US 12544688 B2 / Feb 10, 2026

Gravity-independent crystallization system

Payload systems for processing chemical substances under various gravity levels, such as hypergravity and/or microgravity. The payload systems may include a hypergravity thermal payload system configured to enable melt or cooling of a sample under hypergravity. Alternatively, or in addition, the payload systems may include a gravity-independent thermal payload system for enabling melt or cooling of a sample under various gravity levels, such as microgravity. Alternatively, or in addition, the payload systems may include a hypergravity crystallization payload system configured to enable crystallization of a chemical substance under hypergravity. Alternatively, or in addition, the payload systems may include a gravity-independent crystallization system configured to enable crystallization of a chemical substance in various gravity levels, such as microgravity.

Publication details

Recorded assignee
Varda Space Industries, Inc.
Publication number
US 12544688 B2
Publication type
Utility patent grant
Publication date
Feb 10, 2026
Filing date
Jul 28, 2023
CPC classes
B01D9/0013, B01D19/0031, B01D9/0031, B01D9/005, B01D9/0054, B01D9/0059, B64G4/00, B64G99/00, B01D9/0036, B01D2009/0086
Inventors
Anderson; Jeffrey Michael, Bauser; Haley Coddington, Chan; Larry Robin, Miller; Eric Douglas, Bhavsar; Ami Sanat, Condon; Kenneth Hoyt, Croom; Jordan Michael, McCalip; Andrew Steven, Radocea; Adrian

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