(WO/2008/048249) SCALABLE FLAT-PANEL NANO-PARTICLE MEMS/NEMS THRUSTER
- Biblio. Data
- Description
- Claims
- National Phase
- Notices
- Documents
| Latest bibliographic data on file with the International Bureau
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| IPC: | F03H 1/00 (2006.01), H05H 1/00 (2006.01) | |||||||||||
| Applicants: | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN [US/US]; 3003 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (US) (All Except US). GILCHRIST, Brian [US/US]; (US) (US Only). GALLIMORE, Alec D. [US/US]; (US) (US Only). KEIDAR, Michael [US/US]; (US) (US Only). MUSINSKI, Louis [US/US]; (US) (US Only). LIU, Thomas M. [US/US]; (US) (US Only). | |||||||||||
| Inventors: | GILCHRIST, Brian; (US). GALLIMORE, Alec D.; (US). KEIDAR, Michael; (US). MUSINSKI, Louis; (US). LIU, Thomas M.; (US). | |||||||||||
| Agent: | ERJAVAC, Stanley M. et al.; Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.l.c., P.O. Box 828, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303 (US). | |||||||||||
| Priority Data: |
| |||||||||||
| Title: | SCALABLE FLAT-PANEL NANO-PARTICLE MEMS/NEMS THRUSTER | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| Designated States: |
AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). | |||||||||||
| Publication Language: | English (EN) |
| Filing Language: | English (EN) |
