I see the images specifically show the use of compression fittings
(swagelok style), which makes me somewhat surprised. Isn't sawgelok frowned
upon for flight systems?
Expect more regarding their kick-pump autogenous system soon.
In the proposed concept, electrically-driven micropumps drive a smallportion of each propellant over a heat exchanger at the engine to
Sorry, forgot the AR part: the Rocketmoonlighting blog is 3 of the 11
non-patent citations from the examiner. So showing your ideas in an
accessible blog can directly impact the patent process as prior art,
which is good to hear.
On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 10:40 PM Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10072612B2/
Garv and co. patented the idea of printing tubs stubs onto a
particular kind of rocket injector. The claims are fairly long, it
must have been a hard fought one. Congrats to them on the grant.
Also a lot of text about propylene in there.