Patents by Inventor Michael Soelter

Michael Soelter 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).

  • Aircraft with deployable wing portions
    Patent number: 4659038
    Abstract: The deployment of folded down wings in an aircraft following, for example, rocket assisted launching from the container is carried out through gas pressure springs with strong attenuation in the final phase, the springs being releasably coupled to the wings for being jettisoned upon completion of deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jochen Hoeppner, Ulrich Kraemer, Michael Soelter
  • Impact attenuation
    Patent number: 4645142
    Abstract: One end of a hose is affixed to the underside of the object which may descend and whose impact has to be cushioned while the other end of the hose is pulled through the first end, the two ends are separately fastened permitting filling of the hose; a second hose may be inserted in the first one to provide separate filling spaces, one being the interior of the second hose and the other one being the gas space between the two hoses whereby different pressures permit selection of the resilient characteristics of the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: MBB GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Soelter