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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bigelow Aerospace, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spacecraft magnetic shield apparatus is disclosed. One embodiment has an armature attached at one end of a spacecraft and an electromagnet attached to the other end. A computer determines the position of the armature and electromagnet in relation to the spacecraft, and a power source powers the electromagnet. In operation, the positioning of the electromagnet is generally in line with incoming charged particles or ion radiation and powering of the electromagnet creates a magnetic field that deflects a percentage of the incoming charged particles or ion radiation from directly impacting the spacecraft.