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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Alan Michel, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Michael Alfred Tosto, Springfield, VA (US);
Kevin David Tebbe, Alexandria, VA (US);
Daisaku Inoyama, Great Falls, VA (US);
John Francis Papayanopoulos, West Orange, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/6462 (2023.08);
Abstract
Vehicle capture assemblies and related devices, systems, and methods include one or more probe assemblies for engaging with and securing the target vehicle. The one or more probe assemblies may include one or more attenuation features or movable joints to enable and/or dampen movement of the one or more probe assemblies relative to a capture vehicle.