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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Paragon Space Development Corporation, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thin Red Line Aerospace Ltd., Chilliwack, CA;
Chad E. Bower, Littleton, CO (US);
Maxim de Jong, Chilliwack, CA;
Brian Aiken, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jose Javier Lopez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paragon Space Development Corporation, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A joint assembly thermally isolates a warm structure, such as a payload, from a cold structure, such as a cryogenic fuel tank, in a space vehicle while maintaining structural interconnection within the joint assembly. The joint assembly includes a primary joint that is capable of separating, and a secondary joint connected to and adjacent to the primary joint. The secondary joint includes an inflatable annulus structure and one or more restraining members, where separation of the primary joint causes the inflatable annulus structure to be in compression and the one or more restraining members to be in tension.