Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Rudnick

Karl-Heinz Rudnick 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).

  • Absorption structure for absorbing neutrons and method for producing an absorption structure
    Patent number: 5926516
    Abstract: An absorption structure for absorbing neutrons and a method for producing the absorption structure include placing a neutron-absorbing material between a first sheet and a second sheet. The sheets are joined together and a plurality of voids is formed between them for receiving the neutron-absorbing material. At least one of the sheets has struts or bulges forming the plurality of voids and creating a material bond with the second sheet. The introduction of the neutron-absorbing material into the voids with a virtually arbitrary concentration also makes it possible to adjust the absorption capacity of the absorption structure within wide limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rudnick, Manfred Tennie, Gunter Zeitzschel