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#1 2025-03-17 15:17:50
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Manta Ray (tm*) Light Powered Space Vessel
This topic is offered to note the progress of the team led by kbd512, investigating the practicality of an Optical Plane Deep Space vessel.
While initial thinking has been rectangular to facilitate calculations, in practice a vessel need not have a Sun facing surface that is rectangular.
The image below shows the surface of a vessel covered with tiny light traps. The artist has shown the light traps in larger-than-life scale.
In practice each trap would be 36 millimeters in diameter.
(tm*) .... See Post #3 for notes on entities holding trademarks on "manta ray" or variations.
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#2 2025-03-17 15:18:30
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Re: Manta Ray (tm*) Light Powered Space Vessel
This post is reserved for an index to posts that may be contributed by NewMars members over time.
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Post #3: Trademarks
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#3 2025-03-17 19:35:42
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Re: Manta Ray (tm*) Light Powered Space Vessel
This post is about Trademarks...
I have applied for a trade mark on behalf of a small corporation, so I am familiar with some of the nuances involved.
In creating this topic, I optimistically thought that the phrase "manta ray" might be available for a trade mark.
I did a quick search, and found that the phrase is trademarked by several organizations for a variety of purposes, none of which seem to involve space flight.
Trademarks are awarded in various categories. Fees are paid for registration of a trademark in each category for which protection is sought.
With that in mind, this is a set of snippets that Google found:
MANTA RAY Trademark - Registration Number 3441034
Justia Trademarks
https://trademark.justia.com › manta-79039768
MANTA RAY is a trademark of Digislide Holdings Pty Ltd. Filed in May 25 (2007), the MANTA RAY covers APPARATUS FOR RECORDING, TRANSMISSION AND REPRODUCTION ...
MANTA RAY TrademarkTrademarkia
https://www.trademarkia.com › manta-ray-87230348
The MANTA RAY. Explore trademark details, ownership information, other trademarks owned by ADVANCED FITNESS INC or file your own trademark.
manta ray - Serial Number 75490497
Justia Trademarkshttps://trademark.justia.com › manta-ray-75490497
MANTA RAY is a trademark of 360, Inc.. Filed in May 23 (1998), the MANTA RAY covers swim masks and snorkels used for beach and pool play.
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FeedbackGM Abandons Trademark for Corvette Manta Ray as E- ...
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Dec 15, 2020 — GM originally filed a trademark for "Manta Ray" five years ago but has apparently abandoned the name in favor of the "E-Ray" name.Trademark Fine Art 'Little Manta Ray' Canvas Art by Barathieu ...
Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com › Trademark-Fine-Art-Barathi...
Artist: Barathieu Gabriel · Subject: Animals · Style: Nautical · Description: a underwater shot of a manta ray. · Made in the USA - SIZE - 22x32.CALDWELL'S MANTA RAY Trademark
furm.com
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CALDWELL'S MANTA RAY is a trademark owned by E. L. CALDWELL & SONS, INC. and filed on Friday, April 30, 1965 in the Machinery Products category.
MANTA RAY — 1355057 — Canadian Trademarks Database
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
https://ised-isde.canada.ca › cipo › trademark-searchInternational trade and investment · Intellectual property and copyright ... MANTA RAY. Authorization of use. The consent of the Department of National ...
MANTA RAY - trademark of the WIPO 996953
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https://tmsearch.ai › application › manta-ray › REGMANTA RAY. zoom image. Trademark Status DEAD. Expiration 27.02.2019.
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Trademarks can come and go, based upon payment of fees.
In any case, it is definitely whimsical to think about trademarking a name for a space craft design this early.
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#4 2025-03-18 05:58:32
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Re: Manta Ray (tm*) Light Powered Space Vessel
Specifications for an Optical Plane Deep Space vessel are evolving.
As of 2025/03/18, we are working with a power level of 40 MW.
This can be delivered by an array of photon collectors, using optical fiber as the transfer medium.
A standard communications fiber can (apparently) handle one watt.
An optical device suitable for this purpose is available commercially with a circular configuration of 36 mm diameter.
40,000,000 of these devices and their associated optical fiber would be needed to carry collected photons to a heat engine for propulsion.
If these devices were arranged in a square it would be 240 meters on a side, to provide a sense of scale.
However, as this topic title suggests, the top surface of the vessel does not have to be square.
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