Patents by Inventor Eberhard Obenauf

Eberhard Obenauf 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).

  • Patent number: 4942661
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for performing the remotely-manlated installation and removal of a pass-through conduit unit into and out of a channel formed in a partition wall. A feed assembly is part of the apparatus and includes a plurality of parts assembled to form an elongated body in the channel. An articulated coupling such as a ball joint couples the conduit unit to the elongated body. A drive is operatively connected to the elongated body for displacing the latter in the channel. A crane has a holder for holding and remotely manipulating the conduit unit as the latter is installed or removed from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH
    Inventors: Ernst Hoger, Eberhard Obenauf