Inventor
Neil E. Goodzeit
Inventor
Princeton, NJ, US
Overview
Patents· 64 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
B64Gprimary
B64GCosmonautics79%
H04BTransmission8%
H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials4%
G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings3%
B23PMetal-working not otherwise provided for1%
F02KJet-propulsion plants1%
F28DHeat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact1%
Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use1%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification1%
PatentTitleYear
11,053,029Modular high thermal capacity spacecraft202110,913,551Fault-tolerant scalable high thrust spacecraft propulsion202110,312,998Hybrid communications assembly for spacecraft201910,183,765Thruster arrangement for geosynchronous orbit spacecraft20199,669,948'Side-by-side dual-launch arrangement with improved payload compatibility'20179,296,494'Thruster orbit control method and configuration'20169,170,105'System and method for improved accuracy gyro rate sensing'20159,114,890'Thruster orbit control method and configuration'20158,967,547'Spacecraft east-west radiator assembly'20158,960,608'Deployable radiator having an increased view factor'20158,714,492'Non-interfering deployable radiator arrangement for geo spacecraft'20148,583,371'Autonomous gyro temperature calibration'20138,371,534'System for isolating vibration among a plurality of instruments'20138,123,173'Attitude and antenna steering system and method for spacecraft'20128,113,468'Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster'20128,019,493'Spacecraft thruster torque feedforward calibration system'20117,988,097'Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster'20117,957,854'Active vibration damping (AVD) system for precision pointing spacecraft'20117,946,533'Optimized land mobile satellite system for North American coverage'20117,917,256'Active vibration damping (AVD) system for precision pointing spacecraft'20117,860,617'Geosynchronous spacecraft autonomous navigation'20107,835,826'Attitude determination system for yaw-steering spacecraft'20107,832,688'Optimized land mobile satellite configuration and steering'20107,762,498'Enhanced high-efficiency spacecraft propulsion system'20107,669,803'Optimized land mobile satellite system for north american coverage'20107,663,542'Antenna autotrack control system for precision spot beam pointing control'20107,654,490'Precision attitude control system for gimbaled thruster'20107,624,948'Optimized land mobile satellite configuration and steering method'20097,489,271'Optimized receive antenna and system for precision GPS-at-GEO navigation'20097,464,898'Precision thrust/sun tracking attitude control system for gimbaled thruster'20087,376,496'Spacecraft magnetic momentum control system'20087,357,356'Attitude and antenna steering system for geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) spacecraft'20087,270,302'Scalable thermal control system for spacecraft mounted instrumentation'20077,246,775'System and method of substantially autonomous geosynchronous time-optimal orbit transfer'20077,104,506'Spacecraft disturbance trimming system'20067,053,828'Systems and methods for correcting thermal distortion pointing errors'20067,051,980'Efficient orbit sparing system for space vehicle constellations'20066,908,064'High-efficiency REA optimized stationkeeping'20056,883,757'System and method for increasing the roll offset operating range for a spacecraft'20056,851,651'Constellation of spacecraft, and broadcasting method using said constellation'20056,845,950'System for high efficiency spacecraft orbit transfer'20056,732,977'System for on-orbit correction of spacecraft payload pointing errors'20046,702,234'Fault tolerant attitude control system for zero momentum spacecraft'20046,695,263'System for geosynchronous spacecraft rapid earth reacquisition'20046,637,701'Gimbaled ion thruster arrangement for high efficiency stationkeeping'20036,629,672'Sun sensor alignment compensation system'20036,616,104'Spacecraft configuration and attitude steering method for highly inclined orbit (HIO) communications'20036,600,976'Gyroless control system for zero-momentum three-axis stabilized spacecraft'20036,481,672'Gimbaled thruster control system'20025,984,237'Delta-V targeting system for three-axis controlled spacecraft'19995,806,804'Adaptive harmonic disturbance compensation system'19985,799,904'Temperature control for spacecraft inertial control unit'19985,687,933'Attitude control for spacecraft with movable appendages such as solar panels'19975,646,847'Universal thruster selection logic for spacecraft attitude control'19975,610,820'Minimum propellant, zero momentum spacecraft attitude control system'19975,608,634'Low noise spacecraft body rate sensing arrangement for attitude control'19975,354,016'Pivoted wheel roll control with automatic offset'19945,343,398'Spacecraft roll-yaw compensator with orbit-rate and harmonic bandpass filters'19945,248,118'Spacecraft attitude control system with reaction wheel bearing protection'19935,201,833'Attitude control system with reaction wheel friction compensation'19935,123,617'Spacecraft momentum unloading using controlled magnetic torques'19925,092,543'Spacecraft attitude control with avoidance constraint'19925,058,835'Wheel speed management control system for spacecraft'19915,025,381'Attitude control compensator for flexible spacecraft'1991Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1991–1994Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (8)· patent assignee history
1991–1997Based in East Windsor, NJ, US· patent location history
1997Patents assigned to MARTIN MARIETTA CORP (4)· patent assignee history
1997–2019Based in Princeton, NJ, US· patent location history
1998–2021Patents assigned to LOCKHEED CORP (52)· patent assignee history
2002Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2016Patents assigned to GOODZEIT NEIL E (7)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to WEIGL HARALD J (3)· patent assignee history
2019–2021Based in Woodside, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED CORP | 52 | 1998–2021 |
| GEN ELECTRIC | 8 | 1991–1994 |
| GOODZEIT NEIL Eself | 7 | 2012–2016 |
| MARTIN MARIETTA CORP | 4 | 1997 |
| WEIGL HARALD J | 3 | 2013–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton, New Jersey, US | 50 | 1997–2019 |
| East Windsor, New Jersey, US | 10 | 1991–1997 |
| Woodside, California, US | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Palo Alto, California, US | 1 | 2002 |