# Benjamin Michael Hekman — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Benjamin Michael Hekman has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Spacecraft Servicing Pods Maneuver and Refuel Other Satellites](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11685554/starship-upper-stage) — granted 2023
  A specialized robotic pod designed to dock with aging satellites and use a flexible, multi-jointed boom arm to adjust their orbit or velocity.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/benjamin-michael-hekman

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