Patents by Inventor Wigbert Fehse

Wigbert Fehse 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).

  • Attitude control for satellites
    Patent number: 4591116
    Abstract: The attitude control is provided under utilization of the solar wind in that the effective surface area of solar panels facing the sun is controlled in accordance with certain rules of asymmetry and under utilization of pulling cable so that an imbalance in received solar pressure is utilized to change the attitude of the satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: ERNO Raumfahrttechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Guenther, Joachim Nauck, Udo Renner, Wigbert Fehse