ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,958, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Stardust Holdings LLC (Austin, Texas).
"Universal CubeSat dispensing device and method" was invented by Alex Amelia Kuehn (Austin, Texas) and Tyler Gerald Holden (Bastrop, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates generally to a modular CubeSat dispenser with novel features that enable universal compatibility within a single CubeSat dispenser system. The apparatus of the invention is particularly useful for 10 CubeSat dispensers and other standardized deployment devices."
The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/418,105.
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