F03H 1/0012
Means for supplying the propellant
Official title: {Means for supplying the propellant}
F03H1/0012 (Means for supplying the propellant) appears on 160 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03H- Granted patents
- 160
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 19 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Turbomolecular air-scoop for satellite air-breathing electric propulsion16 Jun 2026US 12,655,813 B2Viridian Space Corporation
- Method of vectoring rocket thrust using an electric field9 Jun 2026US 12,650,114 B2
- Apparatus for electrospray emission20 Jan 2026US 12,531,226 B2Accion Systems, Inc.
- Micro scalable thrusters for adaptive mission profiles in space—μSTAMPS13 Jan 2026US 12,523,200 B2University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Gas distributor for electric propulsion systems23 Dec 2025US 12,504,006 B2California Institute of Technology
- Electric propulsion system for space applications20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242070 A1Forchun, LLC
- Electron cyclotron resonance thruster30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217389 A1Office National D’Etudes Et De Recherches AéRospatiales
- Fluid Rotary Joint for Gimbals in Electric Propulsion Thrusters30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218688 A1Honeybee Robotics, LLC
- Micro scalable thrusters for adaptive mission profiles in space - ustamps16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201871 A1University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Ion source and method for operating the same14 May 2026US 2026/0132774 A1ENPULSION GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Atmospheric fueled ion engine43US 6,145,298 ASky Station International, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus to produce ions and nanodrops from Taylor cones of volatile liquids at reduced pressures40US 6,825,464 B2Yale University · 2004
- Self-refueling space propulsion system and operating method39US 4,754,601 A1988
- Pulsed electrothermal thruster39US 4,821,509 AGT-Devices · 1989
- Pulsed plasma thruster having an electrically insulating nozzle and utilizing propellant bars25US 5,924,278 AThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 1999