Patents by Inventor Florin PLESESCU

Florin PLESESCU 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
    Patent number: 11365726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion thruster for propulsion of spacecrafts, including: a reservoir for a propellant, an emitter for emitting ions of the propellant, the emitter having one or more projections of porous material and a base with a first side supporting said projections and a second side connected to the reservoir, and an extractor facing the emitter for extracting and accelerating the ions from the emitter, wherein the base is impermeable to the propellant at least on said first side and has pores or channels for providing flow of propellant from the reservoir to said projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ENPULSION GmbH
    Inventors: Nembo Buldrini, Florin Plesescu
  • ION THRUSTER
    Publication number: 20200340459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ion thruster for propulsion of spacecrafts, including: a reservoir for a propellant, an emitter for emitting ions- of the propellant, the emitter having one or more projections of porous material and a base with a first side supporting said projections and a second side connected to the reservoir, and an extractor facing the emitter for extracting and accelerating the ions from the emitter, wherein the base is impermeable to the propellant at least on said first side and has pores or channels for providing flow of propellant from the reservoir to said projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: ENPULSION GmbH
    Inventors: Nembo BULDRINI, Florin PLESESCU