Patents by Inventor William Derbes

William Derbes 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).

  • Deployable inflatable boom and methods for packaging and deploying a deployable inflatable boom
    Patent number: 6786456
    Abstract: An inflatable boom for space applications, and a methods of folding and deploying a boom are disclosed. The boom comprises a membrane having a substantially tapered cylindrical shape. A wide end of the membrane is attached to a base, and a narrow end of the membrane is attached to a mandrel. The method of folding a boom comprises forming a plurality of ring-shaped folds in the boom membrane. The method of deploying a boom comprises increasing a gas pressure inside the boom and repeatedly unfolding the outer-most ring fold increase the length of the boom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: L'Garde, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Veal, Arthur Palisoc, William Derbes
  • DEPLOYABLE INFLATABLE BOOM AND METHODS FOR PACKAGING AND DEPLOYING A DEPLOYABLE INFLATABLE BOOM
    Publication number: 20040046085
    Abstract: An inflatable boom for space applications, and a methods of folding and deploying a boom are disclosed. The boom comprises a membrane having a substantially tapered cylindrical shape. A wide end of the membrane is attached to a base, and a narrow end of the membrane is attached to a mandrel. The method of folding a boom comprises forming a plurality of ring-shaped folds in the boom membrane. The method of deploying a boom comprises increasing a gas pressure inside the boom and repeatedly unfolding the outer-most ring fold to increase the length of the boom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: L'GARDE, INC.
    Inventors: Gordon Veal, Arthur Palisoc, William Derbes
  • Inflatable reflector antenna for space based radars
    Patent number: 6650304
    Abstract: A space deployable antenna that includes an inflatable envelope, a cylindrical reflector formed on a wall of the envelope, a catenary support frame for maintaining the cylindrical shape of the cylindrical reflector, and a feed array support structure connected to the catenary support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jar J. Lee, William Derbes, Jonathan D. Gordon
  • Inflatable reflector antenna for space based radars
    Publication number: 20030160733
    Abstract: A space deployable antenna that includes an inflatable envelope, a cylindrical reflector formed on a wall of the envelope, a catenary support frame for maintaining the cylindrical shape of the cylindrical reflector, and a feed array support structure connected to the catenary support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Jar J. Lee, William Derbes, Jonathan D. Gordon