Patents by Inventor Matthew Ernest Duchek

Matthew Ernest Duchek 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).

  • Extendable solar array for a spacecraft system
    Patent number: 9856039
    Abstract: A spacecraft system may include a storage portion (e.g., a first portion and a second portion) and a solar array apparatus that may be configurable in at least a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The solar array apparatus may include at least one solar array to collect incident radiation when the solar array apparatus is in the deployed configuration. In one or more embodiments, the at least one solar array may extend away from the storage portion. In one or more embodiments, the at least one solar array may extend between the first portion and the second portion. The solar array apparatus may also include an extendable boom operable to extend the at least one solar array apparatus from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: John Luther Abrams, Matthew Ernest Duchek, Alberto Paz, Ryan Allen Harbach
  • Gossamer apparatus and systems for use with spacecraft
    Patent number: 9555904
    Abstract: Gossamer apparatus and systems for use with spacecraft may include a deployable gossamer apparatus. The deployable gossamer apparatus may include a plurality rib members and gossamer material extending therebetween and may be configured in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The rib members of the deployable gossamer apparatus store potential energy used for deployment of the deployable gossamer apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: John Luther Abrams, Matthew Ernest Duchek
  • EXTENDABLE SOLAR ARRAY
    Publication number: 20160122041
    Abstract: A spacecraft system may include a storage portion (e.g., a first portion and a second portion) and a solar array apparatus that may be configurable in at least a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The solar array apparatus may include at least one solar array to collect incident radiation when the solar array apparatus is in the deployed configuration. In one or more embodiments, the at least one solar array may extend away from the storage portion. In one or more embodiments, the at least one solar array may extend between the first portion and the second portion. The solar array apparatus may also include an extendable boom operable to extend the at least one solar array apparatus from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: John Luther Abrams, Matthew Ernest Duchek, Alberto Paz, Ryan Allen Harbach
  • GOSSAMER APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH SPACECRAFT
    Publication number: 20140042275
    Abstract: Gossamer apparatus and systems for use with spacecraft may include a deployable gossamer apparatus. The deployable gossamer apparatus may include a plurality rib members and gossamer material extending therebetween and may be configured in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The rib members of the deployable gossamer apparatus store potential energy used for deployment of the deployable gossamer apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: John Luther Abrams, Matthew Ernest Duchek