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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6605444 | Method and device for obtaining and detecting immunologically active substances from the gas phase A method is disclosed for obtaining and/or immunologically detecting an analyte contained in a gas phase by immunologically binding the analyte to a binding partner thereof contained in a gas- and liquid-permeable first carrier matrix. Said method is char... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6208766 | Process for influencing the quality images furnished by an electronic imaging system The process according to the invention is used for influencing the quality of images furnished by an electronic imaging system. For this purpose, image segments are defined which surround individual image points; from the image point signals of the image ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5718952 | Hollow structural member A stiff elongated hollow structural member has a double-walled structure in the shape of a tube made of an interior tube which has an annular cross-section and an exterior tube which has a different cross-section, in a concentric arrangement. The interior... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5697582 | Method of adjusting the position of satellites by means of solar pressure torques A method for adjusting the orientation and for compensating interfering torques via solar pressure torques for a satellite moving on an orbit around the earth. The satellite has two solar generators arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of a main body ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694435 | Digital method of detecting pulses of short duration and arrangement for implementing the method The invention relates to a digital method of detecting pulses of short duration and an arrangement for implementing the method. A threshold value is generated by means of a statistical procedure which is common in radar engineering, by means of which shor... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5659265 | Driver circuit for the generation of a switching voltage A driver circuit for the generation of a switching voltage, particularly a negative switching voltage, which is suitable for GaAs technology. Field effect transistors whose electric properties can vary within a wide range and ohmic resistances that do not... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5609607 | Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch in a surgical instrument Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch for medical, especially surgical purposes such as operations using medical instruments, characterized in that at least one sensor array which is sensitive to force, pressure, or travel and an actuator a... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608746 | Method for avoiding eye damage when using high-power lasers A method for avoiding damage to the eyes when using high-power lasers in the eye-transmissible spectral region is provided. By adding a laser or a radiation in the visible spectral region, the intensity of the radiation is increased as a function of time ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5597136 | Method of independently controlling a guided flying body bearing a warhead and arrangement for implementing the method A method for the independent control of a guidable flying body that is provided with a warhead and to an arrangement for implementing the method. The method resides in that the flying body flies on a curved flight path during its flight approach phase and, on ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5561246 | Biaxial rate gyro comprising elastic joint parts A two-axis rate gyro has two articulation elements arranged sequentially. The first articulation element is connected with a drive shaft of the rate gyro and the second articulation element is connected with a gyro rotor. The two articulation elements are... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5546088 | High-precision radar range finder The present invention pertains to a radar range finder for high-precision, contactless range measurement, which is based on the FMCW principle and operates with digital signal processing at a limited frequency shift. One exemplary embodiment is described.... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5535965 | Three-axis stabilized, earth-oriented satellite and a corresponding sun and earth acquisition process A three-axis stabilized, earth-oriented satellite has an attitude control system with regulators, actuators, an earth sensor that carries out measurements along two axes and a sun-sensor arrangement that also carries out measurements along two axes. The f... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531738 | Process for operating a laser For an interstitial thermotherapeutic treatment of biological tissue in which, for generating a coagulation necrosis, the radiation of the laser within a radiation period is guided into the tissue by way of a fiber optic waveguide, the laser power is redu... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5505053 | Cryosystem Cryosystem for cryogenic liquids which contain small amounts of foreign fluids with higher melting and boiling points, wherein the cryosystem comprises at least one tank, pipelines and assembly units and is used under defined gravitation conditions. The p... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5497157 | Method of monitoring an area, and a device for carrying out the method Monitoring an area with the aid of a frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar includes emitting a frequency-modulated continuous-wave transmitting signal with at least one transmitting antenna having a directional pattern whose main azimuthal direction d... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5488328 | Constant current source A constant-current source that contains two substantial identical field effect transistors as well as a simple resistance network. The actual saturation current of one of the field effect transistors is measured and converted by the resistance network int... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5461384 | Method for montioring an area The invention relates to a method for monitoring an area by a plurality of economical radar systems. These systems operate with CW modulation at low transmission power and can therefore be fully realized in semiconductor technology. The area is divided in... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5446464 | Transceiver module A high frequency transceiver includes a transmit/receive switch which is coupled to a transmission path and to a receive path of the module. The transmit/receive switch includes a 3 dB directional coupler having first, second and third ports, and a decoup... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5436847 | Method for determining a periodic pattern in a line spectrum The invention relates to a method for determining a periodic pattern in an amplitude spectrum, for example, in a Doppler spectrum of a radar echo. A residual spectrum is formed using Fuzzy Set Theory, and the periodic pattern is determined for each residu... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433123 | Measuring and transmitting system for position gyros A measuring and transmitting system of measuring signals for the deflection of an interior frame angle of a position gyro cardanically mounted in an exterior housing, in which the position gyro has an interior frame and an exterior frame, is provided with... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5433402 | Attitude control process and device for a spacecraft to be rotated around an axis of a body This device is used for controlling the attitude of a spacecraft to be rotated about a body's axis of rotation. Actuators generate torques about the axis of rotation and two lateral axes. Angular velocity signals ωX, ωY with respec... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5431440 | Restraint system for passengers in vehicles with opto-electric trigger means A vehicle's restraint system for passengers such as airbags, belt tighteners or similar devices to protect the passengers in case of a crash against injury including an electronic sensor circuit for the release of the restraint system, only upon the occur... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5430818 | Protective cladding for a mono-mode directional coupler The protective cladding for a mono-mode directional coupler made of at least two incoming and outgoing fiber optic waveguides which are fused to one another along a coupling segment comprises at least two open cladding parts which can be connected to form... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5430544 | Process and an apparatus for correcting the measuring signals of a fiber optic gyro In the case of a fiber optic gyro having a 4×4-coupler, the two arms of the coupler which are not connected with the fiber coil are each connected with a monitoring detector. From the output signals of these monitoring detectors, in the case of a desired... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5418534 | Method of compensating for a signal component generated by a moving radar antenna The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing compensated baseband signal components for a moving radar antenna. A fixed frequency oscillator is used and a baseband signal is complex multiplied by a time dependent multiplicand to p... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5408204 | Amplitude limiter An amplitude limiter including an input power divider, first and second circuit branches each having an input end coupled to receive a split input signal and each being substantially identical electrically parallel-connected branches, each circuit branch ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5400689 | Device for storing a missle in a launcher tube A device for storing a missile 8 includes at least one adjustable and spring-loaded support point 11, 31 and at least two fixed support points 12 and 32 each are present in a launcher tube in the front and in the rear. The front support points 11, 12 act ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5397079 | Process for the autonomous positional control of guided missiles Process for the autonomous positional control of guided missiles, which are to be launched from a carrier plane, but without the cooperation thereof, wherein data on the instantaneous position of the guided missile, as well as flight and target data are f... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5392047 | Radar device comprising a synthetic aperture on the basis of rotating antennas In the case of a ROSAR-device, a comparator module in which imaging defects are determined is provided for increasing and estimating the resolution precision in the processor circuit. This comparator module acts upon a further module for correcting the ra... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5368312 | Arrangement for the sealing-off of metallic cylindrical bodies A sealing arrangement for the sealing-off of metallic cylindrical bodies is disclosed, particularly for shafts in cryogenic valves which are surrounded by an essentially ring-shaped sealing device which cannot be glued to metal. The sealing device is surr... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5365828 | Pneumatic linear drive comprising a locking mechanism for end positions A linear drive is disclosed comprising a single-acting pneumatic piston cylinder unit, at least one spring which acts against the pneumatic force and loads the piston rod in the direction of one end position, and one form-locking pneumatic locking mechani... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366179 | Method of initiating the detonation of a warhead and arrangement for implementing the method A method of initiating the detonation of a warhead of a friendly guided missile and an arrangement for implementing the method. If a friendly guided missile or flying body, during its target approach phase, approaches an enemy missile or flying body, the ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365218 | System for guarding property including a mobile laser unit Buildings, vehicles, and persons are protected by means of a laser monitoring device consisting of a laser transmitter and receiver and an associated evaluation unit. A platform with a variably adjustable rotational speed is located in an elevated unobstr... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361753 | Method of measuring and regulating the pressure in the sealing cuff of a tracheal tube and apparatus for implementing the method A processor based method of measuring and regulating the pressure in the inflatable sealing cuff of a tracheal tube introduced into the trachea of a patient, for generating a constant contact pressure of the sealing cuff against the trachea for the purpos... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5333815 | Imaging system for a missile An imaging system for a missile rotating about a principal axis (A) has an imaging lens arrangement 6 and a detector arrangement 8 situated in the focal plane of the imaging lens arrangement for the generating of electric image signals which are processed... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5311189 | Method for distinguishing between at least two targets The present invention relates to a pulse Doppler radar wherein the phase position of the reflected signals is evaluated as the most important component in addition to the amplitude. Thus a very good resolution results in the range direction and in the vel... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309529 | Bearing arrangement for a radial bearing in an acceleration-proof gyroscope A bearing arrangement for a bearing seat for a radial bearing adapted to be disposed in an acceleration-proof gyroscope, on which a brief acceleration produced forces act perpendicularly to a rotational axis of the gyroscope. The bearing seat includes a c... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305347 | Method of detecting the frequency deviation in digital communication transmissions The invention discloses a method of measuring the rough frequency deviation in digital communication transmissions with echo propagation, particularly in the short-wave domain. A repeatedly transmitted PN sequence serves as the preamble of a data block. T... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5303654 | Combination projectile for combatting armored targets A combined projectile is formed of a leading projectile part and a trailing projectile part disposed in coaxial relation and spaced apart by a defined constructional distance. The trailing projectile part can be a weight projectile. Further, the trailing ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5294932 | Method for the simultaneous determination of the distance and the speed of a target in a radar system The invention relates to the simultaneous determination of the distance and the speed of a target in a radar system that operates according to the HPRF (High Pulse Repetition Frequency) method. A target spectrum group is determined in the Doppler domain a... | 03/15/1994 |
