AEC-Able Engineering Co., Inc.
21Patents
0Active
21Granted
35Portfolio score
Filing activity: Apr 10, 1987 → Oct 11, 2005
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5296044A | Lightweight stowable and deployable solar cell array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 67 | Expired |
| US5487791A | Stowable and self-deployable parallelogram-type panel array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US7301095B2 | Solar cell array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US5184444A | Survivable deployable/retractable mast | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5154027A | Deployable/retractable mast independently rotatable when deployed | Fixed Constructions | 34 | Expired |
| US5961738A | Solar array for satellite vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6423895B1 | Solar array for satellite vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US7211722B1 | Structures including synchronously deployable frame members and methods of deploying the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5578139A | Stowable and deployable solar energy concentrator with fresnel lenses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5298085A | Support blanket for solar cell arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5909197A | Deployable helical antenna stowage in a compact retracted configuration | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US4801231A | Self-driven nut and joinders incorporating it | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US4969301A | Relatchable launch restraint mechanism for deployable booms | Fixed Constructions | 13 | Expired |
| US5267424A | Module for an articulated stowable and deployable mast | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5040907A | Bearing system with redundancy of races | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US5222277A | Intermittently and reversibly operable hot wax energized hinge | Fixed Constructions | 10 | Expired |
| US5189773A | Mast forming and deployment system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4761084A | Bearing system with redundant race | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US5024111A | Adjustment of zero spring rate suspensions | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US4834561A | Bearing system with redundant race | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US6422357B1 | Braking apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.