Inventor · Vienna, VA, US

John Draim

21Patents
12h-index
5Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 19, 1985 → Jun 25, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4809935A Satellite continuous coverage constellations Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US5845206A Elliptical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US5788187A Elliptical orbit satellite, system, and deployment with controllable coverage characteristics Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US5669585A Elliptical orbit satellite, system, and deployment with controllable coverage characteristics Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US6102335A Elliptical orbit satellite, system, and deployment with controllable coverage characteristics Electricity 34 Expired
US5957409A Ellipitical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosychronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US4854527A Tetrahedral multi-satellite continuous-coverage constellation Electricity 33 Expired
US5582367A Elliptical orbit satellite, system, and deployment with controllable coverage characteristics Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5979832A Dual ring array of satellites Electricity 20 Expired
US6714521B2 System and method for implementing a constellation of non-geostationary satellites that provides simplified satellite tracking Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6701126B1 System and method for implementing a constellation of non-geostationary satellites that does not interfere with the geostationary satellite ring Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6954613B1 Fixed satellite constellation system employing non-geostationary satellites in sub-geosynchronous elliptical orbits with common ground tracks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6263188A Elliptical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6457678B1 Constellation of elliptical orbit satellites with line of apsides lying in or near the equatorial plane Electricity 8 Expired
US6227497A Adaptively positioned solar array Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6611683B1 Elliptical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosynchronous satellites Electricity 5 Expired
US6766166B1 Antenna null Electricity 5 Expired
US6795687B1 Elliptical satellite system emulating characteristics of geosynchronous satellites during the apogee portion of an elliptical orbit Electricity 5 Expired
US6678519B2 Elliptical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6577864B2 Elliptical satellite system which emulates the characteristics of geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US6487476B1 Redundant satellite system Electricity 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.