Patents by Inventor Frederick Koehler

Frederick Koehler 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).

  • Device and method for providing radiation occlusion and aero-thermal protection
    Patent number: 8056858
    Abstract: An extendable device for providing radiation occlusion and/or aero-thermal protection is disclosed. In various representative aspects, the present invention generally includes an extendable collar and a flexure configured to provide elastic properties (e.g., to facilitate stowage and/or deployment with respect to conformational disposition of the flexure). The flexure is coupled to a collar and is also coupled to the housing of an optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Frederick Koehler, Wing Cheng, Helen H. Cheng, legal representative
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RADIATION OCCLUSION AND AERO-THERMAL PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20100270430
    Abstract: An extendable device for providing radiation occlusion and/or aero-thermal protection is disclosed. In various representative aspects, the present invention generally includes an extendable collar and a flexure configured to provide elastic properties (e.g., to facilitate stowage and/or deployment with respect to conformational disposition of the flexure). The flexure is coupled to a collar and is also coupled to the housing of an optical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Frederick Koehler, Wing Cheng, Helen H. Cheng