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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. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard W. Aston, Brea, CA (US);
Michael John Langmack, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Brett T. Cope, Long Beach, CA (US);
Anna M. Tomzynska, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/66 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/402 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spacecraft having a primary structural frame and a propellant tank, in which the spacecraft may include a tank mount adopted to engage a portion of the propellant tank, the tank mount being configured to transfer launch loads directly from the propellant tank to a lunch vehicle interface ring.