US Patent Issued to The Boeing on June 3 for "Stacked satellite assemblies and related methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,443, issued on June 3, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Stacked satellite assemblies and related methods" was invented by Richard W. Aston (Brea, Calif.), Emily Colleen Woods (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Rachel Elizabeth Zilz (Redondo Beach, Calif.), Michael John Langmack (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Nicole Marie Hastings (Hermosa Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A satellite apparatus is disclosed, including a housing having first and second opposing walls, and a support structure inside the housing spanning the first and second walls. The support structure is structurally connected to the housing only at th...