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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Trans Astronautica Corporation, Lake View Terrace, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joel C. Sercel, Lake View Terrace, CA (US);
Philip J. Wahl, Altadena, CA (US);
James G. Small, Sonoita, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Trans Astronautica Corporation, Lake View Terrace, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 40/10 (2018.01); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B64G 99/00 (2009.01); F24S 20/00 (2018.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.01); F24S 23/00 (2018.01); F24S 50/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 40/10 (2018.05); B01F 35/71 (2022.01); B64G 99/00 (2022.08); F24S 20/00 (2018.05); F24S 20/20 (2018.05); F24S 23/00 (2018.05); F24S 50/80 (2018.05);
Abstract
A factory for manufacturing useful products while orbiting is space uses concentrated solar energy, high vacuum, and the low temperatures available in a space environment. Gyroscopic forces from rotating machinery are carefully controlled. Liquids, gases, and solid minerals are separated from asteroid and lunar regolith resources.
Sercel, Joel. (2025). Systems and methods for manufacturing in space environments (U.S. Patent No. 12298042). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12298042
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