US Patent Issued to PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS on April 14 for "Mobile robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,501, issued on April 14, was assigned to PRINCETON SATELLITE SYSTEMS INC. (Plainsboro, N.J.).

"Mobile robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control" was invented by Michael Paluszek (Plainsboro, N.J.), Stephanie Thomas (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Christopher Galea (Plainsboro, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention implement a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for the use of a robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control. In some instances, a panel is attached to the end of a robotic arm. It is positioned, in angle and position, to optimize unloading. The robot arm can move a...