Patents by Inventor Vladimir Sotnikov

Vladimir Sotnikov 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).

  • ELF and VLF antenna and related methods
    Patent number: 9527608
    Abstract: A method of reducing densities of harmful charged radiation belt particles is includes providing a space-based antenna having a first antenna portion and second antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are oriented such that their loop planes are perpendicular with respect to the magnetic field of the Earth. The first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are energized with a first frequency and a second frequency, respectively, wherein the first frequency and the second frequency satisfy the relationship that the ratio of the first frequency to the second frequency is equal to the ratio of the second radius to the first radius. The trajectory of energetic particles in the radiation belt, such that the trajectories of energetic particles are shifted into a loss cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Vladimir Sotnikov, Tony Kim