Patents by Inventor Manfred Rexin

Manfred Rexin 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).

  • Apparatus for limiting the firing field of a weapon, particularly an armored cannon, during practice firing
    Patent number: 4470817
    Abstract: Apparatus for positioning the barrel of a weapon and limiting the firing field of a weapon to a predetermined target area. The apparatus comprises at least one stationary transmitter positioned in or adjacent the firing field and at least one directional receiver rigidly attached to the weapon. A fire unblocking device coupled to the output of the receiver and to the weapon is actuated by the receiver to permit firing of the weapon when a signal is received from the transmitter thereby indicating that the barrel of the weapon is aimed toward the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: Fried. Krupp Gesellschaft mit beschr/a/ nkter Haftung
    Inventors: Reiner Diehl, Uwe Paczula, Manfred Rexin, Heinrich-Joachim Siebeneck