Patents by Inventor Nodar Tsignadze

Nodar Tsignadze 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).

  • Deployable antenna frame
    Patent number: 9660351
    Abstract: A multi-faceted deployable antenna frame including a six-bar linkage structure in a lateral facet of the antenna frame, the six-bar linkage structure being convertible from a folded state into a deployed state and having two first bars and four second bars, each bar being coupled to two others by a hinge to form a closed loop, where in the deployed state, the six-bar linkage structure has a quadrilateral shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: European Space Agency
    Inventors: Elguja Medzmariashvili, Nodar Tsignadze, Nikoloz Medzmariashvili, Leri Datashvili, Alexander Ihle, Julian B. Santiago Prowald, Cornelis Van't Klooster
  • DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA FRAME
    Publication number: 20150288072
    Abstract: A multi-faceted deployable antenna frame including a six-bar linkage structure in a lateral facet of the antenna frame, the six-bar linkage structure being convertible from a folded state into a deployed state and having two first bars and four second bars, each bar being coupled to two others by a hinge to form a closed loop, where in the deployed state, the six-bar linkage structure has a quadrilateral shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Elguja Medzmariashvili, Nodar Tsignadze, Nikoloz Medzmariashvili, Leri Datashvili, Alexander Ihle, Julian B. Santiago Prowald, Cornelis Van't Klooster
  • Mechanical support ring structure
    Patent number: 9153860
    Abstract: A mechanical support ring structure for supporting a deployable space reflector antenna. The mechanical support ring structure is convertible from a folded state into a deployed state and includes a ring-shaped pantograph having a plurality of circumferentially arranged pantograph sections which are deployable for converting the mechanical support ring structure from the folded state into the deployed state, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged support rods, each pantograph section being arranged between a respective pair of support rods, wherein each pantograph section includes one or more pairs of pantograph rods which intersect crosswise with each other at a respective crossing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
    Inventors: Shota Tserodze, Nodar Tsignadze, Elguja Medzmariashvili, Leri Datashvili, Julian B. Santiago Prowald
  • MECHANICAL SUPPORT RING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150060605
    Abstract: A mechanical support ring structure for supporting a deployable space reflector antenna. The mechanical support ring structure is convertible from a folded state into a deployed state and includes a ring-shaped pantograph having a plurality of circumferentially arranged pantograph sections which are deployable for converting the mechanical support ring structure from the folded state into the deployed state, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged support rods, each pantograph section being arranged between a respective pair of support rods, wherein each pantograph section includes one or more pairs of pantograph rods which intersect crosswise with each other at a respective crossing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
    Inventors: Shota Tserodze, Nodar Tsignadze, Elguja Medzmariashvili, Leri Datashvili, Julian B. Santiago Prowald