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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phi-Anh Bui, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Margaret Showalter, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Darren Hand, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Albert Kwong, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kendra Lipinski, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Val Lipinski, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David Paradiso, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Carl Towner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David Tseng, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Wesley Turner, Colorado Spring, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 244159 ; 244162 ; 220230 ;
Abstract
A magnetically suspended door is described for the protection of spacecraft instrumentation exposed to space. The door is slid between an opened or closed position using electromagnets.