Inventor
James Garret Nicholson
Patents indexed
2
Year range
2021 – 2023
Associated with
Years active
2021 – 2023
Total patents
2
Most recent
2023
Frequent collaborator
Thomas Fred Meyer
Domains
Activity by decade
Patents
2
Career timeline
2 patents, 2021–2023
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How Spacecraft Servicing Pods Maneuver and Refuel Other Satellites
A specialized robotic pod designed to dock with aging satellites and use a flexible, multi-jointed boom arm to adjust their orbit or velocity.
How a Host Spacecraft Refuels Another Satellite Without Using Its Fuel Tank
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.
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