US Patent Issued to Skeyeon on May 27 for "Atomic oxygen-resistant, low drag coatings and materials" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,634, issued on May 27, was assigned to Skeyeon Inc. (San Diego).

"Atomic oxygen-resistant, low drag coatings and materials" was invented by Timothy K. Minton (San Diego) and Thomas E. Schwartzentruber (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coatings and materials that are atomic oxygen resistant and have an atomically smooth surface that can reduce drag are disclosed. The coatings and materials can be used on at least a portion of a spacecraft intended to operate in harsh environments, such as stable Earth orbits at about 100 km to about 350 km."

The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/114,547.

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