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Matched Legal Cases: ['§119', 'Application No. 60', 'Application No. 1171', 'application No. 200380109248', 'application No. 2004', 'application No. 2005120149', 'Application No. 2003801092481', 'Application No. 2005120149', 'Application No. 2005120149']

Patent US7612284 - Space-based power system - Google Patents
A space-based power system. The system maintains proper positioning and alignment of system components without using connecting structures. Power system elements are launched into orbit, and the free-floating power system elements are maintained in proper relative alignment, e.g., position, orientation,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7612284?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7612284 - Space-based power system
Publication number US7612284 B2
Application number US 11/212,824
Also published as CA2507237A1, CA2507237C, CN1742379A, CN100521250C, EP1570531A2, EP1570531A4, EP1570531B1, EP2360097A2, US6936760, US20040173257, US20060185726, WO2004049538A2, WO2004049538A3
Publication number 11212824, 212824, US 7612284 B2, US 7612284B2, US-B2-7612284, US7612284 B2, US7612284B2
Patent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (9), Classifications (28), Legal Events (5)
US 7612284 B2
maintaining alignment of the power system elements based on communications between control system elements so that the power system elements are configured to collect sunlight, generate electrical energy from the collected sunlight, and convert the electrical energy into a form suitable for transmission to the pre-determined location.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/724,310, filed Nov. 26, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,760, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Provisional Application No. 60/428,928, filed Nov. 26, 2002, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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International Classification B64G1/42, F24J2/10, B64G1/36, B64G1/44, B64G1/26, H01L31/042, B64G1/40, G01S19/25
Cooperative Classification H01L31/0547, H01L31/0543, H02S99/00, Y02E10/52, Y10S136/292, F24J2/10, B64G1/443, B64G1/44, B64G1/446, B64G1/405, B64G1/428, B64G1/36, B64G1/26, Y02E10/46
European Classification B64G1/44A, B64G1/44B, B64G1/42C, B64G1/44
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