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Rodney L. Burton
Also filed as: BURTON RODNEY · BURTON RODNEY L · BURTON RODNEY LANE
20 granted patents·461 citations·filing 1984–2023
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20 records- 0194US4715261ACartridge containing plasma source for accelerating a projectileGT DEVICES·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 29, 1987·68 cites·43 claims
- 0293US4974487APlasma propulsion apparatus and methodGT DEVICES·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 4, 1990·70 cites·48 claims
- 0393US4821509APulsed electrothermal thrusterGT DEVICES·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 18, 1989·73 cites·9 claims
- 0491US9909574B1Electrothermal space thruster heater for decomposable propellantsCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·14 cites·5 claims
- 0589US9242747B1Space thruster using robust microcavity discharge and advanced propellantsCU AEROSPACE LLLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 26, 2016·20 cites·17 claims
- 0689US7530219B1Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrustCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·22 cites·7 claims
- 0789US4821508APulsed electrothermal thrusterGT DEVICES·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 18, 1989·52 cites·90 claims
- 0883US10724480B1Monofilament vaporization propulsion systemsCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·4 cites·11 claims
- 0980US7926258B1Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrustCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·9 cites·7 claims
- 1077US11242844B2Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)CU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·3 cites·26 claims
- 1176US10570892B2Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)CU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·12 claims
- 1275US5924278APulsed plasma thruster having an electrically insulating nozzle and utilizing propellant barsUNIV ILLINOIS·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·39 cites·24 claims
- 1374US7926257B1Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrustCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·6 cites·2 claims
- 1470US5425231AGas fed pulsed electric thrusterFiled 1994·Granted Jun 20, 1995·29 cites·8 claims
- 1567US8689537B1Micro-cavity discharge thruster (MCDT)BURTON RODNEY L·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 8, 2014·6 cites·17 claims
- 1664US6808145B2Dual-mode airbreathing propulsion systemCU AEROSPACE·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 26, 2004·14 cites·17 claims
- 1764US6295804B1Pulsed thruster systemUNIV ILLINOIS·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 2, 2001·27 cites·16 claims
- 1858US7935176B2Oxygen extraction apparatus and processPACKER ENG INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 3, 2011·3 cites·22 claims
- 1956US12309909B2Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with reverse polarity and tailored mass fluxCU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2023·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 2043US12209577B2Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)CU AEROSPACE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 28, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
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