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Vaya Space is awarded multiple patents for their Vortex-Hybrid engine tech

August 10, 2022

Vaya Space, the vortex-hybrid engine rocket company, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded two patents to the Company on the firm’s breakthrough vortex-hybrid propulsion technology.

Vaya Space’s first patent was awarded for the company’s unique production process of their 3D printed fuel grain that enables higher performance through uniform burn throughout the entirety of the engine.

The second patent protects Vaya’s vortex flow field injection system design. The vortex flow of liquid oxygen through the 3D lathe printed rocket engine combines with Vaya’s other technologies to deliver more than 110 kN of thrust per engine, up to 350 seconds of ISP, and eliminates the instability and other issues that have plagued hybrid engines of the past decades.

Vaya’s rocket engines are produced using more than 20 metric tons of recycled thermoplastics and deliver industry leading payload performance at a substantially lower cost than competitors. Vaya’s engines have zero TNT explosive equivalency and use materials that are non-toxic, non-hazardous, and require no special handling, storage, or transportation. Vaya’s rocket engines use substantially fewer components resulting in improved reliability, are far less costly to produce and operate with substantially lower emissions.

The awarding of Vaya’s two patents, multiple additional intellectual property in its pipeline and the recent contracts and agreements with satellite customers and NASA have positioned Vaya as not just the greenest rocket company in the industry, but also the emerging leader and low-cost provider in the sector.

Rob Fabian, Chief Operating Officer of Vaya Space, said, “These two patent awards are a testament to the world class engineering team at Vaya, and we are just getting started. Breakthrough doesn’t begin to define what we have recently accomplished. We see no barrier to transforming this and adjacent industries, and expect to make a difference for the environment in the process.”

Filed Under: 3D Printing, Award, Propulsion, Rocket Engine, U.S. Patent Office, Vortex-Hybrid Propulsion

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