Actor Marlon Brando has four patents, all named "Drumhead tensioning device and method."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7432862 | Broadband patch antenna A broadband patch antenna including a planar metallic patch sheet that is provided with right-angled edges and is disposed at a predetermined first height above and parallel to the planar base area of an electrically conducting reflector, and a device for feeding an... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7387446 | Optical plug-in connection An optical plug-in connection for the connection of polarization-maintaining optical fibers includes a sleeve having a bore therein and a receptacle having a bore therein for supporting the sleeve with the bore of the sleeve aligned with the bore of the receptacle. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7327317 | Dual-polarized microstrip patch antenna The invention relates to a dual polarised microstrip patch antenna comprising at least one individual element, each individual element comprising at least one rectangular, preferably quadratic, patch arranged on the upper face of a printed circuit board, having a fe... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327320 | Broadband antenna arrangement The invention relates to a compact and robust broadband antenna, for the frequency range from about 800 MHz up to 9 GHz, in particular, for use on railways. The antenna includes a monopole antenna element, extending in a longitudinal direction essentially parallel t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7298346 | Broadband monopole antenna A wideband monopole antenna including an emitter which is embodied in the form of a disc and vertically arranged at a predetermined spacing above an electrically conductive base plane. The disc-shaped emitter includes a modified section initially having a circular o... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294023 | Coaxial plug-and-socket connector The coaxial plug-and-socket connector is for high frequencies, particularly in the GHz range, and comprises a socket part and a plug part as well as an elastic electrical contact element. The contact element connects the outer conductor of the socket part to the out... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274331 | Phase-shifting system using a displaceable dielectric and phase array antenna comprising such a phase-shifting system A phase-shifting system for electrically swiveling the direction of a beam of an antenna field includes several radiators with two planes of polarization. The phase-shifting system includes two jointly changeable phase shifters with microstrip lines associated there... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7196893 | Anti-interference filter and lightning conductor device The anti-interference filter and lightning arrester device is equipped with two series-connected gas capsule diverters (6, 7). With the gas capsule diverters (6, 7) a switching configuration (9) is connected. This switching configuration (9 | 03/27/2007 |
| 7092230 | Interference filter and lightning conductor device The interference suppression filter and lightning current diverter device (1) comprises an inner conductor (3) and a housing (2) disposed approximately coaxially with it. At both ends of the housing (2) connectors (7, 8) are provid... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068222 | Dual band antenna A dual band antenna includes a first linear periodic array of first individual antennas for a first frequency band and a second linear periodic array of second individual antennas for a second frequency band. The period of the first linear periodic array is essentia... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6995732 | Broadband antenna having a three-dimensional cast part An antenna (10) having an emitter element which is positioned in front of a conductive reflector (13) and has a three-dimensional cast part. The cast part is implemented as conductive and has a closed peripheral structure (11) having alternating... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962446 | Method for fabricating an optical plug connector, device for carrying out the method, and plug connector for use in such a method The invention relates to a method for fabricating an optical plug connector, according to which the optical waveguide is immersed with the exposed optical fiber into a powdery adhesive and is withdrawn from the same, whereby particles of the powdery adhesive remain ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6950294 | Surge protection filter and lightning conductor system The system (1) is installed in a coaxial line for the transmission of high-frequency signals. It serves for the purpose of protecting apparatus or installations against electromagnetic pulses, overvoltages and/or lightning strokes. The system (1) compr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6811321 | Optical connector for simultaneously connecting a plurality of fiber optical cables and adapter for said connector An optical connection (10) simultaneously connects a plurality of fiber optical cables (17, 18). The optical connection (10) has at least one plug (10A) in which a number of ferrules corresponding to the number of fiber optical cables ( | 11/02/2004 |
| 6739561 | Antenna mounting device An antenna mounting device is provided to fasten an antenna to an external element (2). Two support members (3) are provided which may be attached to said external element (2) with a space in between. Each support member (3) has at least ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6709289 | Electrical plug connector The plug connector has a first connector element (2) and a second connector element (3), which are connected to one another by means of a coupling member (26). The two connector elements (2, 3) form an outer conductor (9) and an in... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6527561 | Method for producing an electric connector and a connector produced according to this method A connector (6, 7, 18, 23) has at least one free-standing pin (8 to 11; 19 to 22; 24, 25), which can be connected to a conductor of a printed circuit board (28). For producing the connector, a profiled, prism or rod-shaped starting body (30) is, on one en... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6491444 | Method for fixing an optical fiber cable in a connector for a connectable optical fiber connection and adhesive use in said method A method fixes an optical fiber (15) in a connector (10) for an optical plug-in connection. The connector (10) includes a location body (11) having a bore hole (12) to receive the optical fiber (15). In accordance with the method, the optical fiber (15) i... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464403 | Optical connector The invention relates to an optical connector for detachably connecting a circuit board to a backplane. The inventive connector comprises at least one plug (10A) and at least one socket (10B) for receiving the plug (10A), whereby the socket (10B) comprise... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6457873 | Positioning system for positioning and attaching optical fibres and connectors provided with this positioning system The present invention relates to a positioning system for automatically positioning and attaching at least one optical fiber inserted into said positioning system along a predetermined optical axis. This positioning system comprises a base member with a f... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6456478 | Broad-band EMP surge diverter A broad-band EMP surge diverter in a coaxial line with a waveguide (20) placed in an outer conductor (10) and electrically connected via a short-circuit link (24) to the inner conductor (30) of the coaxial line, whereby sections of conductor (31, 32, 33, ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6302592 | Connector for optical waveguides With a connector for optical waveguides, comprising a socket part (10) with an exterior socket housing (11) which is open at least on one side, into which socket housing (11) from the side, of which there is at least one, a connector part with a ferrule e... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6101080 | EMP-charge eliminator The invention concerns an de-coupled EMP-charge eliminator device in a co-axial cable, with charge eliminator component (28) in electric contact with conductor (24) leading to the internal conductor of the co-axial lead (30), and with a housing (20) attac... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5978199 | EMP-charge-eliminator An EMP-eliminator is to be created which is simultaneously applicable for multiple frequency bands and highest frequencies and at the same time allows transmission of AC/DC supply voltages. For this purpose a casing (20) set in an outer line (10) is provi... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5804125 | Process for producing ferrules by injection molding polymers while rotating a mold part Flow lines are eliminated from workpieces injection-molded from liquid crystal polymers, fiber-filled or mineral-filled thermoplastics by selecting a liquified polymer having a linear coefficient of thermal expansion less than (2-6)×10-6 /°K,... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5790762 | Optical waveguide plug adhesive consisting of at least components and method of using same An adhesive is to be provided of which one component can be stored virtually with exclusion of air, in anaerobicform, for a prolonged period, and can thus be introduced into the sleeve of an optical connector in a production operation, and the second comp... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5764114 | EMP-filter in a coaxial line An electro-magnetic pulse filter which can be used simultaneously for a plurality of frequency bands includes a housing (20) mounted in the outer conductor (10) and a λ/4 short-circuiting conductor (24), which is connected in an electrically conductive f... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5746623 | Axially adjustable coaxial electrical connecting line with constant impedance A coaxial electrical connecting line is provided with an integrated adjusting device 4 for the mechanical fine adjustment of the electrical length of the line. The adjusting device has outside and inside conductors 6, 7. The outside conductor has two hous... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5516985 | Cable end cap A cable end cap including a tubular sleeve (3), which is closed at a front end and is made of a thermoplastic material, and an elastomer sealing element (4) with sealing lips (41). Sleeve (3) and sealing element (4) are connected sealingly together by a m... | 05/14/1996 |
| 4615115 | Method for connecting a plug connector to a cable A flexible coaxial cable has a special plug connector with a tensile strength comparable to that of the cable at the connecting point to the cable. This plug connector (14) consists of a nipple (1) which is threaded with a plug sleeve (3). Between these t... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4545637 | Plug connector and method for connecting same A flexible coaxial cable has a special plug connector with a tensile strength comparable to that of the cable at the connecting point to the cable. This plug connector (14) consists of a nipple (1) which is threaded with a plug sleeve (3). Between these t... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4395074 | Connecting spike for flexibly connecting two chain links of a track A connecting spike (16, 17, 18) is used for flexibly interconnecting two chain links (1, 2) of a track, specifically for tanks. The spike comprises a metal bolt (8) with a vulcanized-on rubber sheathing (13). On inserting spike (16) into bores (5) of chai... | 07/26/1983 |