Patents by Inventor Jin S. Kang

Jin S. Kang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130001365
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to mitigating orbital debris in outer space by concentrating the plasma existing in space. The debris mitigation method involves sending a satellite device 1 into space that can concentrate local plasma in a surrounding region to create a relatively high density plasma field 5. The satellite device 1 comprises a plasma concentrator. By sending such a satellite device 1 into a desired obit where debris are to be mitigated, the debris passing through the created high density plasma field 5 is caused to encounter a drag force, which results in a faster orbital decay for the debris. Multiple devices may work in cooperation to influence the same orbital debris or to mitigate debris over a larger area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jin S. Kang
  • Patent number: D294661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Inventor: Jin S. Kang
  • Patent number: D296496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Inventor: Jin S. Kang