Patent Tracker

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Monitor patent filings, grants, and IP trends across 200+ space companies

Total Patents Tracked

📋~2,800 (est.)

Granted This Year

✅~300 (est.)

Top Assignee

🏆SpaceX

Avg Citations

📊24

Patent Distribution by Category

Showing 12 of 12 patents

Ceramic Matrix Composite Heat Shield for Reentry

SpaceX·Reentry & Recovery·Filed Jun 2024

pending

Hexagonal ceramic tile heat shield system with autonomous gap-filling for reusable spacecraft thermal protection during atmospheric reentry at orbital velocities.

Inventors: Brian Bjelde, Zach Dunn·3 citations

Deployable Mesh Reflector for Large Satellite Antennas

L3Harris·Satellite Technology·Filed Mar 2024

published

Large deployable mesh antenna reflector system achieving 12-meter aperture from a stowed volume compatible with standard launch vehicle fairings.

Inventors: Robert Chang, Maria Rodriguez·5 citations

Optical Inter-Satellite Link Terminal

SpaceX·Space Communications·Filed Jan 2024

pending

Compact laser communication terminal for high-bandwidth data relay between satellites in mega-constellations, achieving 100+ Gbps throughput.

Inventors: Bret Johnsen, Patricia Cooper·8 citations

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