Patents by Inventor Thomas Fred Meyer

Thomas Fred Meyer 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).

  • Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 12434860
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli
  • SPACECRAFT SERVICING DEVICES AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230365275
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli
  • Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11724826
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli
  • SPACECRAFT SERVICING DEVICES AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220002004
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli
  • Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11124318
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli
  • SPACECRAFT SERVICING DEVICES AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190023421
    Abstract: Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: James Garret Nicholson, Thomas Fred Meyer, Daniel Guadagnoli