US Patent Issued to X-Bow Launch Systems on Aug. 26 for "Continuous modification in a 3D-printed rocket engine and an additive manufacturing process" (New Mexico, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,685, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Continuous modification in a 3D-printed rocket engine and an additive manufacturing process" was invented by Jason Hundley (Albuquerque, N.M.), Mark Kaufman (Auburn, Calif.) and Michael McPherson (Socorro, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rocket motor comprising a non-permeable outer shell, an intra-wall channel between the non-permeable outer shell and an annular section, and a center chamber formed at least in part by a first propellant is disclosed. The first propellant is made up of a multi-grained fuel grain, and the center chamber is fu...