US PATENT SUBCLASS 244 / 167
.~.~ By gravity gradient

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244 /   HD   AERONAUTICS

158 R  DF  SPACECRAFT {6}
164  DF  .~ Attitude control {7}
167.~.~ By gravity gradient

DEFINITION

Classification: 244/167

(under subclass 164) Apparatus provided with means utilizing gravitational force to dampen spin or other undesired movement for stabilizing and/or maintaining the machine or structure either in a desired attitude, per se, or with respect to a celestial body.

(1) Note. Despin weights for space craft are considered proper subject matter for classification here.