Patents by Inventor Thomas Giants

Thomas Giants 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).

  • Thin film solar cell inflatable ultraviolet rigidizable deployment hinge
    Publication number: 20050178426
    Abstract: A flexible inflatable hinge includes curable resin for rigidly positioning panels of solar cells about the hinge in which wrap around contacts and flex circuits are disposed for routing power from the solar cells to the power bus further used for grounding the hinge. An indium tin oxide and magnesium fluoride coating is used to prevent static discharge while being transparent to ultraviolet light that cures the embedded resin after deployment for rigidizing the inflatable hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Edward Simburger, James Matsumoto, Thomas Giants, Alec Garcia, Alan Perry, Suraj Rawal, Craig Marshall, John Lin, Jonathan Day, Thomas Kerslake, Stephen Scarborough