Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,364,046 · App. 07/839,996
Automatic compliant capture and docking mechanism for spacecraft
Inventors:
Michael E. Dobbs, Peter Tchoryk, Jr., Donald B. Jones
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 15, 1994
Filed: Feb 24, 1992
Inventors
Michael E. Dobbs
Peter Tchoryk, Jr.
Donald B. Jones
Assignee (at issue)
Environmental Research Institute
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