Dean R Daily

Title: Dean R. Daily and His Space-Based Occulter Patent

Introduction

Dean R. Daily is an inventor based in Torrance, California, and is associated with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. His patent work includes a design for a deployable space-based occulter, a device intended to create a controlled shadow in space.

Latest Patents

Daily is credited with 1 patent, titled “Space-Based Occulter.” The invention can move between stowed and deployed configurations. In its deployed state, multiple petals extend radially from a central base hub, with a circular central portion between the hub and petals.

Each petal has a hypergaussian edge formed from panels made substantially of material with a near-zero coefficient of thermal expansion. A covering skin spans the petals’ edges and the central portion, creating a substantially planar surface perpendicular to the hub’s center axis. The design combines a deployable structure with carefully shaped edges and thermally stable materials.

Career Highlights

Daily’s listed patent reflects work on a specialized space structure designed to deploy from a compact configuration into a broad, planar form. His association with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation places this invention within the aerospace and defense technology sector.

Collaborations

David Rohweller and Tiffany Glassman are identified as Daily’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated directly on the invention.

Conclusion

Dean R. Daily’s “Space-Based Occulter” patent describes a deployable structure whose petal geometry, thermally stable edge panels, and covering skin work together to form a planar surface in space.