Orbital Sciences Corporation
42Patents
16Active
42Granted
46Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 10, 1985 → Jul 10, 2018 · 3 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5917433A | Asset monitoring system and associated method | Physics | 399 | Expired |
| US5978365A | Communications system handoff operation combining turbo coding and soft handoff techniques | Electricity | 144 | Expired |
| US5199672A | Method and apparatus for deploying a satellite network | Performing Operations; Transporting | 110 | Expired |
| US5907582A | System for turbo-coded satellite digital audio broadcasting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US5970085A | Method and receiver for coded satellite digital audio broadcasting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5977932A | Self-deploying helical structure | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US5455423A | Gas bubble detector | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US8573124B2 | Electronic safe/arm system and methods of use thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 47 | Active |
| US4799140A | Majority vote sequencer | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US5668565A | Flexible feed line for an antenna system | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US5522569A | Satellite having a stackable configuration | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US6061387A | Method and system for turbo-coded satellite digital audio broadcasting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US4901949A | Rocket-powered, air-deployed, lift-assisted booster vehicle for orbital, supraorbital and suborbital flight | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US5390606A | Frangible joint separation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5681011A | Method for injecting payloads into orbit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US5465608A | Saw vapor sensor apparatus and multicomponent signal processing | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US5587719A | Axially arrayed helical antenna | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5768040A | Wide field-of-view imaging spectrometer | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5806801A | Method and system for formationkeeping between orbiting spacecraft by varying their ballistic coefficients | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US4789118A | Pad apparatus for supporting a payload in a cradle apparatus of a space vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5546632A | Shear viscous damped hinge | Fixed Constructions | 8 | Expired |
| US5834923A | Battery charge control method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5535502A | Method for making an explosive separation system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US4939438A | Relay control assembly | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US8483888B2 | Emergency communications channel systems and methods for satellite command | Electricity | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.