With our many on-going research programs at ASTER Labs, Inc., covering a wide variety of aerospace-related topics, we have generated and been granted United States and world-wide patents for our ideas.

Below is a listing of several of our important pieces of intellectual property.

Spacecraft Navigation Using X-ray Sources Related Patents

1. •“Navigational System and Method Utilizing Sources of Pulsed Celestial Radiation”, Suneel I. Sheikh, Darryll J. Pines, Kent S. Wood, Paul S. Ray, and Michael N. Lovellette, U.S. Patent No. 7,197,381 (27 March 2007).
   

Global Positioning System Related Patents

1. •“GPS Receiver Fault Detection Method and System”, Brian W. Schipper, Suneel I. Sheikh, and Lawrence C. Vallot,  U.S. Patent No. 6,114,988 (5 September 2000).
   
   

2. •“Attitude Determination Method and System”, Suneel I. Sheikh, Lawrence C. Vallot, and Brian W. Schipper, U.S. Patent No. 6,088,653 (11 July 2000).
   
   

3. •“GPS Multipath Detection Method and System”, B.W. Schipper, S.I. Sheikh, and L.C. Vallot, U.S. Patent No. 5,917,445 (29 June 1999).