Patents by Inventor Sonke Rapp

Sonke Rapp 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: 7534995
    Abstract: A probe for inspecting an anchor borehole has a video head provided with a color CCD sensor, a lens, a conical viewing window, and light-emitting diode for illuminating and optically scanning a borehole surface. The probe also has a travel sensor, an electronics module including two position sensors, a memory module, and a battery section carrying an infrared interface. The probe is cableless and autarchic. The battery section is secured to a leading end of a push rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Peters, Sönke Rapp, Eiko Räkers
  • Publication number: 20080283738
    Abstract: The invention relates lo a device for examining rotor drilled holes, which comprises a probe which comprises an optical detection device and which can be displaced in the drilled hole by means of a push rod. The rotor drilled hole probe (1) comprises a video head (10), which comprises a colour CCD-sensor (11) with a lens (12) which is provided with a cone-shaped mirror (13) and an observation window, in addition to light-emitting diodes (15), a path sensor (20), an electronic part (21), a storage module (22) and battery part (23) whereon an infrared interface is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Stephan Peters, Sonke Rapp, Eiko Rakers