Patents by Inventor Dietmar Scheulen

Dietmar Scheulen 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).

  • Deployable antenna reflector
    Patent number: 6930654
    Abstract: A deployable antenna reflector comprising a central dish and a plurality of deployable sheet-like panels arranged around the central dish. The reflector further comprises a central supporting body, whereon the central dish is fixedly mounted and whereto the deployable sheet-like panels are hinged. The rotation axes of the individual deployable sheet-like panels are tilted with respect to the center point of the central dish. In the stowed configuration of the reflector, the deployable sheet-like panels are at least partially deflected in order to minimize the envelope of the reflector and that the panels relax upon deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Schmid, Dietmar Scheulen, Reiner Barho, Peter Weimer
  • Deployable antenna reflector
    Publication number: 20040104861
    Abstract: A deployable antenna reflector comprising a central dish and a plurality of deployable sheet-like panels arranged around the central dish. The reflector further comprises a central supporting body, whereon the central dish is fixedly mounted and whereto the deployable sheet-like panels are hinged. The rotation axes of the individual deployable sheet-like panels are tilted with respect to the center point of the central dish. In the stowed configuration of the reflector, the deployable sheet-like panels are at least partially deflected in order to minimize the envelope of the reflector and that the panels relax upon deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Manfred Schmid, Dietmar Scheulen, Reiner Barho, Peter Weimer