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WO/2010/055541A1
An electromagnetic device for accelerating electrically neutral molecules of a substance is characterized by the fact of comprising: a Treating Tube (14) in non-conducting material, into which the substance to treat is introduced; static...  
WO/2010/055540A1
A static electromagnetic device for accelerating electrically neutral molecules utilizing their dipolar electric moment is characterized by the fact of comprising comprise: a treating tube in non-conducting material, internally empty or ...  
WO/2010/011706A2
A nano-particle field extraction system comprising a grid having a plurality of electrodes each defining an electrical field, wherein the grid has a plurality of vias extending therethrough. The system further comprises a reservoir havin...  
WO/2010/001422A1
The emitter for ion propulsion comprises: - two mutually coupled semi-emitters (3, 5), made of optical material, each of which presents a respective sharpened end; the two ends (3D, 5D) form a tip in correspondence of which there is a re...  
WO/2009/150312A1
The invention relates to an electric thruster for a spacecraft. According to the invention, the thruster (II) comprises a jet generating portion (G1) and a jet accelerating portion (A2), pivotably connected (H1) such that the jet acceler...  
WO/2009/135471A1
The invention relates to a plasma generator comprising a housing (20) that surrounds an ionisation chamber (5); at least one working fluid supply line (30) leading into the ionisation chamber (5), said ionisation chamber (5) comprising a...  
WO/2009/137583A2
An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The microfabricated body can be formed of a porous metal compatible (e.g., does not react or result in electrochemical decaying or corrosion) with ...  
WO/2009/131754A1
Described herein are improved ion thruster components and ion thrusters made from such components. Further described are methods of making and using the improved ion thruster components and ion thrusters made therefrom. An improved catho...  
WO/2009/102227A2
The invention refers to raise theoretical some complex movements which generated well determined direction and sense accelerations, resulting an acceleration direction principle, and on the base of the principle it describes an accelerat...  
WO/2009/037196A1
The invention relates to a drive arrangement in a spacecraft, comprising several drive units (TW1,TW2,TW3), several individually controllable drive units that can be continuously applied to a common, constant voltage potential (HV), and ...  
WO/2009/037197A2
The invention relates to a surface section that is exposed to an ion flow, in particular for a drive arrangement in a spacecraft, comprising an electrostatic ion accelerator arrangement. According to the invention, in order to reduce ero...  
WO/2009/037203A2
The invention relates to an ion accelerator arrangement comprising an ionization chamber which is surrounded by a chamber wall and a magnetic arrangement that is disposed outside the chamber wall. Steps are taken to dissipate lost heat o...  
WO/2009/028977A1
The invention relates to a hydrogen-gas engine which uses electrojet motion and is designed in the form of a ceramic or glass combustion chamber, to which a fuel with an oxidising agent and high-frequency electromagnetic energy for atomi...  
WO/2009/016264A1
The invention relates to a Hall-effect ion ejection device that comprises a longitudinal axis (00') substantially parallel to the ion ejection direction, and comprises at least: a main ionisation and acceleration annular channel (21), th...  
WO/2008/113942A1
The invention relates to a field effect emitter for a field emission thruster or colloid thrusters, that comprises first and second revolution parts (110, 120) defining an inner tank (160) for supplying a conductive liquid metal or ionic...  
WO/2008/089753A2  
WO/2008/083636A1
The invention relates a flying device with at least one propulsion unit in an oval body shape, which that the propulsion unit consists of a closed chamber (1), with gas in this space with lower pressure than the air pressure, containing ...  
WO2008043867B1
The invention relates to an installation for obtaining mechanical energy from solar thermal energy, combining a conventional solar thermal installation connected to heat exchangers housed inside an externally-insulated vertical shell hav...  
WO/2008/071287A1
The invention relates to a plasma accelerator arrangement with electrostatic acceleration of ions by an electric field running through a plasma chamber essentially parallel to the beam direction with a plasma geometry of the cylindrical ...  
WO/2008/056369A1
A low power hall thruster is provided that is effective for micro-spacecrafts and nano-spacecrafts as well as mini-spacecrafts. The hall thruster comprises a co-axial acceleration channel capable of being applied with predominantly- radi...  
WO/2008/035053A2
A method of manufacturing an emitter (8; 10) for a thermionic dispenser cathode, includes forming a porous emitter body with substantially interconnected pores, having an emission surface (11; 16) from which, upon application of heat, el...  
WO/2008/035061A1
A pulsed plasma thruster and method of operation are provided. The pulsed plasma thruster comprises solid propellant material. A main discharge source provides a pulsed discharge across the propellant material for ablating the propellant...  
WO/2008/030175A1
A nozzle arrangement for use in a gas thruster is presented. At least one heater micro structure (20) is arranged in a stagnation chamber (12) of the gas thruster. The heater microstructure (20) comprises a core of silicon or a silicon c...  
WO/2008/030176A1
A wafer assembly (30) comprises a substrate (71), in turn comprising a wafer (70) or a stack of wafers. The wafer assembly (30) further comprises an electrical connection (32) arranged through at least a part of the substrate (71). The e...  
WO/2008/009938A1
An electric propulsion system (100) comprises a plasma chamber (102) having a first output aperture (103) having first acceleration (104A) and screen (104B) grids, and a second output aperture (105) having second acceleration (106A) and ...  
WO/2008/000062A1
A device for producing a net force against a base comprising a mass change object, an accelerator, a power source operatively connected to the mass change object and configured to selectively apply to the mass change object (1) a mass-in...  
WO/2007/095680A1
There is disclosed a matter propulsion system including an elongate containment area (12) containing a propellable matter, and a flow path (20) intersecting that area at at least one intersection (22, 24) along which fluid propulsion mat...  
WO/2007/093699A2
The invention relates to a device for propelling particles by means of acceleration, including means for accelerating the particles of matter mainly in one direction. The aforementioned means consist of a power source and a chamber conta...  
WO/2007/089284A2
A propulsion system for producing a linear and/or a rotational force used to propel a vehicle or other body or to serve in other applications requiring such a force. The system generates thrust by creating specific interactions between r...  
WO/2007/065915A1
The subject of the invention is a plasma motor comprising the extraction of a stream of positive ions, characterized in that it comprises: a single ionization stage (1); feed means (6), for feeding said ionization stage with an ionizable...  
WO/2007/053931A1
The gas turbine engine 10 comprises at least one electrical generator 30, 32 and an electrical heater 34, 26 associated with a gas path of the engine 10. The heater 34, 36 is powered by the generator 30, 32 to selectively add heat to the...  
WO/2007/045058A1
A rotary vibrational system in order to generate thrust consisting of a cylindrical body (1) having a top cap (2) at the center of which there is a hole for a shaft (3) connected with the object base (4). Cogwheels (7, 10, 13) drive semi...  
WO/2007/008234A2
Several methods of increasing the thrust and energy efficiency of charged particle jet engines operating in a gaseous or liquid medium have been developed. We identify the three main components of charged particle thrust generation and p...  
WO/2006/129456A2
There have been limits to speed and acceleration to be obtained due to 'a decrease in external force caused by an increase in speed' because conventional rocket engines and jet engines acquire thrusts by chemical reaction-induced gas jet...  
WO/2006/113777A2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for utilizing low frequency acoustic waves to extract energy from ambient air surrounding and object. The disclosed methods and apparatuses can be used for levitation of an object 10 or to impose thr...  
WO/2006/110170A2
A thruster (1) has a main chamber (6) defined within a tube (2). The tube has a longitudinal axis which defines an axis (4) of thrust; an injector (8) injects ionizable gas within the tube, at one end of the main chamber. An ionizer (124...  
WO/2006/106204A2
The invention concerns a tank (10) for a two-phase cold gas propulsion system of a space craft comprising a microporous structure (3) capable of ensuring, in a part of the tank (10) which opposite to an orifice (4) discharging gas outsid...  
WO/2006/093198A1
A heat transfer thruster by which performance can be enhanced by realizing optimal temperature distribution for heating propellant without complicating the structure. In the heat transfer thruster, propellant flows through two pipes (102...  
WO/2006/075343A1
A magneto-plasma-dynamic thruster (MPDT) modified by adding a non-conductive wall (15) dividing longitudinally the plasma volume generated by the thruster itself in order to avoid the onset of a critical regime characterized by an instab...  
WO/2006/056710A1
A resistojet (1) including a heating region (20) through which a propellant fluid (4) is intended to flow in order to be heated prior to the discharge thereof, wherein said heating region (20) receives its power supply from an electrical...  
WO/2006/011978A2
A propulsion device contains a working mass within an enclosed plenum, where the working mass is circulated through the plenum to produce a net force vector. The working mass is accelerated around a first bend or change in direction with...  
WO/2005/121553A2
A propulsion system 10 includes an elongate shock wave transmitting member 12 having first and second free ends 14 and 16. The shock wave transmitting member 12 is provided with a damping zone 18 located at the second free end 16 thereof...  
WO/2005/096317A1
A thermo-chemical nanoparticle generator for the controlled production of nanoparticles, and a method of controllably producing nanoparticles are provided. The combustion of a carbon based propellant under the controlled variation of com...  
WO/2005/073085A1
An In Orbit Transportation & Recovery System (10) is disclosed. One preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a space tug powered by a nuclear reactor (19). The system includes a collapsible boom (110 connected at one end t...  
WO/2005/054674A2
A thruster (100) for exo-atmospheric vehicles with electro-thermal thrust augmentation and having internally embedded heating elements for direct contact heating of gaseous products released by a propellant (11), particularly hydrazine, ...  
WO2005035363B1
A thruster for propelling and directing a vehicle without interacting with its environment without using propellant and particularly adapted for use in space, comprising rotating means having a pair of a first and a second axes of rotati...  
WO/2005/044664A2
The invention concerns a carrier (1) for transporting a payload into an orbit, whereby the carrier, during or after the release of the payload, is located in a transfer orbit or in the orbit of the payload. The carrier (1) comprises a me...  
WO/2005/038849A1
An ion source (100) for producing a beam of ions from a plasma is disclosed. A plasma is created at the centre of an anode (112) by collisions between energetic electrons and molecules of an ionizable gas. The electrons are sourced from ...  
WO/2005/033498A1
The inventive aerospace laser jet engine comprises an optical unit (2) for receiving a repetitively pulsed laser radiation, matching the aperture of a laser beam with the size of said optical unit and for forming a flat radiation front, ...  
WO/2005/033544A2
A force generator for an active vibration control (AVC) system provides a mass located upon an inner circular member which is movable within an outer circular member to simultaneously complete one revolution about its axis as it orbits w...  

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