Patents by Inventor Philipp Laufer

Philipp Laufer 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).

  • Field emission propulsion system and method for calibrating and operating a field emission propulsion system
    Patent number: 11801949
    Abstract: A field emission propulsion system for a spacecraft includes a control unit, a propulsion assembly, and a plurality of extractor electrode voltage sources. The propulsion assembly comprises a plurality of field emission propulsion units having an ion source with a plurality of ion emitters and extractor electrodes associated with the ion emitters and disposed in a field arrangement. The plurality of extractor electrode voltage sources, each associated with the extractor electrodes to control the same, are controlled by the control unit using an individual extractor electrode voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: MORPHEUS SPACE GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bock, Martin Tajmar, Philipp Laufer
  • Field Emission Propulsion System and Method For Calibrating and Operating a Field Emission Propulsion System
    Publication number: 20200223564
    Abstract: A field emission propulsion system for a spacecraft includes a control unit, a propulsion assembly, and a plurality of extractor electrode voltage sources. The propulsion assembly comprises a plurality of field emission propulsion units having an ion source with a plurality of ion emitters and extractor electrodes associated with the ion emitters and disposed in a field arrangement. The plurality of extractor electrode voltage sources, each associated with the extractor electrodes to control the same, are controlled by the control unit using an individual extractor electrode voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Technische Universität Dresden
    Inventors: Daniel Bock, Martin Tajmar, Philipp Laufer