Patents by Inventor Peter Christiaan BRUINS

Peter Christiaan BRUINS 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).

  • Coupling unit for detachable coupling parts of a spacecraft
    Patent number: 11964781
    Abstract: A coupling unit is disclosed for detachable coupling two pars of a spacecraft, the coupling unit connecting the two parts of the spacecraft in a connected condition and the coupling unit distancing the two parts of the spacecraft, when the coupling unit is in detached condition. The coupling unit comprises a first element and a second element engaged to each other in connected condition, with the second element comprising a gas generator for generating gas under pressure to detach the first and the second element to bring them in the detached position, thereby distancing the first element and the second element from each other, and thus also the first part and the second part connected to the respective elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Aerospace Propulsion Products B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Christiaan Bruins, Antonius Marinus Christoffel Matthijsen
  • COUPLING UNIT FOR DETACHABLE COUPLING PARTS OF A SPACECRAFT
    Publication number: 20210214107
    Abstract: A coupling unit is disclosed for detachable coupling two pars of a spacecraft, the coupling unit connecting the two parts of the spacecraft in a connected condition and the coupling unit distancing the two parts of the spacecraft, when the coupling unit is in detached condition. The coupling unit comprises a first element and a second element engaged to each other in connected condition, with the second element comprising a gas generator for generating gas under pressure to detach the first and the second element to bring them in the detached position, thereby distancing the first element and the second element from each other, and thus also the first part and the second part connected to the respective elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Aerospace Propulsion Products B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Christiaan BRUINS, Antonius Marinus Christoffel MATTHIJSEN