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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., Hampton, VA (US);
Inventors:
John Luther Abrams, Englewood, CO (US);
Matthew Ernest Duchek, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC., Hampton, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/407 (2013.01); B64G 1/641 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gossamer apparatus and systems for use with spacecraft may include a deployable gossamer apparatus. The deployable gossamer apparatus may include a plurality rib members and gossamer material extending therebetween and may be configured in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The rib members of the deployable gossamer apparatus store potential energy used for deployment of the deployable gossamer apparatus.