US3292865A
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Thrust vector control with clustered nozzles
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1963-10-17
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1983-10-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick R Short
- 👤 James P Kern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:28
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/97; F02K9/80; F42; F42B; F42B10/00; F42B10/60; F42B10/66; F42B10/663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
AN EXHAUST DUCT CONFIGURATION FOR A ROCKET ENGINE COMPRISING A CLUSTER OF AT LEAST THREE CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT EXHAUST NOZZLES, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE HAVING ITS OWN CONVERGING PORTION AND ITS OWN THROAT PORTION, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES INTERSECTING THE ADJACENT EXHAUST NOZZLES IN THE DIVERGING PORTION OF THE NOZZLES, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES HAVING A PORTION OF ITS ADJACENT WALL IN THE DIVERGING PORTION OF THE NOZZLE REMOVED SUCH THAT EACH OF SAID NOZZLES DIVERGES INTO A COMMON DUCT FORMED BY THE REMOTE WALLS OF EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
AN EXHAUST DUCT CONFIGURATION FOR A ROCKET ENGINE COMPRISING A CLUSTER OF AT LEAST THREE CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT EXHAUST NOZZLES, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLE HAVING ITS OWN CONVERGING PORTION AND ITS OWN THROAT PORTION, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES INTERSECTING THE ADJACENT EXHAUST NOZZLES IN THE DIVERGING PORTION OF THE NOZZLES, EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES HAVING A PORTION OF ITS ADJACENT WALL IN THE DIVERGING PORTION OF THE NOZZLE REMOVED SUCH THAT EACH OF SAID NOZZLES DIVERGES INTO A COMMON DUCT FORMED BY THE REMOTE WALLS OF EACH OF SAID EXHAUST NOZZLES.
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