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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norman Louis Smith, Seabrook, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 ;
Abstract
A recoverable/reusable booster stage has air-breathing jet engines mounted on the inter-tank ring in alignment with the center axis of the booster body. The jet engines provide supplemental lift on ascent, power the booster on a return flight, and hover the spent booster for a vertical, tail-down landing at the launch site.
Smith, Norman. (2004). System and method for return and landing of launch vehicle booster stage (U.S. Patent No. 6817580). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6817580
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