Patents by Inventor Alexander van der Velden

Alexander van der Velden 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).

  • Publication number: 20100090068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft with wings whose maximum lift can be altered by controllable wing components. By means of a regulating device, depending on flight state parameters and the actually measured load on the wings, wing components are acted upon such that, as a precautionary measure, the maximum possible aerodynamic lift does not exceed a desired upper limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander van der Velden, Roland Kelm, Josef Mertens
  • Patent number: 6817579
    Abstract: An autonomous passenger module is releasably carried on a super-sonic aircraft, such as a military fighter jet, for carrying plural passengers on supersonic and near space flights. The passenger module is equipped with passenger service and life support systems to provide oxygen and the like, a parachute system, and a landing airbag or flotation aid system. The module remains mounted on the aircraft throughout a normal flight. In an emergency situation, the module separates from the aircraft by means of releasable connector elements and descends using parachutes. The module provides high passenger capacity at a low cost in a simple manner for commercial supersonic flights using an existing supersonic aircraft as a carrier platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander van der Velden, Holger Stockfleth
  • Publication number: 20030080250
    Abstract: An autonomous passenger module is releasably carried on a super-sonic aircraft, such as a military fighter jet, for carrying plural passengers on supersonic and near space flights. The passenger module is equipped with passenger service and life support systems to provide oxygen and the like, a parachute system, and a landing airbag or flotation aid system. The module remains mounted on the aircraft throughout a normal flight. In an emergency situation, the module separates from the aircraft by means of releasable connector elements and descends using parachutes. The module provides high passenger capacity at a low cost in a simple manner for commercial supersonic flights using an existing supersonic aircraft as a carrier platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Alexander van der Velden, Holger Stockfleth