Cu Aerospace L.l.c.
Doing business as Cu Aerospace LLC
At a glance
EmployeesNot reported
In business since1998
HeadquartersChampaign, IL
US patents20
SAM.gov UEIX95KNGLAEMH7
CAGE code1JFE6
Incorporated inDE
- propulsion systems
- plasma systems
- thermal solutions
- engineering services
- simulation tools
- optimization software
- CubeSats
- air vehicle systems
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Certifications
AS9100ISO 9001
Patents
20 US patents granted 2002–2025, 6 of them in the five years to SEP 2025.
Engines, pumps, turbines 6Transport 4Chemical engineering 4Optics 3Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2
- Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with reverse polarity and tailored mass fluxUS 12,309,909 · granted MAY 20, 2025
- Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)US 12,209,577 · granted JAN 28, 2025
- Guideless resilient androgynous serial port docking mechanismUS 11,485,522 · granted NOV 1, 2022
- Guideless resilient androgynous serial port docking mechanismUS 11,401,054 · granted AUG 2, 2022
- Fiber-fed advanced pulsed plasma thruster (FPPT)US 11,242,844 · granted FEB 8, 2022
Newest 5 shown · Granted to CU Aerospace, LLC · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu Aerospace L.l.c. | Champaign | IL | — | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.