Patents by Inventor Marc André Adomeit

Marc André Adomeit 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).

  • Androgynous coupling device for connecting modules, and corresponding modules
    Patent number: 10279933
    Abstract: The invention relates to an androgynous coupling device (10) for connecting modules, in particular for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, wherein, in order to connect the modules, the coupling device (10) can be coupled to an identically constructed further androgynous coupling device and has a plurality of coupling elements (30, 32). It is provided that the androgynous coupling device (10) has a covering element (18) which covers the coupling elements (30, 32) in a passive state of the coupling device (10), wherein a first of the coupling elements (30) can be moved outwardly through the covering element (18) for active coupling to the identically constructed further coupling device. The invention furthermore relates to a module, in particular a module for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, having at least one such coupling device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen
    Inventors: Martin Anand Lakshmanan, Marc André Adomeit, Patric Seefeldt, Viktor Reimer
  • Androgynous Coupling Device For Connecting Modules, And Corresponding Modules
    Publication number: 20170015443
    Abstract: The invention relates to an androgynous coupling device (10) for connecting modules, in particular for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, wherein, in order to connect the modules, the coupling device (10) can be coupled to an identically constructed further androgynous coupling device and has a plurality of coupling elements (30, 32). It is provided that the androgynous coupling device (10) has a covering element (18) which covers the coupling elements (30, 32) in a passive state of the coupling device (10), wherein a first of the coupling elements (30) can be moved outwardly through the covering element (18) for active coupling to the identically constructed further coupling device. The invention furthermore relates to a module, in particular a module for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, having at least one such coupling device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen
    Inventors: Martin Anand Lakshmanan, Marc André Adomeit, Patric Seefeldt, Viktor Reimer