Patents by Inventor United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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).

  • Multi-Dimensional Damage Detection
    Publication number: 20160152354
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for a structure having a plurality of interconnected panels, wherein each panel has a plurality of detection layers separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers. The plurality of detection layers may form a grid of conductive traces. Additionally, a monitor may be coupled to each grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the plurality of interconnected panels in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces. In one example, the structure is part of an inflatable space platform such as a spacecraft or habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Multi-Dimensional Damage Detection
    Publication number: 20160114911
    Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for a structure having a plurality of interconnected panels, wherein each panel has a plurality of detection layers separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers. The plurality of detection layers may form a grid of conductive traces. Additionally, a monitor may be coupled to each grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the plurality of interconnected panels in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces. In one example, the structure is part of an inflatable space platform such as a spacecraft or habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration