Patents by Inventor Benjamin Alexander Jorns

Benjamin Alexander Jorns 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).

  • Multiple frequency electron cyclotron resonance thruster
    Patent number: 11699575
    Abstract: An electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) thruster includes a magnetic field source configured to generate a magnetic field, a thruster body that defines a chamber, the thruster body being disposed relative to the magnetic field source such that the magnetic field is present in the chamber and such that a magnetic nozzle is established, an antenna configured to propagate radio frequency (RF) power within the chamber, and a waveform generator coupled to the antenna to generate an RF waveform for the RF power. The waveform generator is configured such that the RF waveform includes multiple frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Jorns, Benjamin Natan Wachs
  • MULTIPLE FREQUENCY ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE THRUSTER
    Publication number: 20210082670
    Abstract: An electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) thruster includes a magnetic field source configured to generate a magnetic field, a thruster body that defines a chamber, the thruster body being disposed relative to the magnetic field source such that the magnetic field is present in the chamber and such that a magnetic nozzle is established, an antenna configured to propagate radio frequency (RF) power within the chamber, and a waveform generator coupled to the antenna to generate an RF waveform for the RF power. The waveform generator is configured such that the RF waveform includes multiple frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Jorns, Benjamin Natan Wachs