Patents by Inventor Rudolf Halm

Rudolf Halm 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).

  • Device for providing protection against debris produced by a pyro bolt cutter
    Patent number: 5651296
    Abstract: A device for providing protection against the debris produced by a bolt that can be cut by a pyro bolt cutter, in particular through the use of a pyrotechnic device, the device including a confinement enclosure which surrounds the body of the bolt where it leaves the cutting device, and including resiliently deformable members such as membranes that are slit in their centers, with the body of the bolt passing in a substantially sealed manner through the centers of the membranes. The device serves to trap inside the confinement enclosure the debris that are produced when the bolt is cut, and it is particularly applicable to the aerospace industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventors: Rudolf Halm, Peter Gerald Edwards
  • Parabolic reflector antennas and method of making same
    Patent number: 4860023
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a parabolic reflector antenna carried by a parabolic support made from an appropriate insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: European Space Agency/Agence Spatiale Europeenne
    Inventor: Rudolf Halm