Patents by Inventor Vincent ROCHER

Vincent ROCHER 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).

  • Patent number: 12286945
    Abstract: A hybrid propulsion unit, for a space vehicle or rocket, includes an external body defining a combustion chamber configured to receive a block of solid propellant, a pressurized reservoir configured to receive a liquid propellant, and a nozzle to eject the combustion gases produced by the reaction of the propellants. The pressurized reservoir being placed inside the external body, surrounded by the block of solid propellant. The propulsion unit further includes a plurality of liquid-propellant injectors disposed axially between parts of the solid propellant to improve the efficacy of the combustion. A space vehicle, of the launch vehicle type, equipped with such hybrid propulsion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: HYBRID PROPULSION FOR SPACE
    Inventors: Alexandre Mangeot, Sylvain Bataillard, Vincent Rocher, Alexis Azoulai
  • Publication number: 20220381201
    Abstract: A hybrid propulsion unit, for a space vehicle or rocket, includes an external body defining a combustion chamber configured to receive a block of solid propellant, a pressurized reservoir configured to receive a liquid propellant, and a nozzle to eject the combustion gases produced by the reaction of the propellants. The pressurized reservoir being placed inside the external body, surrounded by the block of solid propellant. The propulsion unit further includes a plurality of liquid-propellant injectors disposed axially between parts of the solid propellant to improve the efficacy of the combustion. A space vehicle, of the launch vehicle type, equipped with such hybrid propulsion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre MANGEOT, Sylvain BATAILLARD, Vincent ROCHER, Alexis AZOULAI