Patents by Inventor Phillip N. Keller

Phillip N. Keller 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).

  • Publication number: 20120297717
    Abstract: Structures and methods are disclosed regarding deployable structures with expandable longerons adjustably coupled with supporting structures such that an angle between the supporting structures can be adjusted. Such structures can include and/or be used for solar arrays, bridges, support structures, and more. These structures can be easily transported to a new location and deployed from the stowed configuration into a larger functional structure. In some embodiments these structures can use one or more longerons that can have two resting states: deployed and rolled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Composite Technology Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip N. Keller, Robert Taylor, Doug Richardson, Adam G. Gray