Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Cantor

Nathaniel Cantor 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).

  • SEAL FOR GIMBALING AND/OR FIXED ROCKET ENGINE NOZZLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220364527
    Abstract: Seals for gimbaling and/or fixed rocket engine nozzles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative rocket propulsion system includes a rocket engine having an exhaust nozzle, a seal plate carried by the exhaust nozzle, and a seal engaged with the seal plate. The seal includes at least one support, multiple pivotable first flaps, carried by the at least one support and positioned to contact the seal plate, and multiple pivotable second flaps, with an individual second flap positioned to shield a corresponding individual first flap. At least one forcing element is operatively coupled to at least one of the individual first flap or the individual second flap, to apply a pivoting force to the at least one of the individual first flap or the individual second flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nathaniel Cantor, Colin Patterson, Adam Norman, Christopher P. Hupf
  • Seal for gimbaling and/or fixed rocket engine nozzles, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11391243
    Abstract: Seals for gimbaling and/or fixed rocket engine nozzles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative rocket propulsion system includes a rocket engine having an exhaust nozzle, a seal plate carried by the exhaust nozzle, and a seal engaged with the seal plate. The seal includes at least one support, multiple pivotable first flaps, carried by the at least one support and positioned to contact the seal plate, and multiple pivotable second flaps, with an individual second flap positioned to shield a corresponding individual first flap. At least one forcing element is operatively coupled to at least one of the individual first flap or the individual second flap, to apply a pivoting force to the at least one of the individual first flap or the individual second flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Cantor, Colin Patterson, Adam Norman, Christopher P. Hupf