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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Jerome Keith Fuller, Lake Balboa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jerome Keith Fuller, Lake Balboa, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/00 (2006.01); F02K 9/14 (2006.01); F02K 9/72 (2006.01); F02K 9/36 (2006.01); F02K 9/18 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 33/52 (2006.01); B29C 39/00 (2006.01); B29C 39/26 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F02K 9/32 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/18 (2013.01); B21D 53/00 (2013.01); B29C 33/3857 (2013.01); B29C 33/52 (2013.01); B29C 39/006 (2013.01); B29C 39/26 (2013.01); B29C 67/0055 (2013.01); B64G 1/403 (2013.01); B64G 1/404 (2013.01); F02K 9/14 (2013.01); F02K 9/32 (2013.01); F02K 9/36 (2013.01); F02K 9/72 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3097 (2013.01); F05D 2230/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for casting hybrid rocket motor fuel grains. In one embodiment, a method for casting a rocket motor fuel grain can be provided. The method can include providing a positive image of a port made from at least one material. The method can further include disposing at least one fuel material around at least a portion of the positive image of the port. Further, the method can include removing the at least one material, wherein a negative image of the port is formed in the at least one fuel material.