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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Planetary Resources Development Corp., Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Illsley, Sammamish, WA (US);
Hannah Goldberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Spencer Anunsen, Shoreline, WA (US);
Chris Voorhees, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Planetary Resources Development Corp., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/26 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular device for a spacecraft includes a propulsion system having a tank, a plenum, and a manifold, wherein the propulsion system is integrally formed with a structural frame of the spacecraft. A method of manufacturing the modular device is also discussed, the method including utilizing an additive manufacturing process to construct the propulsion system.