DOUGLAS PEREYDA
Pilots at Hershner Dr, Los Gatos, CA

5743492, Apr 28, 1998

Aug 4, 1995

8/511170

Allan L. Chan - Pleasanton CA
Robert M. Heath - Sunnyvale CA
Steven D. Mettler - Santa Clara CA
Chau N. Pham - Milpitas CA
Douglas B. Pereyda - Los Gatos CA
Robert J. MacDonald - San Jose CA
Kenneth W. Epstein - San Jose CA
David P. Kennon - Saratoga CA

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B64G 122, B64F 104

2441182

A launch vehicle payload housing and assembly joint for a launch vehicle, the housing comprising a shroud having first and second shell sections, and a frusto-conical payload adapter mounted in the shroud. The shell sections are connected together to form a housing. A peripherally extending explosive seam and a pair of longitudinally extending explosive seams hold the shell sections together. Each seam comprises a plurality of seam elements which include a pair of brackets attached to opposed ends of those parts of the shell abutting the longitudinally and peripherally extending seams. The brackets are spaced from one another to define a cavity. The cavity accommodates a deformable tube which houses explosive material in the form of an explosive cord. Detonation of the explosive material causes the shell sections to separate from one another. Longitudinally acting thrustor springs and transverse acting assistor springs urge the shell sections apart to pivot about hinges between the shell sections and a base ring.

5529264, Jun 25, 1996

Feb 18, 1994

8/198818

Ernest R. Bedegrew - Santa Cruz CA
Allan L. Chan - Pleasanton CA
James J. Connors - Santa Clara CA
Donald E. Damon - Danville CA
Kenneth W. Epstein - San Jose CA
Daniel H. Hada - Cupertino CA
Robert M. Heath - Sunnyvale CA
Michael B. Prewitt - San Jose CA
David L. Sutphin - Saratoga CA
Edward W. Szeto - Fremont CA
Howard D. Trudeau - Cupertino CA
Michael J. Vogel - Sunnyvale CA
Michael Wong - Santa Cruz CA
Larry Y. Hsu - Fremont CA
David P. Kennon - Saratoga CA
Robert J. MacDonald - San Jose CA
Steven D. Mettler - Santa Clara CA
Gene S. Ogden - Sunnyvale CA
Douglas B. Pereyda - Los Gatos CA
Chau N. Pham - Milpitas CA

Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

B64G 122, B64F 104

2441182

A launch vehicle system includes at least one primary solid fuel motor, a shroud for housing a payload and an attitude control system. The attitude control system is connected intermediate the primary solid fuel motor and the shroud. It has a circular outer wall and liquid fuel motors for exerting thrust along a longitudinal axis of the rocket system, and for controlling pitch, roll and yaw of the shroud. The attitude control system includes a support structure defining three pairs of fuel tank supporting zones, each zone having laterally extending supporting brackets connected to the outer wall. The attitude control system also includes connecting tubing for connecting outlets of sets of fuel tanks consisting of one, two and three pairs of fuel tanks to the liquid fuel motors.

5850989, Dec 22, 1998

Aug 4, 1995

8/511345

Howard D. Trudeau - Cupertino CA
David L. Sutphin - Saratoga CA
Donald E. Damon - Danville CA
Ernest R. Bedegrew - Santa Cruz CA
Filamon T. Cabrera - Santa Cruz CA
Douglas B. Pereyda - Los Gatos CA
Robert J. MacDonald - San Jose CA
Daniel H. Hada - Cupertino CA
Frank C. Havens - Cupertino CA
Allan R. Tomasek - Georgetown TX
Lee O. Taylor - Austin TX
Larry W. Edwards - Austin TX

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B64F 104, B64F 110, B64F 112, F41F 304

244 63

A method and a system of assembling a launch vehicle vertically on an aboveground platform are presented in the present invention. The method of the present invention enables a rapid assembly of the launch vehicle; thus substantially reducing the final cost of the launch vehicle. The system of the present invention includes a plurality of specially designed tools that enable the rapid assembly of the launch vehicle.

5816539, Oct 6, 1998

Aug 4, 1995

8/511346

Allan L. Chan - Pleasanton CA
James J. Connors - Santa Clara CA
Kenneth W. Epstein - San Jose CA
Robert M. Heath - Sunnyvale CA
Gene Spencer Ogden - Sunnyvale CA
Michael B. Prewitt - San Jose CA
Michael Wong - Santa Cruz CA
Edward W. Szeto - Fremont CA
David P. Kennon - Saratoga CA
Michael J. Vogel - Sunnyvale CA
Larry Y. Hsu - Fremont CA
Daniel H. Hada - Cupertino CA
Douglas B. Pereyda - Los Gatos CA
Robert J. MacDonald - San Jose CA

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

B64G 0140, B64G 0142, F02K 0900, B64D 3704

244172

An orbital assist module and an interstage for a launch vehicle. The orbital assist module includes a cylindrical outer wall and a support structure secured to an inner surface of the cylindrical outer wall. The support structure defines a plurality of fuel tank supporting zones, at least one of the zones supporting a fuel tank by means of securing formations. A plurality of nozzles are connected to the fuel tanks by means of fuel lines and a plurality of valves are mounted in the fuel lines. The interstage comprises a cylinder having a leading and a trailing end and an explosive connector at the leading end for connecting the interstage to a trailing end of a launch vehicle motor. A connecting bracket is secured to the trailing end of the cylinder for connecting a second launch vehicle motor to the cylinder.