Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Rocket Engine Torch Igniter Featuring Upstream Oxidizer Ionization And Independent Ignition Device' Filed by Nextorbit Space Private Limited; and I. T. S Engineering College

MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611008311 A) filed by Nextorbit Space Private Limited; and I. T. S Engineering College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Jan. 28, for 'rocket engine torch igniter featuring upstream oxidizer ionization and independent ignition device.'

Inventor(s) include Prince Ranjan; and Dr. Saurabh Gupta.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a torch igniter for liquid rocket engines, particularly cryogenic methane-oxidizer engines. The torch igniter comprises an igniter combustion chamber configured to generate a pilo...