Patents by Inventor Hans-Dieter Volz

Hans-Dieter Volz 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 for positioning a measuring probe
    Patent number: 6182521
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for the precise positioning of a measurement probe along a probe axis A and which can rotate around this axis. By the coaxial arrangement of adjustment units for rotating and longitudinal displacement of the probe as well as by an rpm step-down gear arranged therebetween, a compact construction of the device is made possible and a coaxially situated passage is kept free, through which the probe shaft can be inserted and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union München GmbH
    Inventors: Leander Kerner, Hans-Dieter Volz