Gerhard Schimanz 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).
Abstract: A banner (1), which can be dragged by an airplane (2) using a drag rope (3), includes a banner rod (5) which is connected to the drag rope (3) by way of a banner spider (4). Disks (10) acting as trailing wheels are arranged on the banner rod (5) on both sides of the banner (1). The banner rod (5) is held at a distance from the surface of the runway prior to starting off, such that the banner does not lie on the runway as a result of the wind produced by propeller of the airplane (2), thereby enabling the airplane (2) to start off with a coupled banner 1without any problem.
Abstract: A banner (1), which can be dragged by an airplane (2) using a drag rope (3), includes a banner rod (5) which is connected to the drag rope (3) by way of a banner spider (4). Disks (10) acting as trailing wheels are arranged on the banner rod (5) on both sides of the banner (1). The banner rod (5) is held at a distance from the surface of the runway prior to starting off, such that the banner does not lie on the runway as a result of the wind produced by propeller of the airplane (2), thereby enabling the airplane (2) to start off with a coupled banner (2) without any problem.