Patents by Inventor Wolf Schneider

Wolf Schneider 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: 5210371
    Abstract: A hydraulic turret weapon system for armed vehicles that includes a turret and a weapon on the turret adapted to be independently directed at a target. A hydraulic drive includes a pair of hydraulic motors for moving the turret and weapon respectively. The motors are connected in parallel with each other to a pressure compensated pump and to a fluid reservoir. A pair of pressure sensors are respectively connected to the inlets and outlets of the parallel motors, and provide electrical signals as a function of hydraulic fluid pressure. An electronic controller is responsive to the pressure sensor signals, and to turret and weapon command signals, for generating directive signals to control motion at the turret and weapon motors individually. Velocities at the hydraulic motors are controllable both independently and conjointly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Inventors: Wolf Schneider, Siegfried Harder, Klaus-Dieter Kahl, Jean J. Schweitzer