Inventor · El Merrie Dell, CA, US

Joel C. Sercel

32Patents
8h-index
25Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 20, 2013 → Jun 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US11143026B2 Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction Electricity 22 Active
US11280194B2 Optics and structure for space applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US10989443B1 Systems and methods for obtaining energy in shadowed regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US11391246B2 Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US11085669B2 Optics and structure for space applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9582843B2 Authentication and validation of smartphone imagery Electricity 13 Active
US11643930B2 Optics and structure for space applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US11566521B2 Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost Electricity 11 Active
US10019774B2 Authentication and validation of smartphone imagery Electricity 8 Active
US11748897B1 Optimized matched filter tracking of space objects Physics 6 Active
US11608196B2 Directing light for thermal and power applications in space Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11598581B2 Fabrication of ceramics from celestial materials using microwave sintering and mechanical compression Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US11725513B2 Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction Electricity 5 Active
US11702857B2 Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity applications Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US12025006B2 Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost Electricity 3 Active
US10910198B2 Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12203371B2 Systems and methods for radiant gas dynamic mining of permafrost for propellant extraction Electricity 1 Active
US11527387B2 Spacecraft propulsion devices and systems with microwave excitation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12215926B2 Fabrication of ceramics from celestial materials using microwave sintering and mechanical compression Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US12025078B2 Omnivorous solar thermal thruster, cooling systems, and thermal energy transfer in rockets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10339283B2 System and method for creating, processing, and distributing images that serve as portals enabling communication with persons who have interacted with the images Electricity 0 Active
US12371919B2 Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12404042B2 Directing light for thermal and power applications in space Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11958636B2 Dynamically adjusted alignment between payload and spacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11352150B2 Spacecraft structure configured to store frozen propellant Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.