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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
May. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald J Adams, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
William L Burkett, Jr, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
John V Smolik, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 244161 ; 2441 / ; 89 / ; 124 16 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for launching a payload, such as a spacecraft or satellite, from a launch vehicle in which a single instrumentality is employed to simultaneously impart angular momentum about the center of mass of the payload and linear momentum in a direction along the axis of rotation.