The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Yiu-Hung Monte Ho, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An example spacecraft includes a first arm having a first end pivotably coupled to the spacecraft and a second end. The example spacecraft includes a first thruster rotatably coupled to the second end of the first arm. The first arm extends from the first pivot point along a first edge of an anti-nadir face of the spacecraft when the first arm is in a stowed position. The first arm is configured to pivot between the stowed position, a first extended position in which the first arm extends outward from the spacecraft relative to the first edge, and a second extended position in which the first arm extends along a third edge of the anti-nadir face and the first thruster is disposed outward of a second edge of the anti-nadir face opposite the first edge.