Patents by Inventor Carsten Frings

Carsten Frings 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: 8788117
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method according to which an aircraft (10) is moved along the ground by means of at least two separate appliances (12) connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other appliances. A control element is provided for moving an aircraft, said element sending instructions to at least two separate appliances in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the appliances. The invention also relates to an appliance (12) for implementing the method according to the invention, which can communicate with an identical appliance in order to transmit and/or receive at least one datum relating to a position and/or a movement of one of the appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Carsten Frings, Christophe Cros
  • Publication number: 20110259995
    Abstract: A method according to which an aircraft is moved along the ground by means of at least two separate appliances connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other appliances. A control element is provided for moving an aircraft, said element sending instructions to at least two separate appliances in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the appliances. The invention also relates to an appliance for implementing the method, which can communicate with an identical appliance in order to transmit and/or receive at least one datum relating to a position and/or a movement of one of the appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS, AIRBUS
    Inventors: Carsten Frings, Christophe Cros
  • Publication number: 20110233331
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one appliances for moving aircrafts: at least one appliance connected to an aircraft is driven to a position that is closer to an entry corridor of a take-off runway than an exit corridor of the runway, and, once the appliance or each appliance is separated from the aircraft, the appliance is driven to a position that is closer to an exit corridor of a landing runway than an entry corridor of said runway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: AIRBUS, AIRBUS OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Carsten Frings, Christophe Cros