Patents by Inventor Peter Thormählen

Peter Thormählen 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).

  • Reactor for ammonium dinitramide-based liquid mono-propellants, and thruster including the reactor
    Patent number: 9932934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactor for the decomposition of ammonium dinitramide-based liquid monopropellants into hot, combustible gases for combustion in a combustion chamber, and a rocket engine or thruster comprising such reactor, wherein the reactor comprises a heat bed exhibiting catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ECAPS AB
    Inventors: Kjell Anflo, Peter Thormählen
  • OXIDIZER-RICH LIQUID MONOPROPELLANTS FOR A DUAL MODE CHEMICAL ROCKET ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160090330
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to oxidizer-rich liquid monopropellants based on ADN or HAN for a dual mode bipropellant chemical rocket engine. Such engines may be part of propulsion systems to be used in aerospace applications for 1) orbit raising, orbit manoeuvres and maintenance, attitude control and deorbiting of spacecraft, and/or 2) propellant settling, attitude and roll control of missiles, launchers and space planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Kjell Anflo, Peter Thormählen
  • REACTOR FOR AMMONIUM DINITRAMIDE-BASED LIQUID MONO-PROPELLANTS, AND THRUSTER INCLUDING THE REACTOR
    Publication number: 20150128563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactor for the decomposition of ammonium dinitramide-based liquid monopropellants into hot, combustible gases for combustion in a combustion chamber, and a rocket engine or thruster comprising such reactor, which reactor further comprises an inner reactor housing accommodating a heat bed and a catalyst bed, and separating the heat bed and catalyst bed from contact with the inner surface of the reactor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Kjell Anflo, Peter Thormählen
  • REACTOR FOR AMMONIUM DINITRAMIDE-BASED LIQUID MONO-PROPELLANTS, AND THRUSTER INCLUDING THE REACTOR
    Publication number: 20150121843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reactor for the decomposition of ammonium dinitramide-based liquid monopropellants into hot, combustible gases for combustion in a combustion chamber, and a rocket engine or thruster comprising such reactor, wherein the reactor comprises a heat bed exhibiting catalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kjell Anflo, Peter Thormählen