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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Venus Aerospace Corp, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vishal Doshi, Houston, TX (US);
Wade Allen Mcelroy, Houston, TX (US);
Aaron Ezekiel Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Ali Moradi, Houston, TX (US);
William Thomas Ross, League City, TX (US);
Jacob T. Needels, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
VENUS AEROSPACE CORP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/78 (2006.01); F01P 1/06 (2006.01); F02K 7/14 (2006.01); F02C 5/10 (2006.01); F02K 7/18 (2006.01); F23R 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/78 (2013.01); F01P 1/06 (2013.01); F02K 7/14 (2013.01); F02C 5/10 (2013.01); F02K 7/18 (2013.01); F23R 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an aircraft having a rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) propulsion system including a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) and an airbreathing jet engine. The RDRE is located within a throat area of the jet engine and is configured to be cooled by air bypassed from upstream of the jet engine.