Patents by Inventor Hans Hamacher

Hans Hamacher 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).

  • Spacecraft
    Patent number: 6408255
    Abstract: A device for determining the operational condition of a mechanical apparatus (11-15) mounted in or to a spacecraft (10) which includes an acceleration pickup (20) attached to the spacecraft (10) for measuring the acceleration of the spacecraft (10), and an operational condition determination device with a memory for prestored known acceleration patterns of the apparatus (11-15). The acceleration patterns or parameters of the spacecraft (10) detected by the acceleration pickup (20) are compared with the known acceleration patterns or parameters of the apparatus (11-15) from the memory to determine the operational condition of the apparatus (11-15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventor: Hans Hamacher