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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Bigelow Aerospace Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert T. Bigelow, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bigelow Aerospace, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/42 (2006.01); B64G 1/12 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/401 (2013.01); B64G 1/425 (2013.01); B64G 1/428 (2013.01); B64G 1/44 (2013.01); B64G 1/646 (2013.01); B64G 1/12 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar generator tug is disclosed. The tug can dock with spacecraft to provide power for the spacecraft. Further, the tug may dock with other specialty tugs to form a custom transport system.