Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Yasunaga

Yoshifumi Yasunaga 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).

  • Rocket fairing and method of opening the same
    Patent number: 6494406
    Abstract: A rocket fairing mounted on a forward section of a rocket body included in a rocket comprises a first structure formed on the fairing-base side, and including a first side wall defining a first storage space for storing a first payload; and a second structure formed on the fairing-forward side, and including a second side wall defining a second storage space for storing a second payload. The first side wall has a plurality of first side wall segments capable of being separated from each other along a plane including the longitudinal axis of the fairing and of being turned away from the first payload when releasing the first payload from the first storage space. The second side wall has a plurality of second side wall segments capable of being separated from each other along a plane including the longitudinal axis of the fairing and of being turned away from the second payload when releasing the second payload from the second storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignees: National Space Development Agency of Japan, Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukio Fukushima, Ryuzo Shimizu, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Yoshifumi Yasunaga, Yutaka Matsuda