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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:
Jun. 12, 2001

Filed:

Jun. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thomas Dreischer, CH-Opfikon, CH;

Hans Kellermeier, Neubiberg, DE;

Assignee:

Contraves Space AG, Zürich, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/0105 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/0105 ;
Abstract

The instant invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the employment of free space transmission systems for interruption-proof links between individual satellites of globally accessible Low Earth Orbiting satellite communications systems by utilizing so-called optical terminals.


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