Patents by Inventor Helmut Berning

Helmut Berning 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).

  • Patent number: 4638234
    Abstract: The invention relates to a remotely-operable remote handling arrangement use in radioactively loaded large-area cells of facilities containing process equipment for reprocessing irradiated nuclear fuels. The remote handling apparatus has an industrial robot which is controlled by a process computer and which, for the purpose of detecting the position of an arm of an articulated joint of the robot, is provided with a rotary sensor for determining the angular position of the arm. The rotary sensor is configured as a resolver and is configured pursuant to the induction principle. A second resolver is arranged coaxially with respect to the first resolver in order to be able to check the true position of the arm of the joint. On its shaft, the second resolver has a suitable indicator which is rotatable with the shaft relative to a zero mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH
    Inventors: Gunter Schroder, Helmut Berning