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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2018
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Juan H. Agui, Strongsville, OH (US);
Rajagopal Vijayakumar, Liverpool, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a motor having a first shaft extending therefrom. The motor is configured to apply energy to the first shaft. A particle cartridge mechanically is coupled to the motor via the first shaft. The particle cartridge includes a screen separating an internal volume of the particle cartridge from an environment of the apparatus, and a plurality of particles disposed within the internal volume. A particle manipulation element is mechanically coupled to the first shaft and in contact with the plurality of particles. The particle manipulation element moves in response to the energy being applied to the first shaft to force some of the particles through the screen and into the environment of the apparatus.