Patents
- Conversano, R. W., Goebel, D. M., Katz, I., and Hofer, R. R., "Low-Power Hall Thruster with an Internally Mounted Low-Current Hollow Cathode," United States Patent No. 10,919,649 (Feb. 16, 2021).
- Conversano, R., Goebel, D. M., Katz, I., Hofer, R. R., “Low-power Hall thruster with an Internally Mounted Low-current Hollow Cathode,” United States Patent No. 10,723,489 (July 28, 2020).
- Hofer, R. R., Jorns, B. A., Brophy, J. R., and Katz, I., "Hall Effect Thruster Electrical Configuration," United States Patent No. 10,480,493 (Nov. 19, 2019).
- Goebel, D. M., Hofer, R. R., and Mikellides I. M., “Metallic Wall Hall Thrusters,” United States Patent No. 9,874,202 (January 23, 2018).
- Hofer, R. R., Bickler, D., and D’Agostino, S., “Pulsed Plasma Lubrication Device and Method,” United States Patent No. 9,488,312 (Nov. 8, 2016).
- Goebel, D. M., Hofer, R. R., and Mikellides I. M., “Metallic Wall Hall Thrusters,” United States Patent No. 9,453,502 (September 27, 2016).
- Hofer, R. R., "Magnetically-Conformed, Variable Area Discharge Chamber for Hall Thruster, and Method," United States Patent No. 8,407,979 (April 2, 2013).
- Hofer, R. R., Goebel, D. M., and Watkins, R. M., "Compact High-Current Rare-Earth Emitter Hollow Cathode for Hall Effect Thrusters," United States Patent No. 8,143,788 (Mar. 27, 2012).
- C. Jung-Kubiak, C. M. Marrese-Reading, V. E. White, D. W. Wilson, M. R. Dickie, K. Y. Yee, R. E. Muller, J. E. Polk, J. R. Anderson, N. Rouhi, F. Greer, “Micro-Emitters for Electrospray Systems,” United States Patent Number No. 10,384,810 (Aug. 20, 2019).
- C. Marrese-Reading, J. Mueller, and W.C. West, “Microfluidic Electrospray Thruster,” United States Patent No. 8,850,792 (Oct. 7, 2014).
- David Y Oh, Dan M Goebel, Christopher B Stell, Gregory A Carr, Peter W Lord, Lee Rotlisburger, Denis Trofimov, Jorge Delgado, Bao Hoang, “Power Train for Deep Space Solar Electric Propulsion,” U.S.#10,954,005 (Mar. 23, 2021).
- Goebel, D.M. “Hall thruster with magnetic discharge chamber and conductive coating,” U.S.#10,082,133 (Sept.25, 2018).
- Conversano, R.W., Goebel, D.M., and Becatti, G. “Heaterless Hollow Cathode,” United States Patent Number 11,482,395 (Oct. 25, 2022).
- Guerrero Vela, P. P. and Polk; J. E. “Method and Apparatus for Reducing the Work Function of Polycrystalline Metal Hexaboride.” United States Patent No. 20220328274 (Oct 13, 2022).
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