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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Mahadevan Krishnan, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mahadevan Krishnan, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alameda Applied Sciences Corp., San Leandro, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plasma thruster with a cylindrical inner and cylindrical outer electrode generates plasma particles from the application of energy stored in an inductor to a surface suitable for the formation of a plasma and expansion of plasma particles. The plasma production results in the generation of charged particles suitable for generating a reaction force, and the charged particles are guided by a magnetic field produced by the same inductor used to store the energy used to form the plasma.