Patents by Inventor Reinhard R. Ulrich

Reinhard R. Ulrich 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).

  • Patent number: 4161348
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a security device which detects tampering with secured closure. A fiber optic bundle is looped through a closure and secured at opposite ends of the bundle to a snap-together connector. An intermediate length of the fiber optic bundle surrounds the snap-together connector preventing access to its locking mechanism unless fibers are severed. After installation, light is passed through the fiber optics and a particular pattern is generated at a viewing end of the connector. Tampering with the closure will cause individual fiber optics to be disturbed or cut so that subsequent viewing of the fiber optics will generate a different viewing pattern than originally observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Reinhard R. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 4126394
    Abstract: A mortar barrel is fitted with a plane mirror which reflects a first image n a viewing screen positioned in front of the mortar. A floating mirror which remains level with the ground plane is mounted to the barrel and reflects a second image on the viewing screen. Adjustment of the mortar is made for superposition of both images. After repeated firings, motar cant movement may be detected by the relative displacement of the images which requires readjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Reinhard R. Ulrich
  • Patent number: 4095872
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a security device which detects tampering with secured closure. A fiber optic bundle is looped through a closure and secured at opposite ends of the bundle to a collar. After installation, light is passed through the fiber optics and they generate a particular pattern at a viewing end of the collar. If there is any tampering with the enclosure, the individual fiber optics will be disturbed or cut. Subsequent viewing of the fiber optics will generate a different viewing pattern indicating that tampering has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Lorin R. Stieff, Charles L. Pruitt, Reinhard R. Ulrich, Frank S. Houck