Patents by Inventor Andreas Knote

Andreas Knote 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).

  • Air cargo container with a device for extinguishing fire
    Patent number: 8985368
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air cargo container with an interior space limited by a wall and sealed against the exterior for avoiding an entry of fluid. The wall comprises a first operating configuration wherein said interior space limited by the wall has a first volume VI1. Furthermore, in case of a fire the wall is deformed into a second operating configuration wherein said interior space limited by the wall comprises a second volume VI2 being smaller than the first volume VI1. A check valve blocks fluid from streaming from the exterior into the interior space but opens for a stream from the interior space to the exterior. An actuation means for changing the operating configuration in case of a fire automatically transfers the wall from the first operating configuration into the second operating configuration. During this transfer fluid is pushed from said interior space via the check valve to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft—und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Knote, Ivonne Bartsch, Christian Huehne
  • AIR CARGO CONTAINER WITH A DEVICE FOR DISTINGUISHING A FIRE
    Publication number: 20120048852
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air cargo container with an interior space limited by a wall and sealed against the exterior for avoiding an entry of fluid. The wall comprises a first operating configuration wherein said interior space limited by the wall has a first volume VI1. Furthermore, in case of a fire the wall is deformed into a second operating configuration wherein said interior space limited by the wall comprises a second volume VI2 being smaller than the first volume VI1. A check valve blocks fluid from streaming from the exterior into the interior space but opens for a stream from the interior space to the exterior. An actuation means for changing the operating configuration in case of a fire automatically transfers the wall from the first operating configuration into the second operating configuration. During this transfer fluid is pushed from said interior space via the check valve to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Knote, Ivonne Bartsch, Christian Hühne