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Patent No.:

US 9068562 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Robert J. Budica, Laguna Hills, CA (US);

James S. Herzberg, Long Beach, CA (US);

Frank O. Chandler, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F03H 1/00 (2006.01); G21B 1/01 (2006.01); G21B 1/03 (2006.01); G21B 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2013.01); B64G 1/408 (2013.01); G21B 1/01 (2013.01); G21B 1/03 (2013.01); G21B 1/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

A propulsion apparatus includes a propellant, at least one laser, and a thrust member. The propellant includes a solid surface having a hollow core disposed within the solid surface and a thrust-producing medium disposed within the hollow core. The at least one laser is positioned to vaporize the propellant with at least one laser-beam into a thrust-producing flow. The thrust member is for flowing within the thrust member a thrust-producing flow created by vaporization of the propellant.


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Budica, Robert. (2015). Laser-powered propulsion system (U.S. Patent No. 9068562). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9068562

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