US Patent Issued to FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG on July 7 for "Arrangement and method for increasing the functional safety of an opto-pyrotechnic initiator" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,651, issued on July 7, was assigned to FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. (Munich).

"Arrangement and method for increasing the functional safety of an opto-pyrotechnic initiator" was invented by Marc Eichhorn (Ettlingen, Germany) and Christelle Kieleck (Ettlingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arrangement has an opto-pyrotechnic initiator, at least one laser, and an optical fibre, via which the laser radiation of the laser is guided to the opto-pyrotechnic initiator. Also disclosed is a method for improving the safety of such an opto-pyrotechnic initiator. At least one optical filter eleme...