US Patent Issued to Purdue Research Foundation on July 15 for "Dual-mode electrical and chemical propulsion system for small spacecraft and CubeSats" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,652, issued on July 15, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Dual-mode electrical and chemical propulsion system for small spacecraft and CubeSats" was invented by Alexey Shashurin (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Timothee Louis Pourpoint (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dual mode engine for propelling spacecraft, including combustion chamber having flange end, open nozzle end, and enclosed chamber portion extending therebetween, propellant tank in fluidic communication with combustion chamber, electronic controller, power source operationally connected to electronic controller, and fluid ...