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Richard R. Hofer
Also filed as: HOFER RICHARD · HOFER RICHARD R · HOFER RICHARD ROBERT
11 granted patents·1 pending application·90 citations·filing 2005–2025
88Inventor score
Files withCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN7HOFER RICHARD R2GOEBEL DAN MICHAEL1NASA1US ADMINISTRATOR OF NAT AERONA1
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12 records- 0194US10919649B2Low-power hall thruster with an internally mounted low-current hollow cathodeCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·4 cites·12 claims
- 0290US10723489B2Low-power hall thruster with an internally mounted low-current hollow cathodeCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·5 cites·5 claims
- 0387US8143788B2Compact high current rare-earth emitter hollow cathode for hall effect thrustersHOFER RICHARD R·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 27, 2012·28 cites·26 claims
- 0482US8407979B1Magnetically-conformed, variable area discharge chamber for hall thruster, and methodHOFER RICHARD R·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 2, 2013·14 cites·23 claims
- 0581US10480493B2Hall effect thruster electrical configurationCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 19, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 0681US7624566B1Magnetic circuit for hall effect plasma acceleratorUS ADMINISTRATOR OF NAT AERONA·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 1, 2009·25 cites·19 claims
- 0780US9874202B2Metallic wall hall thrustersCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 23, 2018·4 cites·10 claims
- 0875US12345243B2Graphite/hexagonal boron nitride bimaterials for electric propulsionCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 0967US9453502B2Metallic wall hall thrustersGOEBEL DAN MICHAEL·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 27, 2016·6 cites·10 claims
- 1059US12504006B2Gas distributor for electric propulsion systemsCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2025·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 1157US9488312B2Pulsed plasma lubrication device and methodNASA·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·0 cites·10 claims
- 1252US2025198396A1High-power density electric propulsion systemCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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