Patents Assigned to Firma Peter Aschauer
  • Rescue from an avalanche
    Patent number: 4635754
    Abstract: Rescue apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a tear-resistant balloon bound to a frame that is securable to a person. To initiate rescue action, the ballon is inflated by pressurized gas to buoy the attached person at, for example, the surface of the avalanche. The apparatus is formed by a frame with a collar to which the balloon is attached. A filling mechanism for the balloon is positioned within the frame and includes a nozzle valve that operates in accordance with Venturi action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Firma Peter Aschauer
    Inventors: Peter Aschauer, Michael Aschauer, Helmuth Bauer