Patents by Inventor Peter B. Laraway

Peter B. Laraway 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).

  • Spacecraft with deployable panel array
    Patent number: 6478261
    Abstract: A spacecraft, such as a satellite, comprises a panel array including a plurality of panels that are rotatably coupled to one another. The panel array is movable between a folded state and an extended state. In the folded state, the panels are stacked atop one another. In the extended state, the panels are positioned such that active surfaces of the panels are aligned within a common plane. A plurality of hinge mechanisms preferably rotatably couple the panels to one another. The hinge mechanisms are configured to move the panel array from the folded state to the extended state without interfering with the active surfaces of the panels when the panel array is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Laraway, Mark W. Thomson
  • SPACECRAFT WITH DEPLOYABLE PANEL ARRAY
    Publication number: 20020074458
    Abstract: A spacecraft, such as a satellite, comprises a panel array including a plurality of panels that are rotatably coupled to one another. The panel array is movable between a folded state and an extended state. In the folded state, the panels are stacked atop one another. In the extended state, the panels are positioned such that active surfaces of the panels are aligned within a common plane. A plurality of hinge mechanisms preferably rotatably couple the panels to one another. The hinge mechanisms are configured to move the panel array from the folded state to the extended state without interfering with the active surfaces of the panels when the panel array is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: PETER B. LARAWAY, MARK W. THOMSON