Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Walter S. Gelon

14Patents
11h-index
21Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 5, 1997 → Feb 21, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6032904A Multiple usage thruster mounting configuration Performing Operations; Transporting 88 Expired
US7113851B1 Practical orbit raising system and method for geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6073888A Sequenced heat rejection for body stabilized geosynchronous satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6135394A Practical method and apparatus for satellite stationkeeping Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US8448902B2 Satellite having multiple aspect ratios Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US8135338B1 Satellite system with enhanced payload capacity Electricity 25 Active
US8789796B2 High capacity broadband satellite Electricity 23 Active
US6186446A Solar array control for electric propulsion system Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5957408A Satellite with east and west battery radiators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US9248922B1 Reflector deployment techniques for satellites Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US9663251B2 Thruster support mechanism for satellite propulsion Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US6196501A Satellite architecture with deployable electrical equipment Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6207315A Three dimensional battery for space applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US10305195B2 Imaging array fed reflector Electricity 2 Active

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