Patents by Inventor Heiner Barth

Heiner Barth 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 coupling at least two spacecraft and use of the device for repairing tether damage
    Patent number: 5419516
    Abstract: A device for coupling at least two spacecrafts, the latter being connected by means of at least two tether lines, between which a plurality of cross-connections are provided which run parallel to each other at a right-angle or any other angle to the tether lines so that the length of the coupled tether lines is far greater than the dimensions transverse to the imaginary longitudinal axis of the tether system. By the introduction and use of such multiple tether systems a redundant system has been made available for tether technology. As a result, the probability of failure or dropout of such a multiple tether system has been greatly reduced or largely excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Manfred Leipold, Jurgen Puls, Heiner Barth, Eduard Igenbergs, Alexander Hornik