Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collet assembly of an umbilical plate that couples a launch vehicle to a ground station
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Application No.: US17647351Application Date: 2022-01-07
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Publication No.: US12012236B2Publication Date: 2024-06-18
- Inventor: Harry Kendall Warden , Jeffrey Wayne Weathers , James Boyd Weathers
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent Joseph M. Butscher
- Main IPC: B64G5/00
- IPC: B64G5/00

Abstract:
A collet assembly, for an umbilical plate that connects a vehicle to a ground station prior to a launch of the vehicle, includes an active decoupler. The active decoupler includes a pin. A cuff has a central opening. The pin passes through the central opening. A plurality of fingers are pivotally coupled to the cuff. A plurality of levers are pivotally coupled to the plurality of fingers and the pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220267034A1 COLLET ASSEMBLY OF AN UMBILICAL PLATE THAT COUPLES A LAUNCH VEHICLE TO A GROUND STATION Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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