Patents by Inventor Helmut Eichert

Helmut Eichert 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 system for weakening a detonation in a container or piping system
    Patent number: 5905227
    Abstract: A method for weakening a detonation in a container or piping system by dividing up the starting detonation front and bringing it together in an expansion space. The detonation front is divided into a main front and a secondary front and the main front is routed into the expansion space with a longer propagation time, in such a way that when the main front enters into the expansion space, the space contains combustion gases of the secondary front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignees: Leinemann GmbH & Co., DLR Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Helmut Eichert, Frank Heinrich, Thomas Kratzel, Eberhard Pantow