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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Government of the United States As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Kirtland AFB, NM (US);

Inventors:

Paul E. Hausgen, Albuquerque, NM (US);

David M. Wilt, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/42 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 7/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/428 (2013.01); B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/26 (2013.01); H04B 7/18521 (2013.01); H04B 7/1855 (2013.01); H04B 7/19 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a system and method is configured for scheduling and invoking power sharing among satellites within a constellation of satellites such that energy storage systems at a target satellite may by charged prior to the use of electric propulsion thrust activation or other high electricity demand operations (or such operations contemporaneously augmented) by power beams transmitted from other (source) satellites within the constellation.


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