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USA as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

19Patents
19Active
19Granted
52Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 8, 2012 → Jul 20, 2020

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10604281B2 Cooperative service valve for satellite media transfer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US10429243B2 Space-based sodium Lidar instrument and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8976362B2 System, apparatus and method for emittance control and suppressing stray light Physics 3 Active
US10604280B2 Capsulation satellite system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10934028B2 In-situ passivation and insulation layer for a flexible thermal protection system (FTPS) Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10669498B1 MOS2- or WS2-filled hollow ZnS hexagonal nanotubes as core-shell structured solid lubricants and lubricant modifiers for space mechanisms Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10393682B2 Multiplexing x-ray fluorescence system and method Physics 1 Active
US10899045B2 High pressure soft lithography for micro-topographical patterning of molded polymers and composites Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10573344B2 Slot synthesis for high cardinality pulse position modulation Electricity 0 Active
US11095094B1 Compact wavelength-swept single longitudinal mode laser for optical frequency domain reflectometry Electricity 0 Active
US11443439B1 Auto simultaneous referencing air-to-air background oriented schlieren Physics 0 Active
US12083625B2 Laser surface treatment on stainless steel and nickel alloys for adhesive bonding Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10414053B2 Robotic gripper for autonomous rendezvous and capture of satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11085674B1 Electrocaloric-based cooling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10465281B2 High resolution additive manufacturing method with real materials Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11353524B1 Optical fiber-based distributed sensing of magnetic field gradients Physics 0 Active
US10502622B2 Detector control and data acquisition with custom application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Electricity 0 Active
US8816884B2 Vectorized rebinning for fast data down-sampling Electricity 0 Active
US10899937B2 Hydrogen-bonding surfaces for ice mitigation Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.