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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Applicants:
James V. Guiheen, Madison, NJ (US);
Thirumalai G. Palanisamy, Morristown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
James V. Guiheen, Madison, NJ (US);
Thirumalai G. Palanisamy, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K009/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thruster for providing thrust for spacecraft positioning, which has a propellant reservoir for storing propellant, a reaction chamber for discharging a vapor for providing thrust, a pump module comprising one or more micropumps for drawing propellant from the reservoir and for systematically metering propellant to the reaction chamber in a controlled manner, and a controller for actuating the pump module.