Patents by Inventor Paul Adrian Wichtmann

Paul Adrian Wichtmann 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).

  • Freight carrier for accommodation in the cargo hold of an aircraft
    Patent number: 11945603
    Abstract: A load carrier for an aircraft cargo hold includes a bottom element with a support surface, the load carrier being movable over a floor surface in a floor plane while the support surface faces the floor surface, the bottom element having a base surface. The support surface has rolling elements rotatable about a rotation axis oriented where a parallel to the axis runs parallel to the floor plane, and the rolling elements being retained on the bottom element where the rotation axis of each of the rolling elements can be rotated about a vertical axis running perpendicularly to the floor plane. A load carrier can include a bottom element, the support surface of which has outlet openings, through which air can exit from the support surface to form an air cushion under the support surface. A load carrier can include a bottom element the support surface of which has slider elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Gunda Hülsen, Uwe Panzram, Hermann Benthien, Lars Uwe Hansen, Paul Adrian Wichtmann, Dirk Meiranke, Thomas Grabow
  • FREIGHT CARRIER FOR ACCOMMODATION IN THE CARGO HOLD OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220332418
    Abstract: A load carrier for an aircraft cargo hold includes a bottom element with a support surface, the load carrier being movable over a floor surface in a floor plane while the support surface faces the floor surface, the bottom element having a base surface. The support surface has rolling elements rotatable about a rotation axis oriented where a parallel to the axis runs parallel to the floor plane, and the rolling elements being retained on the bottom element where the rotation axis of each of the rolling elements can be rotated about a vertical axis running perpendicularly to the floor plane. A load carrier can include a bottom element, the support surface of which has outlet openings, through which air can exit from the support surface to form an air cushion under the support surface. A load carrier can include a bottom element the support surface of which has slider elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Gunda Hülsen, Uwe Panzram, Hermann Benthien, Lars Uwe Hansen, Paul Adrian Wichtmann, Dirk Meiranke, Thomas Grabow