Patents by Inventor Norbert Mahnken

Norbert Mahnken 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).

  • Load drop platform for damping loads during a load drop
    Patent number: 6431088
    Abstract: A load depositing platform for damping impact forces exerted on a load during a parachute drop has an upper plate that is connected with at least one parachute and a lower plate. The upper plate and the lower plate are connected with one another by means of a scissor-type linkage, and by at least one damper element having a woven-fabric shell which defines an interior air space therein, so that relative motion of the two plates toward each other causes a compression of air space. The damper element has a passage ring, which has at least one air passage hole therein which permits a regulated flow of air into and out of the interior air space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Mahnken
  • Load drop platform for damping loads during a load drop
    Publication number: 20010050035
    Abstract: A load depositing platform for damping impact forces exerted on a load during a parachute drop has an upper plate that is connected with at least one parachute and a lower plate. The upper plate and the lower plate are connected with one another by means of a scissor-type linkage, and by at least one damper element having a woven-fabric shell which defines an interior air space therein, so that relative motion of the two plates toward each other causes a compression of air space. The damper element has a passage ring, which has at least one air passage hole therein which permits a regulated flow of air into and out of the interior air space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventor: Norbert Mahnken