Patents by Inventor Aaron Kombai Knoll

Aaron Kombai Knoll 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).

  • Ion accelerators
    Patent number: 9854660
    Abstract: An ion accelerator includes: an inner magnet having a channel extending through it in an axial direction; an outer magnet extending around the inner magnet, the magnets having like polarities so as to produce a magnetic field having two locations of zero magnetic field strength. The locations are spaced apart in the axial direction; and an anode and a cathode are arranged to generate an electrical potential difference between the locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: ASTRIUM SAS, ASTRIUM LIMITED
    Inventor: Aaron Kombai Knoll
  • ION ACCELERATORS
    Publication number: 20150373826
    Abstract: An ion accelerator includes: an inner magnet having a channel extending through it in an axial direction; an outer magnet extending around the inner magnet, the magnets having like polarities so as to produce a magnetic field having two locations of zero magnetic field strength. The locations are spaced apart in the axial direction; and an anode and a cathode are arranged to generate an electrical potential difference between the locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Aaron Kombai KNOLL
  • Plasma thrusters
    Patent number: 9181935
    Abstract: A plasma thruster includes a plasma chamber having first and second axial ends, the first of which is open, an anode located at the second axial end, and a cathode. The cathode and anode are arranged to produce an electric field having at least a component in the axial direction of the thruster. A magnet system including a plurality of magnets is spaced around the thruster axis, each magnet having its north and south poles spaced around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ASTRIUM LIMITED
    Inventor: Aaron Kombai Knoll
  • PLASMA THRUSTERS
    Publication number: 20120167548
    Abstract: A plasma thruster includes a plasma chamber having first and second axial ends, the first of which is open, an anode located at the second axial end, and a cathode. The cathode and anode are arranged to produce an electric field having at least a component in the axial direction of the thruster. A magnet system including a plurality of magnets is spaced around the thruster axis, each magnet having its north and south poles spaced around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: ASTRIUM LIMITED
    Inventor: Aaron Kombai Knoll
  • Avalanche rescue device
    Patent number: 8061293
    Abstract: A rescue device includes a control module to sense an avalanche, sense the direction of the surface and establish a target path to the surface. A nozzle is selected or oriented by the control module along the target path. A fluid reservoir is connected to the nozzle to force a fluid through the nozzle along the target path to the surface. This allows rescuers to identify the location of a victim and also provides an air path to the victim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Stuart Auerbach, Joshua Bryan Carter, Lauren Renee Fuller, Daniel Robert Haylett, Aaron Kombai Knoll, John Pierce Reitenberg, Andrew Wayne Smith, Eric Jarl Thorsell
  • Avalanche rescue device
    Publication number: 20100243756
    Abstract: A rescue device includes a control module to sense an avalanche, sense the direction of the surface and establish a target path to the surface. A nozzle is selected or oriented by the control module along the target path. A fluid reservoir is connected to the nozzle to force a fluid through the nozzle along the target path to the surface. This allows rescuers to identify the location of a victim and also provides an air path to the victim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Stuart Auerbach, Joshua Bryan Carter, Lauren Renee Fuller, Daniel Robert Haylett, Aaron Kombai Knoll, John Piorco Reinfenberg, Andrew Wayno Smith, Eric Jarl Thorsell