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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Rocket Lab Usa, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Beck, Auckland, NZ;
Peter Barlow, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David Yoon, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Ben Malcolm, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., Long Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 (2006.01); F16C 29/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/24 (2006.01); E05D 3/08 (2006.01); E05D 7/00 (2006.01); E05F 3/20 (2006.01); B60P 7/135 (2006.01); B60P 7/16 (2006.01); B26D 5/12 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); F42B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 (2013.01); B26D 5/12 (2013.01); B60P 7/135 (2013.01); B60P 7/16 (2013.01); E05D 3/08 (2013.01); E05D 7/00 (2013.01); E05F 1/105 (2013.01); E05F 3/20 (2013.01); F16C 29/005 (2013.01); F16C 33/24 (2013.01); B64G 1/007 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/645 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/216 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/426 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/50 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); F16C 2208/82 (2013.01); F16C 2223/32 (2013.01); F16C 2326/47 (2013.01); F42B 3/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A satellite dispenser is disclosed. In various embodiments, a satellite dispenser as disclosed herein includes a dispenser body defining an interior cavity configured to receive a payload; and a composite guide rail comprising a groove configured to receive at least a portion of a payload, the composite guide rail having an orientation that substantially aligns a longitudinal axis of the groove with an ejection axis of the dispenser.