Electro-thermal plasma thrusters

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FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIGHTING HEATING WEAPONS BLASTING ENGINES OR PUMPS F03Liquid processing machines F03HPRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR F03H1/00Using plasma to produce a reactive propulsive thrust

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Dual propellant microwave electrothermal propulsion systems
- Patent number 12,044,221
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- Robert Alan Hickman
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Propulsion method based on liquid carbon dioxide phase change and p...
- Patent number 11,858,666
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Zhengshi Chang
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Grant
Pierced waveguide thruster
- Patent number 11,585,331
- Issue date Feb 21, 2023
- MOMENTUS SPACE LLC
- Jason Hummelt
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation
- Patent number 11,527,387
- Issue date Dec 13, 2022
- MOMENTUS SPACE LLC
- Jason Hummelt
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Electrodeless plasma thruster
- Patent number 11,365,016
- Issue date Jun 21, 2022
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Benjamin Longmier
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Converging/diverging magnetic nozzle
- Patent number 11,325,727
- Issue date May 10, 2022
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Benjamin Longmier
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors
- Patent number 11,322,265
- Issue date May 3, 2022
- The Trustees of Princeton University
- Samuel A. Cohen
- G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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Electrothermal radio frequency thruster and components
- Patent number 11,231,023
- Issue date Jan 25, 2022
- PHASE FOUR, INC.
- Mohammed Umair Siddiqui
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Plasma electric propulsion device
- Patent number 11,092,142
- Issue date Aug 17, 2021
- CAPACITOR SCIENCES INCORPORATED
- Pavel Ivan Lazarev
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Plasma production and control device
- Patent number 11,067,065
- Issue date Jul 20, 2021
- PHASE FOUR, INC.
- Mohammed Umair Siddiqui
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors
- Patent number 10,923,236
- Issue date Feb 16, 2021
- The Trustees of Princeton University
- Samuel A. Cohen
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...
Information Patent Grant
Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation
- Patent number 10,910,198
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- MOMENTUS INC.
- Jason Hummelt
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Microwave electrothermal thruster adapted for in-space electrotherm...
- Patent number 10,836,513
- Issue date Nov 17, 2020
- JSW Steel Limited
- Rohan M. Ganapathy
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
In space startup method for nuclear fusion rocket engines
- Patent number 10,811,143
- Issue date Oct 20, 2020
- Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc.
- Michael A. Paluszek
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Control system for a microwave electrothermal thruster
- Patent number 10,753,346
- Issue date Aug 25, 2020
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Daniel R. Sherman
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Electrostatic microthruster
- Patent number 10,219,364
- Issue date Feb 26, 2019
- NXP USA, INC.
- Andrew Paul Dickens
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Electrothermal device for a propulsion system, especially for a tur...
- Patent number 10,047,732
- Issue date Aug 14, 2018
- Xavier Morin
- F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF...
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Electrothermal space thruster heater for decomposable propellants
- Patent number 9,909,574
- Issue date Mar 6, 2018
- CU Aerospace, LLC
- Neil J. Heimanowski
- F05 - INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF...
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus to produce high specific impulse and moderate...
- Patent number 9,822,769
- Issue date Nov 21, 2017
- Princeton Satellite Systems
- Samuel A. Cohen
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Fuel-free spacecraft propelling system based on spatial atomic oxyg...
- Patent number 9,796,487
- Issue date Oct 24, 2017
- Beijing Institute of Spacecraft Environment Engineering
- Zhong Yi
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Reactants sprayed into plasma flow for rocket propulsion
- Patent number 9,505,503
- Issue date Nov 29, 2016
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Larry D. Knauer
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Micro-nozzle thruster
- Patent number 9,410,539
- Issue date Aug 9, 2016
- MICROSPACE RAPID PTE LTD
- Giulio Manzoni
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Chemical-electromagnetic hybrid propeller with variable specific im...
- Patent number 9,394,889
- Issue date Jul 19, 2016
- Beijing Institute of Spacecraft Environment Engineering
- Hua Zhao
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Space thruster using robust microcavity discharge and advanced prop...
- Patent number 9,242,747
- Issue date Jan 26, 2016
- CU Aerospace, LLC
- Rodney L. Burton
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Method and apparatus for small satellite propulsion
- Patent number 9,228,570
- Issue date Jan 5, 2016
- University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Subrata Roy
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Method of enhancing microthruster performance
- Patent number 8,613,188
- Issue date Dec 24, 2013
- Purdue Research Foundation
- William Benjamin Stein
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Plasma source improved with an RF coupling system
- Patent number 8,593,064
- Issue date Nov 26, 2013
- AD Astra Rocket Company
- Franklin Chang Diaz
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Electro-thermal nanoparticle generator
- Patent number 7,454,893
- Issue date Nov 25, 2008
- Stefan H. Bossmann
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket engine
- Patent number 6,334,302
- Issue date Jan 1, 2002
- The United States of America as represented by the administrator of the Natio...
- Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
More efficient RF plasma electric thruster
- Patent number 6,293,090
- Issue date Sep 25, 2001
- New England Space Works, Inc.
- Lynn B. Olson
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE KINETIC ENERGY OF A DIRECTIONA...
- Publication number 20230313785
- Publication date Oct 5, 2023
- Randell L. MILLS
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation
- Publication number 20230068871
- Publication date Mar 2, 2023
- MOMENTUS SPACE LLC
- Jason Hummelt
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ION JET ENGINE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD(S)
- Publication number 20220412329
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- Ian Harrison
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
Propulsion Method Based on Liquid Carbon Dioxide Phase Change and P...
- Publication number 20220056896
- Publication date Feb 24, 2022
- XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
- Zhengshi CHANG
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
PIERCED WAVEGUIDE THRUSTER
- Publication number 20210262455
- Publication date Aug 26, 2021
- MOMENTUS INC.
- Jason Hummelt
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation
- Publication number 20210183624
- Publication date Jun 17, 2021
- MOMENTUS INC.
- Jason Hummelt
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMALL, CLEAN, STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS
- Publication number 20210158977
- Publication date May 27, 2021
- The Trustees of Princeton University
- SAMUEL A. COHEN
- G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMALL, CLEAN, STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS
- Publication number 20200402677
- Publication date Dec 24, 2020
- The Trustees of Princeton University
- SAMUEL A. COHEN
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation
- Publication number 20200294772
- Publication date Sep 17, 2020
- MOMENTUS INC.
- Jason Hummelt
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
PLASMA PRODUCTION AND CONTROL DEVICE
- Publication number 20190390662
- Publication date Dec 26, 2019
- PHASE FOUR, INC.
- Mohammed Umair Siddiqui
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
PLASMA ELECTRIC PROPULSION DEVICE
- Publication number 20190154013
- Publication date May 23, 2019
- Capacitor Sciences Incorporated
- Pavel Ivan Lazarev
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROTHERMAL RADIO FREQUENCY THRUSTER AND COMPONENTS
- Publication number 20190107104
- Publication date Apr 11, 2019
- PHASE FOUR, INC.
- Mohammed Umair Siddiqui
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ELECTROTHERMAL RADIO FREQUENCY THRUSTER AND COMPONENTS
- Publication number 20190107103
- Publication date Apr 11, 2019
- PHASE FOUR, INC.
- Mohammed Umair Siddiqui
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER ADAPTED FOR IN-SPACE ELECTROTHERM...
- Publication number 20180327118
- Publication date Nov 15, 2018
- JSW Steel Limited
- Rohan M. Ganapathy
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROSTATIC MICROTHRUSTER
- Publication number 20180324938
- Publication date Nov 8, 2018
- NXP USA, Inc.
- Andrew Paul Dickens
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
ELECTRODELESS PLASMA THRUSTER
- Publication number 20160207642
- Publication date Jul 21, 2016
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Benjamin LONGMIER
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ELECTROTHERMAL DEVICE FOR A PROPULSION SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR A TUR...
- Publication number 20150211499
- Publication date Jul 30, 2015
- Xavier Morin
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE AND MODERATE...
- Publication number 20150098543
- Publication date Apr 9, 2015
- Samuel A. Cohen
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
EXTERNALLY POWERED HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20150040536
- Publication date Feb 12, 2015
- ESCAPE DYNAMICS, INC.
- Dmitriy Tseliakhovich
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
REACTANTS SPRAYED INTO PLASMA FLOW FOR ROCKET PROPULSION
- Publication number 20140290212
- Publication date Oct 2, 2014
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Larry D. KNAUER
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
PLASMA SOURCE
- Publication number 20140217893
- Publication date Aug 7, 2014
- Franklin Chang Diaz
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
PLASMA MICRO-THRUSTER
- Publication number 20140202131
- Publication date Jul 24, 2014
- Roderick William Boswell
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
EXTERNALLY POWERED VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Publication number 20140033677
- Publication date Feb 6, 2014
- ESCAPE DYNAMICS, INC.
- Dmitriy Tseliakhovich
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
MICRO-NOZZLE THRUSTER
- Publication number 20120318886
- Publication date Dec 20, 2012
- MicroSpace Rapid Pte Ltd.
- Giulio Manzoni
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMALL SATELLITE PROPULSION
- Publication number 20120304618
- Publication date Dec 6, 2012
- University of Florida Research Foundation,Inc.
- Subrata Roy
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
PLASMA SOURCE
- Publication number 20100213851
- Publication date Aug 26, 2010
- AD ASTRA ROCKET COMPANY
- Franklin Chang Diaz
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF ENHANCING MICROTHRUSTER PERFORMANCE
- Publication number 20100058734
- Publication date Mar 11, 2010
- William Benjamin Stein
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Application
Electro-thermal nanoparticle generator
- Publication number 20050210859
- Publication date Sep 29, 2005
- Stefan H. Bossmann
- B23 - MACHINE TOOLS METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
Propulsion system
- Publication number 20030019204
- Publication date Jan 30, 2003
- Electron Power Systems, Inc.
- D. Clint Seward
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...

Electro-thermal plasma thrusters

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Dual propellant microwave electrothermal propulsion systems

Propulsion method based on liquid carbon dioxide phase change and p...

Pierced waveguide thruster

Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation

Electrodeless plasma thruster

Converging/diverging magnetic nozzle

System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors

Electrothermal radio frequency thruster and components

Plasma electric propulsion device

Plasma production and control device

System and method for small, clean, steady-state fusion reactors

Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation

Microwave electrothermal thruster adapted for in-space electrotherm...

In space startup method for nuclear fusion rocket engines

Control system for a microwave electrothermal thruster

Electrostatic microthruster

Electrothermal device for a propulsion system, especially for a tur...

Electrothermal space thruster heater for decomposable propellants

Method and apparatus to produce high specific impulse and moderate...

Fuel-free spacecraft propelling system based on spatial atomic oxyg...

Reactants sprayed into plasma flow for rocket propulsion

Micro-nozzle thruster

Chemical-electromagnetic hybrid propeller with variable specific im...

Space thruster using robust microcavity discharge and advanced prop...

Method and apparatus for small satellite propulsion

Method of enhancing microthruster performance

Plasma source improved with an RF coupling system

Electro-thermal nanoparticle generator

Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket engine

More efficient RF plasma electric thruster

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE KINETIC ENERGY OF A DIRECTIONA...

Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation

ION JET ENGINE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD(S)

Propulsion Method Based on Liquid Carbon Dioxide Phase Change and P...

PIERCED WAVEGUIDE THRUSTER

Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMALL, CLEAN, STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMALL, CLEAN, STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS

Spacecraft Propulsion Devices and Systems with Microwave Excitation

PLASMA PRODUCTION AND CONTROL DEVICE

PLASMA ELECTRIC PROPULSION DEVICE

ELECTROTHERMAL RADIO FREQUENCY THRUSTER AND COMPONENTS

ELECTROTHERMAL RADIO FREQUENCY THRUSTER AND COMPONENTS

MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER ADAPTED FOR IN-SPACE ELECTROTHERM...

ELECTROSTATIC MICROTHRUSTER

ELECTRODELESS PLASMA THRUSTER

ELECTROTHERMAL DEVICE FOR A PROPULSION SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR A TUR...

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HIGH SPECIFIC IMPULSE AND MODERATE...

EXTERNALLY POWERED HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

REACTANTS SPRAYED INTO PLASMA FLOW FOR ROCKET PROPULSION

PLASMA SOURCE

PLASMA MICRO-THRUSTER

EXTERNALLY POWERED VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM

MICRO-NOZZLE THRUSTER

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMALL SATELLITE PROPULSION

PLASMA SOURCE

METHOD OF ENHANCING MICROTHRUSTER PERFORMANCE

Electro-thermal nanoparticle generator

Propulsion system