MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647076179 A) filed by Exotrail on June 19, 2026, for Cathode For A Hall-Effect Ion Thruster.
Inventor includes Kurt, Huseyin.
The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode for an ion thrust device, the cathode having a cylindrical shape extending along a main axis A-A' between a downstream end (10A) comprising an electron outlet (18) and an upstream end (10B) comprising a gas admission inlet (22). The cathode comprises a hollow cylindrical cathode body (14), an electron emitter (12) made of heat-emissive material arranged inside the cathode body (14), a...