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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric Van Den Broek, Sterrebeek, BE;
Assignee:
Airtech GmbH, Wunnenberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364562 ; 364565 ; 364566 ; 244149 ; 244150 ; 702166 ; 702142 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a parachute release device comprising a data processing and acceleration determining means connected to said data processing system and provided for determining an acceleration parameter indicating the acceleration of a falling object to which the parachute is attached, said data processing system being provided for calculating from said acceleration parameter and a jump duration time an instant speed and an instant height value, and for generating a release signal for opening said parachute when said instant height value reaches an opening height value.