Patents by Inventor Thomas Flatley

Thomas Flatley 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).

  • ENCLOSURE FOR SPACEFLIGHT HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20220411133
    Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Robert A. Rashford, Paul W. Richards, Christopher Tolman, Dylan E. Bell, Christian T. Pirnot, Hristo Atanasoff, Mark F. Klappenberger, Michael J. Barciniak, Thomas Flatley, Rachel A. Edison, Bunty N. Bhatia, David A. Harvey, Chad Y. Sheng, Miriam Dixon, Daniel Dassoulas, John Harro
  • Enclosure for spaceflight hardware
    Patent number: 11472603
    Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: GENESIS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Rashford, Paul W. Richards, Christopher Tolman, Dylan E. Bell, Christian T. Pirnot, Hristo Atanasoff, Mark F. Klappenberger, Michael J. Barciniak, Thomas Flatley, Rachel A. Edison, Bunty N. Bhatia, David A. Harvey, Chad Y. Sheng, Miriam Dixon, Daniel Dassoulas, John Harro
  • ENCLOSURE FOR SPACEFLIGHT HARDWARE
    Publication number: 20210309414
    Abstract: An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Robert A. Rashford, Paul W. Richards, Christopher Tolman, Dylan E. Bell, Christian T. Pirnot, Hristo Atanasoff, Mark F. Klappenberger, Michael J. Barciniak, Thomas Flatley, Rachel A. Edison, Bunty N. Bhatia, David A. Harvey, Chad Y. Sheng, Miriam Dixon, Daniel Dassoulas, John Harro
  • SpaceCube V3.0 single-board computer
    Patent number: 11026331
    Abstract: A single-board computer system radiation hardened for space flight includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a top side and bottom side; a reconfigurable field programmable gate array (FPGA) processor device a connector disposed on the top side; a plurality of peripheral components mounted on the bottom side, wherein AC coupling capacitors are configured to select routing between the first FPGA and the second FPGA. An expansion card plug attaches to a connector on the bottom of the PCB and a frame is mounted to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Thomas Flatley, Alessandro Giest, David Petrick, Gary Crum, Milton Davis