# Doyle L. Towles — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Doyle L. Towles has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Spacecraft Use Layered Nets to Stop Orbital Debris](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8496208/grid-fins-for-rocket-control) — granted 2013
  A system using multiple layers of specialized fiber nets with varying densities to catch and break up space junk before it hits a satellite.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/doyle-l-towles

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