Patents by Inventor Berno SPIEGELHALDER

Berno SPIEGELHALDER 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).

  • Chopper disc as well as device and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 9691512
    Abstract: A chopper disc for a device for the processing of neutron beams is made of carbon fibers and has a concentric, hollow cylindrical recess for receiving a hub for connection to a pivot bearing. The chopper disc also includes a concentric absorber area for absorbing neutrons striking the chopper disc and at least one window in the absorber area through which neutrons of the neutron beam can pass. The carbon fibers extend from the outer periphery of the chopper disc radially in the direction of the recess and contact the recess tangentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus DS GmbH
    Inventors: Berno Spiegelhalder, Uwe Keller, Ernst Kaeppeler
  • Chopper Disc As Well As Device and Method for Manufacturing Same
    Publication number: 20150287490
    Abstract: A chopper disc for a device for the processing of neutron beams is made of carbon fibers and has a concentric, hollow cylindrical recess for receiving a hub for connection to a pivot bearing. The chopper disc also includes a concentric absorber area for absorbing neutrons striking the chopper disc and at least one window in the absorber area through which neutrons of the neutron beam can pass. The carbon fibers extend from the outer periphery of the chopper disc radially in the direction of the recess and contact the recess tangentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Berno SPIEGELHALDER, Uwe KELLER, Ernst KAEPPELER