Patents by Inventor Markus FORKEL

Markus FORKEL 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).

  • Lightning rod
    Patent number: 11444374
    Abstract: A lightning rod for protecting an antenna system involves a lightning rod having a plurality of sections. Each section of the plurality of sections has a dimension. The dimension is less than a quarter of a wavelength according to an operating frequency of the antenna system to be protected. The plurality of sections is inductively coupled. The lightning rod can also be part of a group of lightning rods, and a system of a lightning rod or a group of lightning rods with an antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HENSOLDT SENSORS GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Lorch, Rainer Mueller, Markus Forkel
  • LIGHTNING ROD
    Publication number: 20200403303
    Abstract: A lightning rod for protecting an antenna system involves a lightning rod having a plurality of sections. Each section of the plurality of sections has a dimension. The dimension is less than a quarter of a wavelength according to an operating frequency of the antenna system to be protected. The plurality of sections is inductively coupled. The lightning rod can also be part of a group of lightning rods, and a system of a lightning rod or a group of lightning rods with an antenna system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf LORCH, Rainer MUELLER, Markus FORKEL