ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,603, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Viasat Inc. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Modulating satellite capacity" was invented by Kenneth V. Buer (Bluff City, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for satellite operations are described. A system for satellite communications may include a payload, a power system, and a thermal management component. The payload may be configured to provide a service with varying levels of capacity based on a demand profile. The payload may consume electrical energy at a peak rate when a level of demand indicated by the demand profile is above a threshold and at a lower, off-peak rate w...