Patents by Inventor Bernd Schunk

Bernd Schunk 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: 5181673
    Abstract: An anti-tank missile system includes a weapons carrier system with a missile including control means for controlling the missile flight path and a searchhead camera for developing target data during flight of the missile. An elevatable platform is mounted on the weapons carrier system and a sighting device camera is disposed on the elevatable platform for sighting a target. Target data is compiled before a launch of the missile with the aid of the sighting device camera. A fire guidance computer in the weapons carrier system calculates a flight course for the missile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Hubricht, Bernd Schunk, Reinfried Stollewerk, Jorg Peters
  • Patent number: 5111524
    Abstract: A signal transmitting steering cable (4, 40, 40') for remotely-controlled flying bodies (1) which, once the flying body (1) has been launched, can be located and disposed of easily. For this purpose the surface layer (44, 46) of the steering cable (4) includes a material which is fluorescent when illuminated with light of a predetermined wavelength range. Preferably, a dye whose emission spectrum lies approximately between 530 and 690 nm is employed as the fluorescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Rheinmetall GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schunk, Reinfried Stolllewerk, Gerhard Hubricht, Jorg Peters