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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Space Systems/loral, Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Watkins, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Space Systems/Loral, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B64G 1/56 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 15/09 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/046 (2013.01); B32B 15/09 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 37/185 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B64G 1/56 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2255/205 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0214 (2013.01); B32B 2305/022 (2013.01); B32B 2305/026 (2013.01); B32B 2305/34 (2013.01); B32B 2307/202 (2013.01); B32B 2307/212 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2311/12 (2013.01); B32B 2311/24 (2013.01); B32B 2367/00 (2013.01); B32B 2379/08 (2013.01); B32B 2571/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2495 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24967 (2015.01);
Abstract
A multilayer particle shield for a spacecraft includes an inboard exterior layer configured to be disposed proximal to the spacecraft, an outboard exterior layer configured to be disposed distal from the spacecraft and at least one interior layer disposed between the inboard exterior layer and the outboard exterior layer, wherein the interior layer includes a semi-rigid, porous, compressible spacer.