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US 2006/0027709 A1Published application
Apparatus comprising of propulsion system
AssigneeInterStellar Technologies Corporation
InventorFabrizio Pinto
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Abstract
A propulsion system that does not consume fuel. The system operates to modify the dispersion force (i.e., van der Waals) that arises between particles, such as neutral atoms. A lifting force is generated as a result of this modification of the dispersion force. In the illustrative embodiment, the propulsion system includes particles, a particle trap, a source of electromagnetic energy, and a piston.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one trap for confining particles;
- a device for delivering electromagnetic radiation to the confined particles, wherein said device delivers an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is sufficient to:
- (i) induce long-range interactions between said particles;
- and
- (ii) cause said particles to either accelerate or hover.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a hull;
- a first propulsion system, wherein said first propulsion system is disposed within said hull and comprises:
- (a) at least one trap for confining particles;
- and
- (b) a device for delivering electromagnetic radiation to the confined particles, wherein said device delivers an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is sufficient to:
- (i) induce long-range interactions between said particles;
- and
- (ii) cause said particles to accelerate;
- (c) a surface against which said particles are impacted, wherein said surface couples to said hull;
- and
- a source of energy for powering said device.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one atomic trap for confining particles;
- at least one laser for delivering electromagnetic radiation to the confined particles;
- a power source for powering said laser;
- and
- a controller for controlling said laser, wherein said controller, in conjunction with said power source, provide an amount of current to said laser that is sufficient to cause said laser to deliver an amount of electromagnetic radiation that is sufficient to:
- (i) induce long-range interactions between said particles;
- and
- (ii) cause said particles to accelerate or hover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.