Patents by Inventor Helmut Schweig

Helmut Schweig 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).

  • Solar generator, especially for space craft
    Patent number: 4293731
    Abstract: A plurality of lightweight sheets or panels are assembled to form a solar generator, especially for space craft. The panels or sheets which carry the solar cells, are made of fiber compound materials and are secured to a frame structure made of lightweight tubular members. Tensioning elements are operatively interposed between the frame structure and the panel sheets. The corners of the frame structures are provided with connecting elements so that several frames may be interconnected to form still larger assemblies. These assemblies may be folded and unfolded as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1981
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Helmut Schweig, Henning von Bassewitz