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| 12679563 | 7/14/2026 | AGNIKUL COSMOS PRIVATE | Chennai, | Modular configuration of launch vehicle system | The present invention relates to a modular configuration of the launch vehicle system. More specifically, it relates to the modular configuration technology developed to optimise the launch vehicle with respect to the number of engines in the lower stage or the number of stages itself in order to get a most efficient launch possible for a particular payload being launched. In the present invention the vehicle is such that the modularity is passed down to sub-system level which thereby reduces the mass of unused components and the modifiable cluster can be used as a booster unit to carry heavie... |
| 12679564 | 7/14/2026 | California Institute of Technology | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Space-based data centers | In many embodiments of the invention, a space-based data center includes orbital server modules configured to be deployed in space, each module including a communication subsystem for module-to-module communications to form a data center, tiles arranged in a planar array, where each tile has a layered structure including solar cells forming a layer across a first surface, thermal radiator panels forming a layer across a second surface, electronic components distributed laterally in a layer between the layer of solar cells and the layer of thermal radiator panels, where each electronic componen... |
| 12679564 | 7/14/2026 | Sophia Space | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Space-based data centers | In many embodiments of the invention, a space-based data center includes orbital server modules configured to be deployed in space, each module including a communication subsystem for module-to-module communications to form a data center, tiles arranged in a planar array, where each tile has a layered structure including solar cells forming a layer across a first surface, thermal radiator panels forming a layer across a second surface, electronic components distributed laterally in a layer between the layer of solar cells and the layer of thermal radiator panels, where each electronic componen... |
| 12680640 | 7/14/2026 | NASA | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | High-vacuum finger clamp | A vacuum finger clamping device includes a slip collar assembly and a rook assembly. The rook assembly has one or more spring-loaded finger assemblies. The slip collar assembly is configured to be disposed over the rook assembly to cause the finger member to engage with a surface of a first flange member of a vacuum tube connection in an engaged state of the clamping device.... |
| 12680645 | 7/14/2026 | Team Industrial Services | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | Pipe isolation device with bleed system | A technique is provided for isolating a pipe during maintenance or servicing of the pipe. The technique may utilize a control bar head having a coupling feature for coupling with a control bar. The control bar head also has a bleed passage extending therethrough to the coupling feature and thus to the control bar when engaged with the control bar. Additionally, the system may comprise a first sealing head slidably engaged with the control bar head. The first sealing head may comprise a first seal element and a first sealing head bleed passage extending therethrough to the control bar head. The... |
| 12681889 | 7/14/2026 | NASA | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Multipurpose processor card | The present invention is a multipurpose microprocessor card for use as the central processing unit for the Command and Data Handling of spacecraft (CDH), instrument and payload (ICDH), as well as any custom instrument controller. The processor card utilizes a state-of-the-art, radiation hardened processor (e.g., Aeroflex Gaisler GR70 Quad-Core LEON4 SPARC V8 250 Mhz processor) and supports SpaceWire, technical standard balanced voltage digital interface circuit (e.g., RS-422), and MIL-1553B protocols to communicate with other critical cards and instruments throughout the spacecraft bus. The pr... |
| 12682449 | 7/14/2026 | Relativity Space | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | Automated defect recognition and determinations of pore cluster compliance | A process can obtain a RT image of an article from the RT imaging system, the article comprising a reference feature, identify a first portion and a second portion of the first RT image, wherein the first portion and the second portion overlap, and classify each pixel in the first portion and the second portion using a pore classification model. A pore map can then be generated and mapped onto the article based on data received from the at least one sensor. A process can identify rejected regions on the pore map, wherein the rejected regions exceed a rejection threshold based on predefined rul... |
| 12683272 | 7/14/2026 | Space Exploration Technologies | Starbase, TX | Antenna assembly with multiple layers with similar coefficients of thermal expansion | In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a radome assembly for use with an antenna assembly includes a radome body portion having a first side and a second side. The radome assembly further includes an outer layer formed from a first material, configured to be coupled to the first side of the radome body portion, and configured to be exposed to an environment of the radome.... |
| 12683288 | 7/14/2026 | Hughes Network Systems | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Integrated high frequency horn and ridge polarizer | An unitary one-piece construction feed for a high frequency band antenna, the feed including: a feed horn; and a polarizer comprising a void and multiple sets of ridges disposed in the void, wherein the polarizer is in direct contact with the feed horn and the unitary one-piece construction feed is capable of operating with a carrier signal ranging across one or two consecutive bands selected from Ku, K, Ka and Q bands, for example, from 17.3 GHz to 31 GHz.... |
| 12683818 | 7/14/2026 | NAGRAVISION SARL | Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, | Providing secure internet access to a client device in a remote location | A system for providing a client device in a remote location secure access to the internet via a satellite connection is provided includes: a client device: a satellite system configured to provide the client device with access to the internet; and an internet service provider (ISP), wherein, during a registration process: the satellite system is configured to receive a first blockchain state signal which encodes information about a first state of a blockchain, and to generate and transmit a first RF broadcast signal encoding the information about the first state of the blockchain: the client d... |
| 12684156 | 7/14/2026 | VIASAT | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Reducing network bandwidth consumption using generically encoded media objects | Described herein are ways to advantageously reduce bandwidth use between an internet service provider and its subscribers by re-encoding media objects to have a generic encoding that can be cached at subscriber devices. When a subscriber makes an authorized request for a media object from a content provider, a cached version of the generically encoded media object may be played by the subscriber even if the subscriber is not a customer of the content provider that originally provided the media object. This can eliminate the need for streaming a new copy of the media object from the content pro... |
| 12684187 | 7/14/2026 | VIASAT | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | Dynamic production of linear media channels for mobile transport craft | Techniques are described for dynamic production of linear media channels for delivery to passenger devices disposed on mobile transport craft while the transport craft are in transit. For example, each transport craft has an on-board media system. In accordance with a linear channel schedule, the on-board media system can generate a dynamically produced linear media (DPLM) channel that can be streamed as a continuous media channel to passengers on-board the transport craft. The linear channel schedule defines a sequence of programming time slots, including multiple broadcast programming time s... |
| 12684420 | 7/14/2026 | Hughes Network Systems | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Multi-transport frequency selection | A system and method for device management in a multipath communication system includes: receiving candidate signal metrics data from a multipath modem of the device of supported combinations satellite networks and associated satellite frequencies and cellular networks and associated cellular frequencies; receiving subscriber data including a device location; evaluating the supported combinations by filtering supported satellite networks and supported cellular networks based upon internet service policies and/or network service policies in the device location; selecting configuration parameters... |
