Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Breaking apart a platform upon pending collision
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Application No.: US14757425Application Date: 2015-12-23
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Publication No.: US10207802B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Gerald Mark Knoblach , Eric A Frische
- Applicant: SPACE DATA CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Space Data Corporation
- Current Assignee: Space Data Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: Davé Law Group, LLC
- Agent Raj S. Davé
- Main IPC: B64D1/02
- IPC: B64D1/02 ; B64B1/40 ; B64B1/42 ; B64B1/50 ; B64B1/70 ; G08G5/04

Abstract:
A method and system for separating and releasing component parts of a payload of a floating platform in response to a high collision probability is disclosed. The method includes, determining if an in-flight aircraft is within at least a safety zone associated with a floating platform, wherein the floating platform comprises releasably-coupled component parts; and activating, responsive to a determination that the in-flight aircraft is within at least the safety zone, a release mechanism, wherein the release mechanism is configured to uncouple the component parts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160214716A1 BREAKING APART A PLATFORM UPON PENDING COLLISION Public/Granted day:2016-07-28
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