Mars exploration rover athena
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Description
The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract, and is subject to the provisions of Public Law 96-517 (U.S.C. 202) in which the Contractor has elected to retain title.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a Mars exploration rover Athena according to our new design;
FIG. 2 is a first side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a second side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
Claims
The ornamental design for Mars exploration rover Athena, as shown and described.
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U.S. Patent Documents
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- Sojourner Rover, launched on Jul. 1, 1997, http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/rover/sojourner2.html.
- Fido Rover, prototype tested on Aug. 10, 2002, http://fido.jpl.nasa.gov.
- Photographs of a not-for-sale, nonoperational mockup of a rover displayed once at a JPL Open House on May 19, 2001, Pasadena, California.
- Sticker distributed for free at JPL Open House, May 19, 2001, Pasadena, California.
Patent History
Patent number: D487715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 23, 2004
Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Inventors: Randel Lindemann (Tujunga, CA), Richard A. Rainen (Santa Clarita, CA), John Cardone (Simi Valley, CA), Richard G. Webster (Long Beach, CA), Christopher Voorhees (Altadena, CA), James Stone (Altadena, CA), Joseph P. Melko (Glendale, CA), Paul Karlmann (Redondo Beach, CA), Kobie Boykins (Los Angeles, CA), Brian Harrington (Pasadena, CA), Lawrence Lee (Diamond Bar, CA), Jason Suchman (Pasadena, CA), Satish Krishnan (Cambridge, MA), Keith Novak (South Pasadena, CA), Lori Shiraishi (North Hollywood, CA), Mary E. Reaves (Glendora, CA), Michael P. Thelen (La Crescenta, CA), Annette K. Nasif (La Crescenta, CA), Joseph Vacchione (Newbury Park, CA), Kevin Burke (Pasadena, CA)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Haler, LLP
Application Number: 29/164,877
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2002
Date of Patent: Mar 23, 2004
Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Inventors: Randel Lindemann (Tujunga, CA), Richard A. Rainen (Santa Clarita, CA), John Cardone (Simi Valley, CA), Richard G. Webster (Long Beach, CA), Christopher Voorhees (Altadena, CA), James Stone (Altadena, CA), Joseph P. Melko (Glendale, CA), Paul Karlmann (Redondo Beach, CA), Kobie Boykins (Los Angeles, CA), Brian Harrington (Pasadena, CA), Lawrence Lee (Diamond Bar, CA), Jason Suchman (Pasadena, CA), Satish Krishnan (Cambridge, MA), Keith Novak (South Pasadena, CA), Lori Shiraishi (North Hollywood, CA), Mary E. Reaves (Glendora, CA), Michael P. Thelen (La Crescenta, CA), Annette K. Nasif (La Crescenta, CA), Joseph Vacchione (Newbury Park, CA), Kevin Burke (Pasadena, CA)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Christie, Parker & Haler, LLP
Application Number: 29/164,877
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