Patents by Inventor Charles E. Garner

Charles E. Garner 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).

  • Carbon-carbon grid for ion engines
    Patent number: 5465023
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of manufacturing a grid member for use in an ion discharge apparatus provides a woven carbon fiber in a matrix of carbon. The carbon fibers are orientated to provide a negative coefficient of thermal expansion for at least a portion of the grid member's operative range of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Charles E. Garner