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US Patent 9487308 Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods

Patent 9487308 was granted and assigned to Blue Origin on November, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Blue Origin
Blue Origin
Patent Jurisdiction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Number
9487308
Patent Inventor Names
Eric David Wetzel0
Roger E. Ramsey0
Mark Featherstone0
John Michael Sanders0
Date of Patent
November 8, 2016
Patent Application Number
13833985
Date Filed
March 15, 2013
Patent Primary Examiner
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Tien Dinh
Patent abstract

Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods. A representative aerospace system includes a launch vehicle having a first end and a second end generally opposite the first end, with the launch vehicle being elongated along a vehicle axis extending between the first and second ends, and having an external, outwardly facing surface. The system can further include an annular element carried by the launch vehicle, the annular element having an external, inwardly-facing surface radially spaced apart from, and extending at least partially circumferentially around, the vehicle axis. The annular element can have a first edge surface facing a first direction along the vehicle axis, and a second edge surface facing a second direction along the vehicle axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction. A propulsion system can be carried by the launch vehicle, and can have at least one nozzle positioned toward the first end of the vehicle to launch the vehicle. A controller can be in communication with the launch vehicle and programmed to direct the vehicle in the first direction during vehicle ascent, and in the second direction during vehicle descent.

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