MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647105348 A) filed by Stoke Space Technologies, Inc. on September 01, 2026, for Reusable Space Vehicle For Long-Dwell Payload Hosting, Orbital Maneuvers, And Downmass Operations, And Related Method.
Inventors include Buckley Biggs, David R.; Mccullough, Thomas Ryan; Ball, Patrick Ryan; Bahrami, Justin Kayvon; and Papandrew, Devon Andreas.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: A vehicle configured for in-space and atmospheric reentry operations includes a pressure-fed propulsion engine that uses cryogenic fuel and cryogenic oxidizer as propellants. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a first conduit configured to provide a first propellant to the pressure-fed propulsion engine, a second conduit configured to provide a second propellant to a heat shield heat exchanger disposed relative to a heat shield wall defining an outer surface of the vehicle, and a pump located along the second conduit. In such embodiments, the first conduit is configured to provide the first propellant to the pressure-fed propulsion engine at a first mass flow rate, the second conduit and the pump are configured to provide the second propellant to the heat shield heat exchanger at a second mass flow rate, and the second mass flow rate is substantially less than the first mass flow rate. A related method is also disclosed.
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