Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Furlable sail devices, systems, and methods
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Application No.: US17051099Application Date: 2019-04-27
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Publication No.: US11292619B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Dana Turse , Bruce Davis , William Francis , Larry Adams , Andrew Tomchek , Kamron Medina
- Applicant: Roccor, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CO Longmont
- Assignee: Roccor, LLC
- Current Assignee: Roccor, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Longmont
- Agency: Wilson Patent Law, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2019/029537 WO 20190427
- International Announcement: WO2019/210286 WO 20191031
- Main IPC: B64G1/40
- IPC: B64G1/40 ; B64G1/22

Abstract:
Furlable sail devices, systems, and methods are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments include a system and/or device that may include: a furlable boom; a furlable sail coupled with a distal end of the furlable boom; and/or a shear take-up mechanism coupled with a root end of the furlable sail. In some embodiments, the shear take-up mechanism applies tension to the furlable sail. The shear-take up mechanism may include one or more springs coupled with the root end of the furlable sail. In some embodiments, the furlable sheet includes a structural sheet. The structural sheet may include one or more areas with bending stiffness. The structural sheet may be fabricated to be self-supporting. In some embodiments, the furlable boom includes a slit-tube boom. Some embodiments may be configured as deorbit sails.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210229840A1 Furlable Sail Devices, Systems, and Methods Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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