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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2006
Brian E. Gilchrist, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alec D. Gallimore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Keidar, Oak Park, MI (US);
Louis Musinski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas M. Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian E. Gilchrist, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alec D. Gallimore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Keidar, Oak Park, MI (US);
Louis Musinski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas M. Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A scalable flat-panel nano-particle MEMS/NEMS thruster includes a grid having a plurality of electrodes to establish electrical fields. A liquid is disposed in a liquid reservoir of the grid. The liquid is positioned within the electrical fields. A plurality of nano-particles are suspended in the liquid. A plurality of MEMS and NEMS micron-size vias are disposed in the grid. The electrical fields extract the plurality of nano-particles from the liquid and accelerate the nano-particles in the vias to provide propulsion system thrust.
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