Patents by Inventor Francois Porte

Francois Porte 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 controlling the attitude of and stabilizing an elastic body
    Patent number: 5042752
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for regulating a set value and/or for stabilizing elastic objects subject to spin and free to move around their axis of rotation, in particular aircraft and spacecraft. For that purpose, the regulating signals required to regulate the set value or to stabilize the freely moving objects can be obtained by means of a regulator having a transfer function with a denominator degree about three orders higher than the numerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Surauer, Francois Porte, Helmut Bittner