Patents by Inventor Matthew Hal Burch

Matthew Hal Burch 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).

  • Remote Fuel Method of In-space Propulsion
    Publication number: 20190389603
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid of standard rocketry and beamed power propulsion methods, where in-transit deliveries of fuel are made to in-space payloads on high delta-V missions with time constraints. At least part of the fuel must be accelerated by energy from a source external to the payload, allowing for both rapid acceleration and lower fuel mass ratios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew Hal Burch
  • Methods of Delivering Items in Space
    Publication number: 20140306066
    Abstract: This claim is for methods of delivering items in space which allow for increases in the efficiency of mass based propulsion systems. This claim is based upon existing knowledge that professionals in the field of rocketry should understand with no need of reference materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew Hal Burch