Patents by Inventor Zongxiang JIN

Zongxiang JIN 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).

  • Patent number: 11053031
    Abstract: A spacecraft docking system and method thereof are provided. The system comprises an active docking device and a passive docking device. The active docking device comprises an active docking ring and a docking frame. The active docking device further comprises three sets of buffer mechanisms, each set of the buffer mechanisms comprises a main buffer, two screw nut assemblies, and a self-difference buffer. An upper end and a lower end of the screw nut assembly are movably connected to the active docking ring and the docking frame, respectively. The two screw nut assemblies in each set are simultaneously driven and stretched by the main buffer, being also connected to each other through the self-difference buffer, and able to be relatively adjusted and stretched through the self-difference buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AEROSPACE SYSTEM ENGINEERING SHANGHAI
    Inventors: Zhi Liu, Chongfeng Zhang, Zongxiang Jin, Junwei Shi, Zhe Xie, Xueping Hu
  • Publication number: 20200102102
    Abstract: A spacecraft docking system and method thereof are provided. The system comprises an active docking device and a passive docking device. The active docking device comprises an active docking ring and a docking frame. The active docking device further comprises three sets of buffer mechanisms, each set of the buffer mechanisms comprises a main buffer, two screw nut assemblies, and a self-difference buffer. An upper end and a lower end of the screw nut assembly are movably connected to the active docking ring and the docking frame, respectively. The two screw nut assemblies in each set are simultaneously driven and stretched by the main buffer, being also connected to each other through the self-difference buffer, and able to be relatively adjusted and stretched through the self-difference buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Zhi LIU, Chongfeng ZHANG, Zongxiang JIN, Junwei SHI, Zhe XIE, Xueping HU