ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,785, issued on April 7, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Ionic thruster methods and apparatus for aircraft" was invented by Dejan Nikic (Seattle) and Sean Keith Cossano (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ionic thruster methods and apparatus for aircraft are disclosed. An example ionic thruster for aircraft includes a nozzle. The nozzle includes an outlet and an inlet, the inlet to receive fluid and containing an electrode mount. A ground electrode is disposed within the nozzle. Conducting pins are coupled to the electrode mount, each of the pins having a first end coupled to the electrode mount and a second end ...