US Patent 9327848 Method of deploying a spacecraft shield in space

Patent 9327848 was granted and assigned to Bigelow Aerospace on May, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Bigelow Aerospace

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9327848

Date of Patent

May 3, 2016

Patent Application Number

13507179

Date Filed

June 11, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

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Tien Dinh

Patent abstract

A shield comprised of carbon nanotube materials is used to provide a level of protection to a spacecraft. Shield segments are produced in a facility in space. The segments are transported from the facility to a vicinity of a spacecraft hull. The segments are assembled over the hull to substantially cover an area of the hull.