Pieter G.

Pieter G. Buning, Yorktown, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080265099	Multi-Functional Annular Fairing for Coupling Launch Abort Motor to Space Vehicle - An annular fairing having aerodynamic, thermal, structural and acoustic attributes couples a launch abort motor to a space vehicle having a payload of concern mounted on top of a rocket propulsion system. A first end of the annular fairing is fixedly attached to the launch abort motor while a second end of the annular fairing is attached in a releasable fashion to an aft region of the payload. The annular fairing increases in diameter between its first and second ends.	10-30-2008

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080310846	FREQUENCY MODULATED BURST MODE TRANSMITTER - The present invention is directed towards a frequency modulated burst mode optical transmitter and systems and methods related thereto. Reverse electrical signals are used to frequency modulate a carrier signal. A carrier detect circuit checks for the presence of a subcarrier signal in received reverse electrical signals. When a subcarrier signal is detected, a laser is turned on and the frequency modulated carrier signal is used to intensity modulate the laser to provide an optical signal. In the absence of a subcarrier signal, the laser is turned off and no optical signals are transmitted. By operating in a burst mode, resources are conserved as optical signals are transmitted only when content-carrying reverse electrical signals are received. A delay circuit may be included to prevent loss of any signal information	12-18-2008