Patents by Inventor Alejandro Pinera

Alejandro Pinera 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).

  • Liquid rocket engine with hybrid electric motor driven pump
    Patent number: 9964073
    Abstract: A nuclear thermal rocket with a superconducting electric motor driven boost pump submerged within a tank of liquid hydrogen, where the boost pump is driven by both an electric motor and a turbine. The boost pump can be submerged in liquid hydrogen so that the electric motor operates as a superconducting motor. Also, a turbopump for a rocket engine can include both a turbine and an electric motor to drive the liquid oxidizer and liquid fuel pumps of the turbopump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro Pinera, Timothy J Miller