Patents by Inventor Bernhardt Hoffschmidt

Bernhardt Hoffschmidt 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).

  • Absorber
    Patent number: 5797387
    Abstract: The invention relates to an absorber designed to absorb radiation and to transfer the energy of the radiation to a heat transport medium. To provide an absorber with high efficiency, the absorber according to the invention comprises a plurality of absorber components (32) attached to each other and having passages (42) formed therein for absorption of radiation and for suctional intake of a heat transport medium. Each absorber component (32) is provided with a dedicated mixing chamber (44) having said passages (42) of said absorber component (32) entering thereinto and comprising flow-restricting outlet orifices for connection to a suction means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Fend, Bernhardt Hoffschmidt, Robert Pitz-Paal, Peter Rietbrock