Jerry B Goodro
Engineers in Salt Lake City, UT
License number
Utah 263328-2202
Issued Date
Jul 13, 1993
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2009
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Salt Lake City, UT
Professional information
Apparatus For Load Transfer Between Aerospace Vehicle Components, Aerospace Vehicles Including Same, And Method Of Attachment Of Aerospace Vehicle Components
US Patent:
2003009, May 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov 29, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/997642
Inventors:
Jerry Goodro - Murray UT, US
Thomas Higgs - Kaysville UT, US
Thomas Higgs - Kaysville UT, US
International Classification:
B64G001/42, B64G001/40
US Classification:
244/172000
Abstract:
A coupling apparatus and method of attaching a booster rocket motor to a core rocket vehicle and transferring thrust load therebetween. The coupling apparatus includes a load transfer structure configured for substantial point load attachment to the core rocket vehicle and at least one load acceptance structure for load distributing attachment to the booster rocket motor. A variable cross section structural member couples the load acceptance structure and the load transfer structure and may include a varied transverse cross section I-beam. The cross section of the I-beam may be varied according to height, width or thickness of one or more of its members as it extends between the load acceptance and load transfer structures. One or more of such apparatus may be used to couple a single booster rocket motor to a core rocket vehicle.