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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Planetary Resources Development Corp., Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter H. Diamandis, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Eric Anderson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chris Lewicki, Bellevue, WA (US);
Chris Voorhees, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Planetary Resources Development Corp., Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 99/00 (2009.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); E21C 51/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/62 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); C22B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 9/00 (2013.01); B64G 1/00 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/62 (2013.01); C22B 9/00 (2013.01); E21C 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for processing extraterrestrial metal into a metal foam or gossamer structure in space, and delivering the metal foam or gossamer structure intact to the Earth's surface. Additionally, a structure is provided that is formed in space and consists essentially of an extraterrestrial metal.