US Patent Issued to Safran Spacecraft Propulson on Feb. 10 for "Electrical distribution spacecraft, and associated method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,440, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Safran Spacecraft Propulson (Paris).

"Electrical distribution spacecraft, and associated method" was invented by Pascal Bultel (Pontault-Combault, France), Gautier Durand (La Roquette sur Siagne, France), Nicolas Thiry (Cannes la Bocca, France), Marie Ansart (Roquettes, France), Gilles Bouhours (La Roquette sur Siagne, France), Olivier Duchemin (Magny les Hameaux, France) and Frederic Marchandise (Vernon, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacecraft for the distribution of electrical energy to client craft at points situated in free space, in orbit and/or on a celestial body includes a ma...