ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,602, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Satellite dispensing system" was invented by Eric Eckstein (Renton, Wash.) and Brian Allen Cyb (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stacked satellite dispensing systems are described herein. The disclosed systems can release individual satellites or small batches of satellites from a satellite stack in a controlled manner. Dispensing individual satellites at different locations in space can more evenly dispense satellites or to dispense satellites at distinct locations. A deployment system, including a motor, a cable, and spacers, can allow ...