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Modular thrust system

US10173775B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

20Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Anthony Samaritano · Toms River, US
Daniel I. Newman · Lafayette, US
Michael J. Duffy · Lansing, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2101/60
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein is one embodiment of a thrust system that includes at least one modular thrust unit and at least one control module. The at least one modular thrust unit includes a base that is made from structural members that are inter-connectable in a plurality of different structural configurations. The at least one modular thrust unit further includes at least one thrust generator coupleable to the base in a thrust configuration and at least one power source operable to deliver power to the at least one thrust generator. The at least one control module is coupleable to the at least one modular thrust unit and operable to control at least one of the at least one thrust generator and the at least one power source.

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