Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Drymon

Thomas S. Drymon 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).

  • Utilizing high altitude long endurance unmanned airborne vehicle technology for airborne space lift range support
    Patent number: 6176451
    Abstract: A mobile space lift range system using a ground control station and an unmanned airborne vehicle that relayed data to and from a space lift vehicle to control it. The unmanned airborne vehicle may selectively include one or more sensor systems, a radar system, a command and telemetry system, and a user test system. The unmanned airborne vehicle is a high attitude, long endurance vehicle that provides a flexible, mobile range to support launch-anywhere space lift scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas S. Drymon