Patents by Inventor Kavitha Chintam

Kavitha Chintam 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).

  • Patent number: 11859579
    Abstract: A system for multiple burns from a solid fuel rocket motor may extinguish rocket fuel after the rocket has been ignited. The motor may be extinguished via rapid decompression of the combustion chamber. The fuel may then be reignited by a suitable igniter, and the process of extinguishing and reigniting may be repeated, enabling multi-burn maneuvers. A decompressive extinguishing plug nozzle may extinguish solid rocket fuel after the rocket has been ignited and/or keep a rocket in a disarmed (zero thrust) state until the rocket is to be armed. The nozzle may include a plug that mostly impedes the opening of the nozzle and an outer cowl that is movable to rapidly decompress the combustion chamber. This rapid decompression extinguishes the solid rocket fuel. In some aspects, the fuel can be reignited and extinguished multiple times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Dallmann, Ian Shelburne, Kavitha Chintam, Malakai Coblentz, David Hemsing, Joseph Lichthardt, Bryce Tappan, Mahlon S. Wilson