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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:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2003
Applicants:
John Ziavras, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Randy A. Kasperson, Palmdale, CA (US);
Inventors:
John Ziavras, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Randy A. Kasperson, Palmdale, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/48 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention discloses an apparatus and method for adjusting the position of the center of mass of a mechanical structure. A typical apparatus includes a storage spool, an output spool and a flexible material having a first end coupled to the storage spool and a second end coupled to the output spool. The flexible material has a length distributed between windings of the storage spool and the output spool to adjust mass properties of an attached structure.