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).

  • Deployable reflector structures, deployable antenna structures, and associated components and methods
    Patent number: 12633671
    Abstract: A deployable reflector structure includes a base in a central portion of the deployable reflector structure. The deployable reflector structure further includes one or more arms configured to extend from the base. The deployable reflector structure also includes an expandable structure coupled to the one or more arms. The deployable reflector structure further includes a reflector coupled between the one or more arms and the base. A drive mechanism may be configured to extend one or more of the arms and the expandable structure with a drive cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: David Storm, John Anthony Alvarez, Michael Beers, Nicholas Perez, Peter B. Laraway, Stephen Rohweller
  • DEPLOYABLE REFLECTOR STRUCTURES, DEPLOYABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURES, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250030172
    Abstract: A deployable reflector structure includes a base in a central portion of the deployable reflector structure. The deployable reflector structure further includes one or more arms configured to extend from the base. The deployable reflector structure also includes an expandable structure coupled to the one or more arms. The deployable reflector structure further includes a reflector coupled between the one or more arms and the base. A drive mechanism may be configured to extend one or more of the arms and the expandable structure with a drive cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: David Storm, John Anthony Alvarez, Michael Beers, Nicholas Perez, Peter B. Laraway, Stephen Rohweller
  • 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