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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:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc., Brampton, CA;
Inventors:
Gavin Hay, Toronto, CA;
Gregg G. Bull, Ballinafad, CA;
Assignee:
MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES INC., Brampton, ON, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/641 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a mechanism for releasably securing components of a spacecraft together during launch until such time as the mechanism is commanded to release those components. Upon command, the components are then released with extremely low shock forces being transmitted to the previously secured components due to the release.