Patents by Inventor Rodrigo Intini Marques

Rodrigo Intini Marques 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).

  • PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100024385
    Abstract: A pulsed plasma thruster and method of operation are provided. The pulsed plasma thruster comprises solid propellant material. A main discharge source provides a pulsed discharge across the propellant material for ablating the propellant material to produce propellant plasma and accelerating the ablated propellant plasma, and an auxiliary discharge source accelerates late ablated propellant plasma without substantially further ablating the propellant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
    Inventors: Stephen Bernard Gabriel, Rodrigo Intini Marques