Multiple Blank Patents (Class 206/45.22)
  • Patent number: 9709793
    Abstract: A deployable structure having a plurality of panel elements is provided. Adjacent panel elements are connected to one another by hinges. The hinges allow the panel elements to be placed in a stowed or folded configuration, in which adjacent pairs of panel elements are folded against one another to provide a relatively compact assembly. Biasing members can be provided to transition the deployable structure from the stowed configuration to a deployed configuration. When in the deployed configuration, the relative positions of the panel elements of the deployable structure are maintained, at least in part, by locating interface assemblies. The deployable structure may have a generally annular configuration when deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Seltzer, David M Waller, Lawrence J. Campbell, Ryan T. Thompson, Dustin S. Putnam, William D. Tandy
  • Patent number: 9061803
    Abstract: A storage display box includes an upper body having a side with an edge pivotably connected to an edge of a side of a lower body. An engagement groove is defined in an outer side of the upper or lower body. An elongated plate is removably received in the engagement groove when the upper and lower bodies are in a closed position. An insertion groove is defined in an inner wall of the upper or lower body. When the upper and lower bodies are in an open position, a first toothed portion on the side of the upper body meshes with a second toothed portion on the side of the lower body, and the elongated member is removably engaged in the insertion groove. The upper and lower bodies in the open position form two legs. The elongated member engaged in the insertion groove supports an object in an inclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventor: Lin Yun Chen