US Patent Issued on July 15 for "Ring-synchronized separation adapter for separating payload in space environment" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,654, issued on July 15.

"Ring-synchronized separation adapter for separating payload in space environment" was invented by Gyung Mo Tahk (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ring-synchronized separation adapter for separating a payload in a space environment, and more specifically, to a ring-synchronized separation adapter for separating a payload in space environment, in which the ring-synchronized separation adapter has a configuration in which a plurality of segmented clamp portions are simultaneously fastened or unfastened by rotating a drive member making contact with all of the p...