Spacecraft with retractable solar sails

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top-front-top perspective view of a spacecraft with retractable solar sails in a deployed sail configuration showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom-rear-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top-front-left perspective view of the spacecraft with retractable solar sails in a retracted sail configuration.

FIG. 10 is a bottom-rear-right perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a magnified view of a deployed solar sail taken about circle 11 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 12 is a magnified view of a retracted solar sail taken about circle 12 in FIG. 9.

The broken lines illustrate the periphery of the enlarged views of the spacecraft with retractable solar sails and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a spacecraft with retractable solar sails, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1106928
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 3, 2023
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 2025
Inventor: George Payyapilli (Floral Park, NY)
Primary Examiner: Darlington Ly
Assistant Examiner: Jessica Lynn Devilbiss
Application Number: 29/915,828
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