Patents by Inventor Christian KOMMER

Christian KOMMER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10789700
    Abstract: The invention is related to composite materials that enable the detection of imperfections through non-destructive testing. The composite material may include several constituent materials. One of these constituent materials may include cavities of a predetermined or random shape that are arranged at predetermined or random locations. Another constituent material may at least partially fill at least some of these cavities during manufacturing of the composite material. A method for non-destructively detecting imperfections in such a composite material may involve receiving an image of the composite material that shows at least some cavities and detecting imperfections in the composite material based on an inspection of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Kommer, Markus Zellhuber, Philipp Meierling
  • Publication number: 20190266719
    Abstract: The invention is related to composite materials that enable the detection of imperfections through non-destructive testing. The composite material may include several constituent materials. One of these constituent materials may include cavities of a predetermined or random shape that are arranged at predetermined or random locations. Another constituent material may at least partially fill at least some of these cavities during manufacturing of the composite material. A method for non-destructively detecting imperfections in such a composite material may involve receiving an image of the composite material that shows at least some cavities and detecting imperfections in the composite material based on an inspection of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Christian KOMMER, Markus ZELLHUBER, Philipp MEIERLING