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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Perriquest Defense Research Enterprises, Llc, Meriden, CT (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas V. Perricone, Meriden, CT (US);
Kurt Rauschenbach, Franconia, NH (US);
Matthew Partlow, Townsend, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/24 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma engine includes a plasma source that generates ions from molecular gas species received at a gas input where at least some of the ions generated are atomic species ions. An ion extractor is configured to extract ions from the plasma source with an electric field. A housing comprising a recombination region receives ions extracted from the ion extractor. At least some of the atomic species ions recombine into molecular species in the housing, thereby releasing energy for thrust.