ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,885, issued on June 16, was assigned to Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).
"Method of producing an aluminosilicate reinforced silicone syntactic thermal protection system" was invented by Adam Kopysc (Renton, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques and systems are used to fabricate a thermal protection systems (TPS) for placement on various parts of a structure, such as a spacecraft. The TPS may comprise syntactic foam as a spray-on foam insulation (SOFI), which may be sprayed onto a surface. Alternatively, the TPS may comprise syntactic foam that is applied as preformed panels that are adhered or mechanically ...