Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – With fuel system details
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-05
2008-08-19
Eldred, J. Woodrow (Department: 3641)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
With fuel system details
C244S172300, C137S899000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07413148
ABSTRACT:
A cryocooler is located on a spacecraft bus, such as a bus box, separate from the cryogenic propellant tanks disposed on a separable and distinct propellant cartridge system spacecraft docked to the spacecraft bus. In operation, propellant may be continuously pumped from the tanks through the cryocooler cold heat exchanger and then back to the tanks on the separable propellant cartridge system spacecraft through temporarily couplable lines. After the propellant tanks are depleted, the propellant cartridge system is then undocked from the bus and typically discarded. A new propellant cartridge system spacecraft comprising a full set of tanks may then be docked to the bus and the cryocooler supply/return lines coupled. The remote cryocooler may function as part of a larger space depot for spacecraft resupply, although it is not limited to such applications.
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Behrens John W.
Chandler Frank O.
Cronick Jeffrey J.
Lopez Alfredo
Canady & Lortz LLP
Eldred J. Woodrow
Lortz Bradley K.
The Boeing Company
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