Patents by Inventor Eric Viges

Eric Viges 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).

  • Targeted-current-density hall thruster
    Patent number: 12601330
    Abstract: A thruster includes a current loop, a magnetic circuit within the current loop, a channel, a propellant reservoir and an ejection outlet. The channel forms an ejection path from an output of the propellant reservoir to the ejection outlet. The current loop is driven by a tuned current density based on at least a selected propellant. The selected propellant is ejected down the channel due to an applied electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Benjamin Jorns, Eric Viges, Madison Allen, Thomas Marks, Christopher Sercel, William Hurley, Parker Roberts, Leanne Su, Tate Gill