Patents by Inventor Hans-Thomas Meinert

Hans-Thomas Meinert 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).

  • Mirror collimator having a large aperture ratio
    Patent number: 5298736
    Abstract: A mirror collimator has a larger parabolic mirror (11) and a smaller convexly shaped capture mirror (12) arranged at the concave side of the parabolic mirror and on its optical axis (27). A cut-out 15 is formed at the common focal point of the parabolic mirror (11) and of the capture mirror (12) and a photo-element (16) is arranged in the area of this cut-out (15). The capture mirror (12) is secured to the parabolic mirror (11) by at least one carrying device (17) extending alongside the cut-out (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Erwin Sick GmbH
    Inventors: Hubertus Dreher, Otmar Karle, Hans-Thomas Meinert