Inventor
Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Frosch
Inventor
La Canada, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 215 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
Y10Sprimary
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests7%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution5%
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties4%
H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials3%
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation3%
H04BTransmission3%
C08GMacromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds3%
C01BNon-metallic elements2%
B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry2%
PatentTitleYear
5,492,571'Thermomagnetic encoding method and articles'19964,385,113'Rapid, quantitative determination of bacteria in water'19834,380,046'Massively parallel processor computer'19834,371,873'Clutter free synthetic aperture radar correlator'19834,355,896'Cloud cover sensor'19824,355,311'Multibeam single frequency synthetic aperture radar processor for imaging separate range swaths'19824,346,595'CAT Altitude avoidance system'19824,347,613'Method and apparatus for convection control of metallic halide vapor density in a metallic halide laser'19824,343,772'Thermal reactor'19824,341,925'Random digital encryption secure communication system'19824,340,318'Mechanical end joint system for structural column elements'19824,340,425'NiCrAl ternary alloy having improved cyclic oxidation resistance'19824,338,516'Optical crystal temperature gauge with fiber optic connections'19824,338,568'Method and device for detection of a substance'19824,336,616'Discriminator aided phase lock acquisition for suppressed carrier signals'19824,332,441'Coherently pulsed laser source'19824,331,873'Photocapacitive image converter'19824,330,572'Method for repair of thin glass coatings'19824,328,464'High power metallic halide laser'19824,327,437'Reconfiguring redundancy management'19824,321,099'Method of fabricating Schottky barrier solar cell'19824,321,299'Strong thin membrane structure for use as solar sail comprising substrate with reflective coating on one surface and an infra red emissivity increasing coating on the other surface'19824,320,397'Echo tracker/range finder for radars and sonars'19824,320,290'Constant magnification optical tracking system'19824,316,035'Preparation of perfluorinated 1,2,4-oxadiazoles'19824,315,266'Spiral slotted phased antenna array'19824,314,984'Thermochemical generation of hydrogen'19824,313,443'Pocket ECG electrode'19824,311,615'Electrically conductive palladium containing polyimide films'19824,311,870'Efficiency of silicon solar cells containing chromium'19824,311,057'Hermetic seal for a shaft'19824,310,132'Fuselage structure using advanced technology fiber reinforced composites'19824,308,309'Adjustable high emittance gap filler'19814,307,575'Automotive absorption air conditioner utilizing solar and motor waste heat'19814,308,541'Antenna feed system for receiving circular polarization and transmitting linear polarization'19814,307,024'1,1,1-Triaryl-2,2,2-trifluoroethanes and process for their synthesis'19814,303,961'Use of glow discharge in fluidized beds'19814,302,734'Microwave switching power divider'19814,301,740'Suspension system for a wheel rolling on a flat track'19814,300,159'Scanner'19814,300,106'Large volume multiple-path nuclear pumped laser'19814,295,140'Faraday rotation measurement method and apparatus'19814,295,111'Low temperature latching solenoid'19814,291,887'Modified face seal for positive film stiffness'19814,292,634'Real-time multiple-look synthetic aperture radar processor for spacecraft applications'19814,290,612'Surface conforming thermal/pressure seal'19814,290,779'Solar heated fluidized bed gasification system'19814,288,585'Carboranylcyclotriphosphazenes and their polymers'19814,287,838'Fluidized bed coal combustion reactor'19814,287,606'Fiber optic transmission line stabilization apparatus and method'19814,287,518'Cavity-backed, micro-strip dipole antenna array'19814,286,209'Small conductive particle sensor'19814,284,682'Heat sealable, flame and abrasion resistant coated fabric'19814,284,461'Aluminum ion-containing polyimide adhesives'19814,282,525'Microwave limb sounder'19814,281,102'Tackifier for addition polyimides containing monoethylphthalate'19814,280,689'Head for high speed spinner having a vacuum chuck'19814,280,141'Time delay and integration detectors using charge transfer devices'19814,279,632'Method and apparatus for producing concentric hollow spheres'19814,279,906'Indomethacin-antihistamine combination for gastric ulceration control'19814,278,830'Schottky barrier solar cell'19814,279,018'PN Lock indicator for dithered PN code tracking loop'19814,278,978'Baseband signal combiner for large aperture antenna array'19814,278,351'Interferometer'19814,277,402'Synthesis of polyformals'19814,276,344'Phosphorus-containing bisimide resins'19814,276,403'Process for the preparation of polycarboranylphosphazenes'19814,276,588'Push-pull converter with energy saving circuit for protecting switching transistors from peak power stress'19814,275,317'Pulse switching for high energy lasers'19814,273,304'Cooling system for high speed aircraft'19814,270,984'Catalyst surfaces for the chromous/chromic REDOX couple'19814,270,539'Urine collection apparatus'19814,269,640'Precision heat forming of tetrafluoroethylene tubing'19814,269,787'Bifunctional monomers having terminal oxime and cyano or amidine groups'19814,264,908'Adaptive polarization separation'19814,263,112'Cell and method for electrolysis of water and anode therefor'19814,261,537'Velocity vector control system augmented with direct lift control'19814,262,080'Method for applying photographic resist to otherwise incompatible substrates'19814,261,349'Spine immobilization apparatus'19814,262,258'CCD Correlated quadruple sampling processor'19814,262,259'Low current linearization of magnetic amplifier for DC transducer'19814,259,825'Foldable beam'19814,260,166'Self-stabilizing radial face seal'19814,260,187'Terminal guidance sensor system'19814,258,366'Multifrequency broadband polarized horn antenna'19814,255,929'Hot gas engine with dual crankshafts'19814,253,769'Stark effect spectrophone for continuous absorption spectra monitoring'19814,252,440'Photomechanical transducer'19814,249,116'Controller for computer control of brushless DC motors'19814,246,901'Urine collection device'19814,245,956'Compensating linkage for main rotor control'19814,245,288'Elimination of current spikes in buck power converters'19814,244,215'Autonomous navigation system'19814,245,085'1,2,4-Oxadiazole elastomers'19814,243,327'Double-beam optical method and apparatus for measuring thermal diffusivity and other molecular dynamic processes in utilizing the transient thermal lens effect'19814,243,323'Interferometer'19814,242,553'Apparatus for use in the production of ribbon-shaped crystals from a silicon melt'19804,242,498'Process for the preparation of fluorine containing crosslinked elastomeric polytriazine and product so produced'19804,241,312'Self-calibrating threshold detector'19804,240,256'Phase-angle controller for stirling engines'19804,238,911'Telescoping columns'19804,239,057'Pressure control valve'19804,236,383'Solar energy receiver for a Stirling engine'19804,235,060'Installing fiber insulation'19804,234,715'Perfluoroalkyl polytriazines containing pendent iododifluoromethyl groups'19804,234,971'Precise RF timing signal distribution to remote stations'19804,234,258'Stark cell optoacoustic detection of constituent gases in sample'19804,228,656'Power control for hot gas engines'19804,229,182'Recovery of aluminum from composite propellants'19804,226,475'Underground mineral extraction'19804,227,096'Microwave integrated circuit for Josephson voltage standards'19804,225,102'Aerodynamic side-force alleviator means'19804,222,098'Base drive for paralleled inverter systems'19804,221,005'Pseudonoise code tracking loop'19804,219,926'Method and apparatus for fabricating improved solar cell modules'19804,218,941'Method and tool for machining a transverse slot about a bore'19804,219,027'Subcutaneous electrode structure'19804,219,107'Speed control device for a heavy duty shaft'19804,219,084'Fire extinguishing apparatus having a slidable mass for a penetrator nozzle'19804,218,892'Low cost cryostat'19804,218,650'Apparatus for measuring semiconductor device resistance'19804,218,685'Coaxial phased array antenna'19804,218,682'Multiple band circularly polarized microstrip antenna'19804,217,165'Method of growing a ribbon crystal particularly suited for facilitating automated control of ribbon width'19804,216,542'Method and apparatus for quadriphase-shift-key and linear phase modulation'19804,216,186'Means for growing ribbon crystals without subjecting the crystals to thermal shock-induced strains'19804,215,273'Multispectral scanner optical system'19804,215,327'Support assembly for cryogenically coolable low-noise choked waveguide'19804,215,345'Interferometric locating system'19804,213,684'System for forming a quadrifid image comprising angularly related fields of view of a three dimensional object'19804,213,064'Redundant operation of counter modules'19804,212,690'Heat treat fixture and method of heat treating'19804,213,051'Dual acting slit control mechanism'19804,212,297'Micro-fluid exchange coupling apparatus'19804,210,474'Silicone containing solid propellant'19804,205,229'Cooled echelle grating spectrometer'19804,204,037'Method and automated apparatus for detecting coliform organisms'19804,204,154'Portable device for use in starting air-start units for aircraft and having cable lead testing capability'19804,201,622'Method of mitigating titanium impurities effects in p-type silicon material for solar cells'19804,199,764'Dual band combiner for horn antenna'19804,198,792'Chelate-modified polymers for atmospheric gas chromatography'19804,198,209'Process for the leaching of AP from propellant'19804,195,666'Quartz ball valve'19804,195,279'Attaching of strain gages to substrates'19804,193,693'Velocity servo for continuous scan Fourier interference spectrometer'19804,194,115'Method and means for helium/hydrogen ratio measurement by alpha scattering'19804,193,388'Portable heatable container'19804,193,435'Floating nut retention system'19804,192,910'Catalyst surfaces for the chromous/chromic redox couple'19804,191,159'System for slicing silicon wafers'19804,189,675'Satellite personal communications system'19804,188,368'Method of producing silicon'19804,187,470'Dielectric-loaded waveguide circulator for cryogenically cooled and cascaded maser waveguide structures'19804,187,506'Microwave power transmission beam safety system'19804,185,493'Viscosity measuring instrument'19804,186,347'Radio frequency arraying method for receivers'19804,184,368'Oceanic wave measurement system'19804,185,164'Voltage feed through apparatus having reduced partial discharge'19804,184,021'Ambient cure polyimide foams prepared from aromatic polyisocyanates, aromatic polycarboxylic compounds, furfuryl alcohol, and a strong inorganic acid'19804,181,440'Over-under double-pass interferometer'19804,181,589'Method for separating biological cells'19804,178,100'Distributed-switch Dicke radiometers'19794,176,007'Method and apparatus for eliminating luminol interference material'19794,173,820'Method for forming a solar array strip'19794,172,883'Method of purifying metallurgical grade silicon employing reduced presure atmospheric control'19794,172,786'Ozonation of cooling tower waters'19794,173,001'Laser apparatus'19794,172,228'Method for analyzing radiation sensitivity of integrated circuits'19794,170,776'System for near real-time crustal deformation monitoring'19794,169,129'Sodium storage and injection system'19794,168,718'Passive propellant system'19794,165,460'Coal-rock interface detector'19794,163,678'Solar cell with improved N-region contact and method of forming the same'19794,162,928'Solar cell module'19794,161,661'System for automatically switching transformer coupled lines'19794,160,508'Controller arm for a remotely related slave arm'19794,160,601'Biocontamination and particulate detection system'19794,160,254'Microwave dichroic plate'19794,158,895'Prosthesis coupling'19794,158,775'High resolution threshold photoelectron spectroscopy by electron attachment'19794,158,583'High performance ammonium nitrate propellant'19794,153,818'Telephone multiline signaling using common signal pair'19794,153,476'Double-sided solar cell package'19794,152,194'Growth of silicon carbide crystals on a seed while pulling silicon crystals from a melt'19794,151,086'Fluid sample collection and distribution system'19794,150,425'Module failure isolation circuit for paralleled inverters'19794,149,423'High-temperature microphone system'19794,149,278'Compact artificial hand'19794,149,665'Bonding machine for forming a solar array strip'19794,149,034'Resolution enhanced sound detecting apparatus'19794,148,962'Fibrous refractory composite insulation'19794,149,233'Circuit for automatic load sharing in parallel converter modules'19794,147,980'Redundant RF system for space application'19794,146,180'Retractable environmental seal'19794,145,524'Preparation of heterocyclic block copolymer from perfluoroalkylene oxide .alpha., .omega.-diamidoximes'19794,141,219'Method and turbine for extracting kinetic energy from a stream of two-phase fluid'19794,139,291'System and method for obtaining wide screen Schlieren photographs'19794,139,862'Interactive color display for multispectral imagery using correlation clustering'19794,135,367'Thermal energy transformer'19794,134,447'Thermal compensator for closed-cycle helium refrigerator'19794,133,697'Solar array strip and a method for forming the same'19794,132,989'Azimuth correlator for real-time synthetic aperture radar image processing'19794,131,336'Primary reflector for solar energy collection systems'19784,130,471'Microelectrophoretic apparatus and process'19784,129,357'Partial polarizer filter'19784,128,814'External bulb variable volume maser'19784,123,355'Simultaneous treatment of SO.sub.2 containing stack gases and waste water'19784,122,383'Method and apparatus for measuring minority carrier lifetimes and bulk diffusion length in P-N junction solar cells'19784,122,454'Conical scan tracking system employing a large antenna'19784,119,926'Apparatus and method for stabilized phase detection for binary signal tracking loops'19784,118,014'Vehicular impact absorption system'19784,105,517'Solar photolysis of water'19784,101,644'Process for the preparation of calcium superoxide'19784,101,195'Anastigmatic three-mirror telescope'19784,088,312'Variable contour securing system'1978Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1978–1983Patents assigned to NASA (199)· patent assignee history
1978–1982Based in La Canada, CA, US· patent location history
1978–1983Based in Pasadena, CA, US· patent location history
1979–1982Patents assigned to ROSSER ROBERT W (7)· patent assignee history
1979–1981Patents assigned to NAGANO SATOSHI (4)· patent assignee history
1979–1982Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
1979–1981Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
1980–1981Patents assigned to FROSCH ROBERT A (12)· patent assignee history
1980–1981Based in Glendale, CA, US· patent location history
1981Patents assigned to ETSION IZHAK (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| NASA | 199 | 1978–1983 |
| FROSCH ROBERT Aself | 12 | 1980–1981 |
| ROSSER ROBERT W | 7 | 1979–1982 |
| NAGANO SATOSHI | 4 | 1979–1981 |
| ETSION IZHAK | 2 | 1981 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| La Canada, California, US | 16 | 1978–1982 |
| Pasadena, California, US | 15 | 1978–1983 |
| San Jose, California, US | 10 | 1979–1982 |
| Glendale, California, US | 7 | 1980–1981 |
| Los Angeles, California, US | 6 | 1979–1981 |