Patents by Inventor Carl-Christian Etzler

Carl-Christian Etzler 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).

  • Apparatus for the controlled advance and retraction of a flexible pay-out connection fixed to a satellite body
    Patent number: 4436259
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in an apparatus for advancing or retracting a flexible pay-out connection in a controlled manner, for instance a pay-out cable fixed to a satellite body with a pay-out means mounted thereon, in particular for a spin-imparted satellite, the improvement comprising at least one groove means at the periphery of the satellite body to receive the pay-out connection, and at least one elastic holding means to hold the pay-out connection at the groove opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Dornier System GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Schmidt, Carl-Christian Etzler