Patents by Inventor Bernhard Hufenbach

Bernhard Hufenbach 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).

  • Method of measuring the quantity of fuel in a tank of a space vehicle such as a satellite
    Patent number: 5687607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of measuring the quantity of fuel in a tank of a space vehicle. It includes a step of measuring the level of fuel in the tank during at least one acceleration stage of the space vehicle. The level of fuel can be measured by detecting the level of fuel in a tube having a first end in communication with a first region of the tank which constitutes a bottom of the tank relative to an acceleration direction, and having a second end in communication with a second region of the tank that is spaced apart from the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Rolf Brandt, Bernhard Hufenbach