Patents by Inventor Heiner Wendt

Heiner Wendt 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).

  • Method and device for coupling especially a landed flying appliance to a positioning device
    Patent number: 6016997
    Abstract: Coupling a landed helicopter to a positioning device, on a ship deck, for example, has up to now been carried out by an operator in such a way that the operator manually operates a grasping means (18), engaging with a longitudinal side of the helicopter, and stops it. The coupling device and method according to the invention use an optical device (30) on at least on grasping mechanism (18) and a reflection means, corresponding to an optical device on the helicopter. The optical device (30) locates the helicopter regardless of the helicopter's landing position, and moves the grasping mechanism (18) by means of corresponding control systems in simple fashion to an exact coupling position without any need for intervention by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: MBB Forder - Und Hebesysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Wendt, Ernst-Peter Gross