Patents by Inventor Terry Clay Lusby

Terry Clay Lusby 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).

  • Conducting autonomous experiments in space
    Patent number: 9998639
    Abstract: A device for conducting scientific experiments in space has a housing having dimensions of about 100×100×150 mm or smaller. Within the housing is an electronic processor, a camera, and a chamber for containing living or non-living test subjects. A mirror is positioned next to the chamber so that the camera lens can view both a face of the chamber, and the mirror, which reflects a side of the chamber. The chamber can additionally include sensors and a fan controlled by the processor to change conditions within the housing based upon sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the NASA
    Inventors: Sharmila Bhattacharya, Terry Clay Lusby, Chetan Angadi, Siddharth Pandey