Patents by Inventor Nicole Marie Hastings

Nicole Marie Hastings 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).

  • Additively manufactured mesh horn antenna
    Patent number: 11909110
    Abstract: An antenna device is disclosed, including an additively manufactured tubular body portion having a wall portion with a plurality of holes. The tubular body portion is configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in a selected operating frequency range, and to have a mass below a maximum mass threshold. The plurality of holes reduce the mass of the tubular body below the maximum mass threshold without significantly adversely affecting electromagnetic radiation transmission capability of the tubular body in the selected operating frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Nicole Marie Hastings, Jessica Ann Buehler
  • Satellite thermal enclosure
    Patent number: 11878819
    Abstract: A satellite assembly is disclosed, including a satellite and a shroud. The satellite is stowed in a launch vehicle and the shroud includes a frame supporting a flexible thermal blanket enclosing the satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Emily Colleen Woods, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Michael John Langmack, Nicole Marie Hastings
  • Additively manufactured satellite
    Patent number: 11827389
    Abstract: A satellite is disclosed, including a body and a communication device attached to the body. The body has an additively manufactured external wall structure at least partially forming an enclosed compartment, and the communication device is configured to receive and transmit data while in space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Christopher David Joe, Nicole Marie Hastings, Nicole Diane Schoenborn, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Arjun Sharma
  • Additively manufactured spacecraft panel
    Patent number: 11794927
    Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing a spacecraft panel includes printing a first skin and a second skin, spaced apart from the first skin. The method further includes printing a first truss structure connecting the first skin to the second skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Nicole Diane Schoenborn, Nicole Marie Hastings, Christopher David Joe
  • SATELLITE THERMAL ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20220194635
    Abstract: A satellite assembly is disclosed, including a satellite and a shroud. The satellite is stowed in a launch vehicle and the shroud includes a frame supporting a flexible thermal blanket enclosing the satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Emily Colleen Woods, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Michael John Langmack, Nicole Marie Hastings
  • STACKED SATELLITE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220194632
    Abstract: A satellite apparatus is disclosed, including a housing having first and second opposing walls, and a support structure inside the housing spanning the first and second walls. The support structure is structurally connected to the housing only at the first and second walls, and an end portion of the support structure is configured for connection to a launch vehicle by a separation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Emily Colleen Woods, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Michael John Langmack, Nicole Marie Hastings
  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED MESH HORN ANTENNA
    Publication number: 20220140487
    Abstract: An antenna device is disclosed, including an additively manufactured tubular body portion having a wall portion with a plurality of holes. The tubular body portion is configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in a selected operating frequency range, and to have a mass below a maximum mass threshold. The plurality of holes reduce the mass of the tubular body below the maximum mass threshold without significantly adversely affecting electromagnetic radiation transmission capability of the tubular body in the selected operating frequency range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Nicole Marie Hastings, Jessica Ann Buehler
  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SATELLITE
    Publication number: 20210354859
    Abstract: A satellite is disclosed, including a body and a communication device attached to the body. The body has an additively manufactured external wall structure at least partially forming an enclosed compartment, and the communication device is configured to receive and transmit data while in space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Christopher David Joe, Nicole Marie Hastings, Nicole Diane Schoenborn, Rachel Elizabeth Zilz, Arjun Sharma
  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SPACECRAFT PANEL
    Publication number: 20210061495
    Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing a spacecraft panel includes printing a first skin and a second skin, spaced apart from the first skin. The method further includes printing a first truss structure connecting the first skin to the second skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Aston, Nicole Diane Schoenborn, Nicole Marie Hastings, Christopher David Joe