INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Architecture Designed to Connect

Our hardware language centers on connection: components that carry forward, combine, and form the basis for scalable orbital systems.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PORTFOLIO

Fifteen provisional applications, one connected architecture.

Hitchhiker Orbital has filed 15 U.S. provisional patent applications assigned to the company, spanning modular space structures, docking interfaces, autonomous operations, and advanced composite manufacturing. Provisional applications establish U.S. priority dates; no patents have issued yet.

Advanced Structural Materials & Shielding

Next-generation composite panels, thermal management, and orbital impact protection systems.

Rail Systems — U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 64/160,779 & 64/160,657
Catcher & Thermoplastic Fiber Process — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/159,969
Composite Isogrid Shield Panels — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/160,129

Common Client Connector (CCC)

Standardized multi-domain interfaces for autonomous docking, power, data transfer, and structural mating.

Trust-Domain Connector — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/118,244
Hybrid Latch Capture Mechanism — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/119,090
Multi-Domain Smart Connector — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/119,088
Array Docking Force Measurement — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/119,087

Precision Thermal Metrology

Autonomous high-temperature calibration systems for space-based manufacturing and materials processing.

Fixed-Point Metal Transition Detection Metrology — U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/997,230
Vacuum Pressure Casting & Embedded Electrode Manufacturing — U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/997,232
Autonomous Orbital Metrology & High-Temp Calibration — U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/997,218
Sealed-Gas Pressure & Slow-Ramp Characterization Metrology — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/136,218

Habitat Architecture & Spacecraft Deployment

Expandable habitats, payload hosting, and autonomous deployable structures.

Hybrid Rigid-Inflatable Module — U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/950,055
Standardized Modular System — U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/950,160
Orthogonal Boom Assembly — U.S. Provisional Application No. 64/145,521