).

  • Rollable tape spring solar array
    Patent number: 11936335
    Abstract: A system for harvesting solar energy on a spacecraft includes a stiff substrate layer and a working layer disposed on the substrate layer to provide at least one of a photovoltaic or a reflective function. In a first operational state, the substrate layer is arranged as a tape spring to store potential energy which causes the substrate layer to uncoil and provide, in a second operational state, a photovoltaic module and/or a solar concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MOMENTUS SPACE LLC
    Inventors: Lee Wilson, Luigi Celano, Garun Arustamov, Jason Park, Derek Wong
  • Rollable Tape Spring Solar Array
    Publication number: 20230035174
    Abstract: A system for harvesting solar energy on a spacecraft includes a stiff substrate layer and a working layer disposed on the substrate layer to provide at least one of a photovoltaic or a reflective function. In a first operational state, the substrate layer is arranged as a tape spring to store potential energy which causes the substrate layer to uncoil and provide, in a second operational state, a photovoltaic module and/or a solar concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Lee Wilson, Luigi Celano, Garun Arustamov, Jason Park, Derek Wong