Patents by Inventor Phil Kananen

Phil Kananen 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).

  • Modular mother satellite bus for subsidiary payloads
    Patent number: 5271582
    Abstract: Multiple subsidiary small payloads are connected to standard mechanical and electrical interfaces provided by an expendable or recoverable modular mother satellite bus (MMSB) and launched into space as an assembly acting as a common carrier providing low unit launch costs for the attached subsidiary payloads and also providing a variety of electrical, pointing, and thermal control services for these payloads after reaching orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Standard Space Platforms Corp.
    Inventors: Frederick W. Perkins, Phil Kananen
  • Modular mother satellite bus for subsidiary payloads
    Patent number: 5152482
    Abstract: Multiple subsidiary small payloads are connected to standard mechanical and electrical interfaces provided by an expendable or recoverable modular mother satellite bus (MMSB) and launched into space as an assembly acting as a common carrier providing low unit launch costs for the attached subsidiary payloads and also providing a variety of electrical, pointing, and thermal control services for these payloads after reaching orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Standard Space Platforms Corp.
    Inventors: Frederick W. Perkins, Phil Kananen