Patents by Inventor Gottfried Scharfenberg

Gottfried Scharfenberg 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: 4930888
    Abstract: A situation display system has a movable section for attachment to a helmet nd a stationary section, including a stationary map providing a real map background for showing situation display elements on the map. The movable section is connected through a flexible cable to a device for the remote control of the situation display elements which are computer generated. By accurate measurements of the location of the helmet and its distance to the map, signals are provided which are processed independently of any movements of an operator wearing the helmet so that the elements are correctly displayed and seen on the map. Thus, a tactical situation display is obtained for a military command system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Horst Freisleben, Gottfried Scharfenberg, Gunther Sepp, Richard Benedikter, Werner Schnaebele
  • Patent number: 4866229
    Abstract: Optical informations or data are transmitted by an essentially stationary transmitter and received by a mobile receiver attached to an operator's helmet or headset. A receiving lens and an optical wave guide lead to the operator's eye for the receiver. The optical transmitter is embodied as a projector arranged to be tiltable about its vertical axis and about a horizontal axis extending perpendicularly to the projected light beam direction. The projector further includes a tracking guide sensor and the receiver includes a reflector for establishing an optical guidance coupling between the projector and the receiver so that the projector may be appropriately pivoted to track the moving receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventor: Gottfried Scharfenberg