Patents by Inventor Alexander REISSNER

Alexander REISSNER 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 thruster for thrust vectored propulsion of a spacecraft
    Patent number: 11905936
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to an ion thruster for thrust vectored propulsion of a spacecraft, comprising a reservoir for a propellant, an emitter having a base and, on one side of the base, at least one outlet for emitting ions of the propellant, wherein the base is connected to the reservoir for providing flow of propellant from the reservoir to said at least one outlet, and an extractor facing said one side of the emitter for extracting and accelerating the ions from the emitter, wherein the extractor is split into sectors about an axis which orthogonally runs through said one side of the emitter, wherein said sectors are electrically insulated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Enpulsion GmbH
    Inventors: Nembo Buldrini, Bernhard Seifert, Alexander Reissner
  • ION THRUSTER FOR THRUST VECTORED PROPULSION OF A SPACECRAFT
    Publication number: 20210300599
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to an ion thruster for thrust vectored propulsion of a spacecraft, comprising a reservoir for a propellant, an emitter having a base and, on one side of the base, at least one outlet for emitting ions of the propellant, wherein the base is connected to the reservoir for providing flow of propellant from the reservoir to said at least one outlet, and an extractor facing said one side of the emitter for extracting and accelerating the ions from the emitter, wherein the extractor is split into sectors about an axis which orthogonally runs through said one side of the emitter, wherein said sectors are electrically insulated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: ENPULSION GmbH
    Inventors: Nembo BULDRINI, Bernhard SEIFERT, Alexander REISSNER