Patents by Inventor Bernd KAEBITZ

Bernd KAEBITZ 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: 10006748
    Abstract: A rudder system includes a pivotable rudder part, a rudder housing, on which the pivotable rudder part is rotatably mounted, and a resilient locking device. The pivotable rudder part is movable relative to the rudder housing from a pivoted-in position into a pivoted-out position. The resilient locking device is held in a pretensioned position by the pivotable rudder part when the pivotable rudder part is in the pivoted-in position such that, if the pivotable rudder part is in the pivoted-out position, the resilient locking device can be moved by tension relief from the pretensioned position into an at least partially tension-relieved position. In addition, the resilient locking device in the at least partially tension-relieved position blocks a movement of the pivotable rudder part relative to the rudder housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: MBDA Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Lutzenberger, Bernd Kaebitz, Robert Kroyer
  • Publication number: 20160169642
    Abstract: A rudder system includes a pivotable rudder part, a rudder housing, on which the pivotable rudder part is rotatably mounted, and a resilient locking device. The pivotable rudder part is movable relative to the rudder housing from a pivoted-in position into a pivoted-out position. The resilient locking device is held in a pretensioned position by the pivotable rudder part when the pivotable rudder part is in the pivoted-in position such that, if the pivotable rudder part is in the pivoted-out position, the resilient locking device can be moved by tension relief from the pretensioned position into an at least partially tension-relieved position. In addition, the resilient locking device in the at least partially tension-relieved position blocks a movement of the pivotable rudder part relative to the rudder housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Joerg LUTZENBERGER, Bernd KAEBITZ, Robert KROYER