Patents by Inventor Mark T. Butkiewicz

Mark T. Butkiewicz 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).

  • Multi-position support structure connecting a payload to a booster rocket
    Patent number: 5226616
    Abstract: The support structure takes the form of a load isolating payload support strut assembly whose length can be selectively shortened between fully extended and fully compressed to vary the spacing between the payload and the booster rocket during different stages of a flight. The strut assembly would allow independent motion of a separately supported booster rocket and payload during ascent, and subsequently provide a rigid interface during the rocket's flight, which would allow an increase in the capacity of space transferred payloads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: General Dynamics Corporation, Space Systems Div.
    Inventor: Mark T. Butkiewicz