Patents by Inventor Tony Lytle

Tony Lytle 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).

  • Minimum time or thrust separation trajectory for spacecraft emergency separation
    Publication number: 20070235592
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating a first spacecraft from a rotating second spacecraft within a separation corridor having a trailing boundary surface is disclosed. The method and apparatus use a non-stationkeeping trajectory that uses a greater portion of the separation corridor to reduce thrust requirements and reduce the time necessary for separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Phillippe Horn, Douglas Cameron, Tony Lytle, Eric Brown