Inventor
Rodney L. Burton
Inventor
Champaign, IL, US
Overview
Patents· 17 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F03Hprimary
F03HProducing a reactive propulsive thrust, not otherwise provided for40%
B64GCosmonautics13%
F02KJet-propulsion plants10%
F41BWeapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge7%
H05HPlasma technique7%
B01DSeparation3%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics3%
B33YAdditive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3d printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering3%
C01BNon-metallic elements3%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants3%
PatentTitleYear
10,724,480Monofilament vaporization propulsion systems202010,570,892Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)20209,909,574'Electrothermal space thruster heater for decomposable propellants'20189,242,747'Space thruster using robust microcavity discharge and advanced propellants'20168,689,537'Micro-cavity discharge thruster (MCDT)'20147,935,176'Oxygen extraction apparatus and process'20117,926,257'Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrust'20117,926,258'Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrust'20117,530,219'Advanced pulsed plasma thruster with high electromagnetic thrust'20096,808,145'Dual-mode airbreathing propulsion system'20046,295,804'Pulsed thruster system'20015,924,278'Pulsed plasma thruster having an electrically insulating nozzle and utilizing propellant bars'19995,425,231'Gas fed pulsed electric thruster'19954,974,487'Plasma propulsion apparatus and method'19904,821,509'Pulsed electrothermal thruster'19894,821,508'Pulsed electrothermal thruster'19894,715,261'Cartridge containing plasma source for accelerating a projectile'1987Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1987–1990Patents assigned to GT DEVICES (4)· patent assignee history
1987Based in Springfield, VA, US· patent location history
1989–1990Based in Fairfax Station, VA, US· patent location history
1995Based in Seymour, IL, US· patent location history
1999–2001Patents assigned to UNIV ILLINOIS (2)· patent assignee history
1999–2020Based in Champaign, IL, US· patent location history
2009–2020Patents assigned to CU AEROSPACE LLC (8)· patent assignee history
2014Patents assigned to BURTON RODNEY L (1)· patent assignee history
2014Patents assigned to CARROLL DAVID L (1)· patent assignee history
2018Based in Urbana, IL, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| CU AEROSPACE LLC | 8 | 2009–2020 |
| GT DEVICES | 4 | 1987–1990 |
| UNIV ILLINOIS | 2 | 1999–2001 |
| BURTON RODNEY Lself | 1 | 2014 |
| CARROLL DAVID L | 1 | 2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign, Illinois, US | 11 | 1999–2020 |
| Fairfax Station, Virginia, US | 3 | 1989–1990 |
| Urbana, Illinois, US | 1 | 2018 |
| Seymour, Illinois, US | 1 | 1995 |
| Springfield, Virginia, US | 1 | 1987 |