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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Atindra K. Mitra, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Inventor:
Atindra K. Mitra, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and device of energizing a plasma antenna using power from the discharge of an electopropulsion engine and comprising a propellant and feed system, a capacitor charging power processing unit and an energy storage capacitor, wherein said energy is released over an electrode gap and resultant ablation products are ionized and accelerated by an electromagnetic force, thereby producing a pulse.