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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2024
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Benjamin Jorns, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eric Viges, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Madison Allen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas Marks, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Sercel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Hurley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Parker Roberts, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Leanne Su, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tate Gill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A thruster includes a current loop, a magnetic circuit within the current loop, a channel, a propellant reservoir and an ejection outlet. The channel forms an ejection path from an output of the propellant reservoir to the ejection outlet. The current loop is driven by a tuned current density based on at least a selected propellant. The selected propellant is ejected down the channel due to an applied electric field.