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Leonard D. Vance
Also filed as: VANCE LEONARD · VANCE LEONARD D · VANCE LEONARD DEAN
8 granted patents·1 pending application·79 citations·filing 2008–2023
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9 records- 0192US8294073B1High angular rate imaging system and related techniquesVANCE LEONARD DEAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 23, 2012·35 cites·18 claims
- 0283US8629387B2Multi-layer sensor chip assembly and method for imaging generating image data with a frame-sum mode and a time-delay integration modePFLIBSEN KENT P·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·11 cites·18 claims
- 0380US8783622B2Methods and apparatus for a grappling deviceVANCE LEONARD D·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·12 cites·9 claims
- 0474US8240611B2Retro-geo spinning satellite utilizing time delay integration (TDI) for geosynchronous surveillanceVANCE LEONARD D·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·10 cites·24 claims
- 0570US11368212B2Laser beam for external position control and traffic management of on-orbit satellitesUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·3 cites·17 claims
- 0668US8825399B2System and method of passive and autonomous navigation of space vehicles using an extended Kalman filterVANCE LEONARD D·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 2, 2014·7 cites·16 claims
- 0759US9243914B2Correction of navigation position estimate based on the geometry of passively measured and estimated bearings to near earth objects (NEOS)RAYTHEON CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 0852US12473102B2Satellite system with orbital debris avoidanceUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 0943US2025257721A1Shape memory alloy tether systemUNIV ARIZONA·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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