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:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Andrew C. Thompson, Hebron, CT (US);
Patrick Sodt, Anaheim, CA (US);
Thomas Tarlton, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert S. Tarlton, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Solomon Westerman, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Dergance, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Starbase, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of deploying a plurality of spacecraft includes coupling the plurality of spacecraft in a stack to a payload adaptor, the stack extending along a longitudinal axis; launching the payload adaptor into an orbit; and decoupling an entirety of the stack from the payload adaptor after the payload adaptor reaches the orbit.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile