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Exploration method, exploration system, space probe, hydrogen suppl...
Patent number
12,325,539
Issue date
Jun 10, 2025
ISPACE, INC.
Takeshi Hakamada
C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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Patent Grant
System for extracting water from lunar regolith and associated method
Patent number
12,305,514
Issue date
May 20, 2025
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip Metzger
B04 - CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL...
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Patent Grant
Hybrid solar thermal and chemical vehicle configurations for space...
Patent number
12,297,792
Issue date
May 13, 2025
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Debris clearing rover
Patent number
12,247,487
Issue date
Mar 11, 2025
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost fo...
Patent number
12,203,371
Issue date
Jan 21, 2025
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Cryogen chamber with adsorber
Patent number
12,186,699
Issue date
Jan 7, 2025
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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Gas mining cover arrangement
Patent number
12,091,973
Issue date
Sep 17, 2024
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Grant
System for extracting water from lunar regolith and associated method
Patent number
12,071,851
Issue date
Aug 27, 2024
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip Metzger
B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES O...
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Patent Grant
Gas collection system
Patent number
12,066,252
Issue date
Aug 20, 2024
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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Soil disrupting system
Patent number
12,044,126
Issue date
Jul 23, 2024
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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System and method for space resource mining and maneuvering
Patent number
12,031,434
Issue date
Jul 9, 2024
Lunar Resources, Inc.
Robert B. Adams
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost
Patent number
12,025,006
Issue date
Jul 2, 2024
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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Atmospheric asteroid miner/packager
Patent number
11,952,898
Issue date
Apr 9, 2024
Joshua Thomas Boyle
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Low-power microwave coring machine suitable for lunar rocks and met...
Patent number
11,913,336
Issue date
Feb 27, 2024
Northeastern University
Xiating Feng
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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System and method of extracting and collecting water from a regolith
Patent number
11,905,833
Issue date
Feb 20, 2024
Colorado School of Mines
George F. Sowers
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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System for extracting water from lunar regolith and associated method
Patent number
11,891,896
Issue date
Feb 6, 2024
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip Metzger
B04 - CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL...
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Rocket mining system, subsystems, components and methods
Patent number
11,852,016
Issue date
Dec 26, 2023
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Matthew Kuhns
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Lunar excavation and projectile transport systems and methods
Patent number
11,828,178
Issue date
Nov 28, 2023
Oshkosh Corporation
Annelise Kotenberg
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Moon-based in-situ condition-preserved coring multi-stage large-dep...
Patent number
11,821,274
Issue date
Nov 21, 2023
Shenzhen University
Heping Xie
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Modular artificial-gravity orbital refinery spacecraft
Patent number
11,738,891
Issue date
Aug 29, 2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA.
Gregory Allen Dorais
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost fo...
Patent number
11,725,513
Issue date
Aug 15, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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System for extracting water from lunar regolith and associated method
Patent number
11,719,100
Issue date
Aug 8, 2023
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip Metzger
B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES O...
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Exploration method, exploration system, probe, hydrogen supply meth...
Patent number
11,661,218
Issue date
May 30, 2023
ISPACE, INC.
Takeshi Hakamada
C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
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Optics and structure for space applications
Patent number
11,643,930
Issue date
May 9, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
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Patent Grant
Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost
Patent number
11,566,521
Issue date
Jan 31, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Grant
Rotating self-drilling device for extraterrestrial objects
Patent number
11,306,587
Issue date
Apr 19, 2022
Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinguo Liu
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Optics and structure for space applications
Patent number
11,280,194
Issue date
Mar 22, 2022
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel Sercel
F24 - HEATING RANGES VENTILATING
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Spacecraft high tensile fabric barrier for hot re-entry gases
Patent number
11,260,995
Issue date
Mar 1, 2022
The Boeing Company
Mitchell C. Bland
B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost fo...
Patent number
11,143,026
Issue date
Oct 12, 2021
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Grant
Optics and structure for space applications
Patent number
11,085,669
Issue date
Aug 10, 2021
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Patents Applications
last 30 patents
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Patent Application
SOIL DISRUPTING SYSTEM
Publication number
20250179918
Publication date
Jun 5, 2025
LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC
Chris Salvino
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST
Publication number
20250092785
Publication date
Mar 20, 2025
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information
Patent Application
DEBRIS CLEARING ROVER
Publication number
20250043683
Publication date
Feb 6, 2025
Chris Salvino
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
Solar Cells Incorporating FeOx Thin-Films
Publication number
20240405143
Publication date
Dec 5, 2024
Blue Origin, LLC
Jeong Chul Lee
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM LUNAR REGOLITH AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Publication number
20240301794
Publication date
Sep 12, 2024
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip METZGER
B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES O...
Information
Patent Application
EXPLORATION METHOD, EXPLORATION SYSTEM, SPACE PROBE, HYDROGEN SUPPL...
Publication number
20240262539
Publication date
Aug 8, 2024
ispace, inc.
Takeshi HAKAMADA
C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES APPARATUS THEREFOR
Information
Patent Application
Lunar Regolith Processing System for Mining and Beneficiation
Publication number
20240200447
Publication date
Jun 20, 2024
Interlune Corporation
Gary LAI
C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Patent Application
Atmospheric Asteroid Miner/Packager
Publication number
20240044250
Publication date
Feb 8, 2024
Joshua Thomas Boyle
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
LUNAR WATER COLLECTION DEVICE
Publication number
20240035379
Publication date
Feb 1, 2024
Blue Origin, LLC
Emmanuel John Grillos
B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST FO...
Publication number
20230399946
Publication date
Dec 14, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
OPTICS AND STRUCTURE FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
Publication number
20230383650
Publication date
Nov 30, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
ROCKET MINING SYSTEM, SUBSYSTEMS, COMPONENTS AND METHODS
Publication number
20230304403
Publication date
Sep 28, 2023
ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Matthew Kuhns
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM LUNAR REGOLITH AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Publication number
20230287790
Publication date
Sep 14, 2023
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip METZGER
B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES O...
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST
Publication number
20230279776
Publication date
Sep 7, 2023
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM LUNAR REGOLITH AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Publication number
20230265759
Publication date
Aug 24, 2023
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip METZGER
B04 - CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL...
Information
Patent Application
Lunar excavation and projectile transport systems and methods
Publication number
20220403740
Publication date
Dec 22, 2022
Oshkosh Corporation
Annelise Kotenberg
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
LOW-POWER MICROWAVE CORING MACHINE SUITABLE FOR LUNAR ROCKS AND MET...
Publication number
20220364467
Publication date
Nov 17, 2022
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Xiating FENG
H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Patent Application
HYBRID SOLAR THERMAL AND CHEMICAL VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS FOR SPACE...
Publication number
20220290635
Publication date
Sep 15, 2022
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
OPTICS AND STRUCTURE FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
Publication number
20220186618
Publication date
Jun 16, 2022
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST
Publication number
20220090500
Publication date
Mar 24, 2022
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST FO...
Publication number
20220082019
Publication date
Mar 17, 2022
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Patent Application
SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM LUNAR REGOLITH AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Publication number
20210404338
Publication date
Dec 30, 2021
University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Philip METZGER
B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES O...
Information
Patent Application
Nuclear power heavy construction, mining and processing apparatus t...
Publication number
20210310353
Publication date
Oct 7, 2021
John Aylmer
C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
Publication number
20210114219
Publication date
Apr 22, 2021
Off-World, Inc.
James Keravala
G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Patent Application
ROTATING SELF-DRILLING DEVICE FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL OBJECTS
Publication number
20210040846
Publication date
Feb 11, 2021
Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinguo LIU
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
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Patent Application
OPTICS AND STRUCTURE FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS
Publication number
20210033309
Publication date
Feb 4, 2021
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIANT GAS DYNAMIC MINING OF PERMAFROST FO...
Publication number
20200240267
Publication date
Jul 30, 2020
Trans Astronautica Corporation
Joel C. Sercel
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
Spacecraft High Tensile Fabric Barrier for Hot Re-Entry Gases
Publication number
20200130867
Publication date
Apr 30, 2020
The Boeing Company
Mitchell C. Bland
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EXTRACTING AND COLLECTING WATER FROM A REGOLITH
Publication number
20190271228
Publication date
Sep 5, 2019
Colorado School Of Mines
George F. Sowers
E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information
Patent Application
ASTEROID MINING SYSTEMS FACILITATED BY COSMIC RAY AND MUON-CATALYZE...
Publication number
20190172598
Publication date
Jun 6, 2019
Jerome Drexler
B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS