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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Applicants:
H. Bruce Land, Iii, Laurel, MD (US);
Daniel H. Simon, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Tharen Rice, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Inventors:
H. Bruce Land, III, Laurel, MD (US);
Daniel H. Simon, Eldersburg, MD (US);
Tharen Rice, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01); H01J 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pulsed plasma thruster (PPT) and a method of making the pulsed plasma thruster are disclosed. The PPT includes no moving parts and is able to achieve a small size. The PPT is also designed to facilitate easy and rapid manufacture. The process for making the PPT uses known techniques for making printed circuit board devices. Another PPT also has no moving parts and uses a liquid fuel that is progressively advanced by capillary action.