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:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Blue Origin, Llc, Kent, WA (US);
Inventor:
Michael David Johnson, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
BLUE ORIGIN, LLC, Kent, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/041 (2013.01); B64G 1/005 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 1/425 (2013.01); B64G 1/64 (2013.01); B64G 1/641 (2013.01);
Abstract
A representative spacecraft system includes a launch vehicle elongated along a launch vehicle axis and having at least one stage carrying a corresponding rocket engine. The representative system further includes an annular support structure carried by the at least one stage and positioned to support a cargo spacecraft having a service module and a cargo module. The cargo module of the cargo spacecraft is positioned along the launch vehicle axis in a direction distal from the support structure, and at least a portion of the service module of the cargo spacecraft positioned within an annulus of the support structure.