Patents by Inventor Raoul Knorrn

Raoul Knorrn 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).

  • Articulated joint for deploying and locking a solar generator or a reflector
    Patent number: 9731843
    Abstract: A joint for unfolding and locking a solar generator or a reflector, or other aerospace components that can be unfolded, includes two half joints, a joint axis, and a drive. A drive spring of the drive has a progressive characteristic curve over the unfolding angle of the two half joints, which increases over the unfolding, to compensate for a frictional torque that varies over the unfolding angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Raoul Knorrn, René Meurer
  • Articulated Joint for Deploying and Locking a Solar Generator or a Reflector
    Publication number: 20140230188
    Abstract: A joint for unfolding and locking a solar generator or a reflector, or other aerospace components that can be unfolded, includes two half joints, a joint axis, and a drive. A drive spring of the drive has a progressive characteristic curve over the unfolding angle of the two half joints, which increases over the unfolding, to compensate for a frictional torque that varies over the unfolding angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Raoul Knorrn, René Meurer