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US 12,531,226 B2Granted
Apparatus for electrospray emission
AssigneeAccion Systems, Inc.
InventorsLouis Perna, Christy Petruczok, Alexander Bost
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Abstract
An electrospray apparatus including a plurality of emitters, disposed on a substrate, wherein the plurality of emitters can have a narrow parameter distribution.
Claims12
A satellite thruster chip apparatus comprising:
- a first and a second emitter array, each comprising a plurality of substantially identical porous emitters, wherein each porous emitter of the plurality of substantially identical porous emitters has a concave lateral surface, wherein each porous emitter of the plurality of substantially identical porous emitters consists of silica, has a radius of curvature between about 4 and 6 μm, and comprises a substantially smooth surface;
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- a power supply configured to apply a first voltage to working material within the first emitter array and to contemporaneously apply a second voltage to working material within the second emitter array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.