Patents by Inventor Steven I. Boileau

Steven I. Boileau 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).

  • Emergency communications channel systems and methods for satellite command
    Patent number: 8483888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for commanding a satellite are provided. A system for commanding a satellite includes a data bus and a payload coupled to the data bus, the payload including a payload receiver. The system further includes a primary receiver coupled to the data bus and a processor coupled to the data bus. The processor configured to receive a first command from the primary receiver via the data bus, and to receive telemetry data from the payload via the data bus. The processor is further configured to detect a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload, and to execute the detected second command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Orbital Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Steven I. Boileau, Bruce Pressley Voris, Christopher Owen Kearney, Michael Lee Schaeffer
  • EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SATELLITE COMMAND
    Publication number: 20120259485
    Abstract: Systems and methods for commanding a satellite are provided. A system for commanding a satellite includes a data bus and a payload coupled to the data bus, the payload including a payload receiver. The system further includes a primary receiver coupled to the data bus and a processor coupled to the data bus. The processor configured to receive a first command from the primary receiver via the data bus, and to receive telemetry data from the payload via the data bus. The processor is further configured to detect a second command by processing the telemetry data received from the payload, and to execute the detected second command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven I. Boileau, Bruce Pressley Voris, Christopher Owen Kearney, Michael Lee Schaeffer