Patents by Inventor Floris Gretzmacher

Floris Gretzmacher 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: 5285804
    Abstract: A camouflage device adapted to fold and unfold and to assume the shape of a dummy object when in the unfolded configuration for camouflaging an object, includes a frame for supporting a camouflage netting, with the frame being adaptable for displaying irregular configuration and including flexible rod structures having one end detachably secured to a crown member and another end adapted for placement upon a suitable location of the object to be camouflaged. Each of the rod structures is made of an elastic band of fiber-reinforced plastic material or steel to allow flexible configuration and random shaping of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Barracuda Technologies AB
    Inventor: Floris Gretzmacher
  • Patent number: 5238015
    Abstract: A foldable dummy object for military camouflage purposes consists of at least three deformable rods (2) which meet at a common point (1) at which they are mutually connected. When the dummy object is deployed, the rods assume and retain the shape of irregular three-dimensional curves, forming an outer rod assembly which can be placed appropriately on the object to be camouflaged, including its corners and edges. The rod assembly comprises a camouflage net which constitutes the definitive outer envelope of the dummy object and also determines its shape. The dummy object is easy to assemble and disassemble and can be trimmed in a known manner with any type of camouflage material. The claim relates to the basic idea and various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventors: Floris Gretzmacher, Gerhard Patzak