Patents by Inventor Felix Lauck

Felix Lauck 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).

  • Patent number: 11897826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hypergolic two-component system for rocket engines, including a fuel and an oxidising agent provided in a manner separated from one another and can be reacted in a rocket engine by bringing them into contact with one another. The fuel is an ionic liquid comprising a thiocyanate anion and one or more cations. The cation or cations are selected from one or more imidazolium ions of the general formula I, triazolium ions of the general formula II or III, and/or tetrazolium ions of the general formula IV, where R1 is a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and where X1, X2 and X3 are each independently hydrogen, a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and the oxidising agent comprises hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Felix Lauck, Michele Negri, Dominic Freudenmann
  • Publication number: 20210355046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hypergolic two-component system for rocket engines, including a fuel and an oxidising agent provided in a manner separated from one another and can be reacted in a rocket engine by bringing them into contact with one another. The fuel is an ionic liquid comprising a thiocyanate anion and one or more cations. The cation or cations are selected from one or more imidazolium ions of the general formula I, triazolium ions of the general formula II or III, and/or tetrazolium ions of the general formula IV, where R1is a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and where X1, X2 and X3 are each independently hydrogen, a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and the oxidising agent comprises hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Felix Lauck, Michele Negri, Dominic Freudenmann
  • Publication number: 20210017097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hypergolic two-component system for rocket engines, including a fuel and an oxidising agent provided in a manner separated from one another and can be reacted in a rocket engine by bringing them into contact with one another. The fuel is an ionic liquid comprising a thiocyanate anion and one or more cations. The cation or cations are selected from one or more imidazolium ions of the general formula I, triazolium ions of the general formula II or III, and/or tetrazolium ions of the general formula IV, where R1is a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, where R2 is hydrogen or a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and where X1, X2 and X3 are each independently hydrogen, a C1- to C6-alkyl radical or a C2- to C6-alkenyl radical, and the oxidising agent comprises hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Felix Lauck, Michele Negri, Dominic Freudenmann