Patents by Inventor Tom SPRÖWITZ

Tom SPRÖWITZ 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).

  • Self-deploying helical antenna
    Patent number: 8730124
    Abstract: A compressible and deployable helical antenna (2) includes a supporting structure (7) having a helical shape. The supporting structure (7) includes a core (18), especially of foamed material, and a carrier layer (19) of composite fiber material, the carrier layer (19) being located on the core (18). An electrically conducting layer (8) is located on the carrier layer (19). An antenna unit (1) includes the compressible and deployable helical antenna (2) and a reflector plate (3). The reflector plate (3) is connected to the helical antenna (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Jörg Behrens, Joachim Block, Lars-Christian Hauer, Tom Spröwitz, Rainer Schütze, Martin Schütze
  • Self-Deploying Helical Antenna
    Publication number: 20120146880
    Abstract: A compressible and deployable helical antenna (2) includes a supporting structure (7) having a helical shape. The supporting structure (7) includes a core (18), especially of foamed material, and a carrier layer (19) of composite fiber material, the carrier layer (19) being located on the core (18). An electrically conducting layer (8) is located on the carrier layer (19). An antenna unit (1) includes the compressible and deployable helical antenna (2) and a reflector plate (3). The reflector plate (3) is connected to the helical antenna (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V
    Inventors: Jörg BEHRENS, Joachim BLOCK, Lars-Christian HAUER, Tom SPRÖWITZ, Rainer SCHÜTZE, Martin SCHÜTZE