Patents by Inventor Andreas Hanft

Andreas Hanft 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: 9199737
    Abstract: A baggage compartment for an aircraft is provided. A housing and a baggage container of the compartment are mounted to each other to allow pivotable movement of the baggage container along a pivot axis. As a result, the baggage container is moveable from an open position into a closed position. The compartment has a pulling arrangement for transferring a pulling force to the baggage container to move the baggage container from the open position into the closed position. The compartment also has a drive arrangement for transferring the pulling force to the pulling arrangement. The drive arrangement has a linear drive and a sliding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: DIEHL AIRCABIN GMBH, DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH
    Inventors: Oleg Graf, Michael Zinke, Andreas Hanft
  • Patent number: 8955802
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a luggage storage compartment for an aircraft having high ease of operation. Specifically, the luggage storage compartment comprises a housing and a housing container, with a drive device for moving the housing container between an open position O and a closed position C, with a closure apparatus for locking and unlocking the housing container in the closed position C, and with a control device for controlling the drive device, the control device being designed to actuate the drive device so that said drive device in a relief cycle guides the luggage container first into a relief region R and then into the closed position C, the closure apparatus being lockable or unlockable in a relieved state in the relief cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Diehl AirCabin GmbH, Diehl Aerospace GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zinke, Andreas Hanft, Oleg Graf
  • Publication number: 20130257246
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a baggage compartment 1 for an aircraft, wherein the baggage compartment 1 includes a housing 2 and a baggage container 3, wherein the baggage container 3 is mounted in the housing 2 so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis S, wherein, with a pivoting movement, the baggage container 3 is transferable from an open position into a closed position, having a pulling arrangement 8, wherein the pulling arrangement 8 includes at least one pulling means 9a, b for transferring a pulling force to the baggage container 3 in order to transfer the baggage container 3 from the open position into the closed position, having a drive arrangement 13, wherein the drive arrangement 13 is realized to transfer the pulling force to the pulling means, wherein the drive arrangement 13 has a linear drive 14 with a sliding device 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Oleg GRAF, Michael ZINKE, Andreas HANFT
  • Publication number: 20130249365
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a luggage storage compartment for an aircraft having high ease of operation. Specifically, the luggage storage compartment comprises a housing and a housing container, with a drive device for moving the housing container between an open position O and a closed position C, with a closure apparatus for locking and unlocking the housing container in the closed position C, and with a control device for controlling the drive device, the control device being designed to actuate the drive device so that said drive device in a relief cycle guides the luggage container first into a relief region R and then into the closed position C, the closure apparatus being lockable or unlockable in a relieved state in the relief cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH, DIEHL AIRCABIN GMBH
    Inventors: Michael ZINKE, Andreas HANFT, Oleg GRAF
  • Patent number: 7400880
    Abstract: A method of announcing an apparatus to a system containing a central apparatus and at least one individual apparatus is distinguished in that the announcement is effected by optical communication, preferably in the infrared range. In that respective information about the apparatuses in the system is stored in the central apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hydrometer Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Kerstin Churt, Ulrich Pöhler, Jürgen Zimmermann, Andreas Hanft
  • Publication number: 20040209599
    Abstract: A method of announcing an apparatus to a system containing a central apparatus and at least one individual apparatus is distinguished in that the announcement is effected by optical communication, preferably in the infrared range. In that respective information about the apparatuses in the system is stored in the central apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Kerstin Churt, Ulrich Pohler, Jurgen Zimmermann, Andreas Hanft