https://patentbrief.org/company/northrop-grumman-systems-corp Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, newest first. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:05:53 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11685554/starship-upper-stage A specialized robotic pod designed to dock with aging satellites and use a flexible, multi-jointed boom arm to adjust their orbit or velocity. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11685554/starship-upper-stage https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11124318/starship-belly-flop-maneuver A system where a host satellite carries and attaches small, non-propelled fuel modules to other satellites, feeding propellant directly into their engines to bypass damaged or empty onboard storage. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11124318/starship-belly-flop-maneuver