US Patent Issued to X-Bow Launch Systems on Aug. 4 for "Modular rocket motors and methods of making modular rocket motors" (California, Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,749, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. (Albuquerque, N.M.).

"Modular rocket motors and methods of making modular rocket motors" was invented by Mark Eagar (Cameron Park, Calif.), Bryan Beaudette (Placerville, Calif.), Andrew Sherman (Boulder, Colo.), Jeffrey Hansen (Rescue, Calif.) and Andrew Max Vozoff (Boulder, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The modular rocket motor is disclosed, featuring a cylindrical composite case with a forward end and an aft end, the latter fitted with a nozzle. The interior of the composite case houses a plurality of cartridges, each containing propellant, and retained coaxiall...