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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Edward Henry Allen, Bethesda, MD (US);
Luke Alexander Uribarri, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are various leptonic power sources, leptonic control systems, and leptonic-powered engines. An apparatus includes a leptonic source configured to emit beam electrons to ionize a material into a plasma according to a selectable ionization degree and deposit charge onto a plurality of cathodes in a progressively more negatively charged arrangement to establish an electric field of a selectable intensity in the plasma.