Patents by Inventor Christian Kissling
Christian Kissling 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).
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Patent number: 11206520Abstract: Systems and methods are described for registering and monitoring a status of a plurality of units of an in-flight entertainment system disposed within a vehicle. Using a portable computing device, each of the units can be registered with the server by reading a unique machine-readable identifier disposed on or near each unit. The identifier could be a barcode or other indicia or a NFC tag, for example. Location information about each unit can also be obtained via manual input or by reading a second identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Safran Passenger Innovations, LLCInventors: Andreas Rochau, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20210235746Abstract: Improved methods of transferring a portion of smokable material from a casing into a smokable tube include displacing the casing and the portion of smokable material into the tube by specified amounts and at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube. A device for carrying out the methods includes a tube receiving area for receiving a smokable tube to be filled, portion displacement means for displacing the portion relative to the casing, and casing displacement means for engaging and displacing the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: JT International S.A.Inventors: Christian Kissling, Peter Preisig, Stephen Meyer
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Patent number: 10986861Abstract: A method of transferring a portion (12) of smokable material from a casing (11) into a smokable tube (202), the method comprising advancing at least one of the casing and the portion of smokable material toward the other to advance the casing and the portion into the tube by a first distance less than the length of the space within the tube, at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube, and further driving the tobacco portion into the tube, as well as a corresponding device.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventors: Christian Kissling, Peter Preisig, Stephen Meyer
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Patent number: 10313507Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for monitoring an on-board cellular network infrastructure. In one aspect, a controller and one or more noise generation units can be used to inhibit passenger devices from connecting to ground-based cellular stations while on-board. The noise generation unit can be configured to generate a noise signal. If a loss of power to an on-board cell station is identified, the noise generation can generate a different noise signal in response.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Systems and Software Enterprises, LLCInventor: Christian Kissling
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Patent number: 10097950Abstract: Methods of determining locations, types, and quantities of devices within a vehicle, in particular for in flight entertainment systems. Methods of the inventive subject matter include general sequencing, indirect sequencing, and direct sequencing. In indirect sequencing, each device connected to the in flight entertainment system's wireless network is actuated in a predetermined sequence such that the in flight entertainment system can record locations of the different devices connected to it and then correlate the device locations to a set of potential device locations. In direct sequencing, information from each device is manually collected in sequence and then correlated to potential device locations.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Inventors: Eric P. Moyer, Andreas Rochau, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20180270345Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for monitoring an on-board cellular network infrastructure. In one aspect, a controller and one or more noise generation units can be used to inhibit passenger devices from connecting to ground-based cellular stations while on-board. The noise generation unit can be configured to generate a noise signal. If a loss of power to an on-board cell station is identified, the noise generation can generate a different noise signal in response.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20180234825Abstract: Systems and methods are described for registering and monitoring a status of a plurality of units of an in-flight entertainment system disposed within a vehicle. Using a portable computing device, each of the units can be registered with the server by reading a unique machine-readable identifier disposed on or near each unit. The identifier could be a barcode or other indicia or a NFC tag, for example. Location information about each unit can also be obtained via manual input or by reading a second identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Andreas Rochau, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20170134893Abstract: Methods of determining locations, types, and quantities of devices within a vehicle, in particular for in flight entertainment systems. Methods of the inventive subject matter include general sequencing, indirect sequencing, and direct sequencing. In indirect sequencing, each device connected to the in flight entertainment system's wireless network is actuated in a predetermined sequence such that the in flight entertainment system can record locations of the different devices connected to it and then correlate the device locations to a set of potential device locations. In direct sequencing, information from each device is manually collected in sequence and then correlated to potential device locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Eric P. Moyer, Andreas Rochau, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20140261469Abstract: A method of transferring a portion (12) of smokable material from a casing (11) into a smokable tube (202), the method comprising advancing at least one of the casing and the portion of smokable material toward the other to advance the casing and the portion into the tube by a first distance less than the length of the space within the tube, at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube, and further driving the tobacco portion into the tube, as well as a corresponding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: JT INTERNATIONAL SAInventors: Christian Kissling, Peter Preisig, Stephen Meyer
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Patent number: 8474365Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) has at least two pump heads (3) arranged around a central eccentric pump drive (2), the diaphragms (4) being drivingly connected to the eccentric pump drive (2) via connecting rods (5). The eccentric pump drive (2) has a connecting rod ring (6) to which the ends (9) of the connecting rods are connected via elastic intermediates (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
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Patent number: 8366414Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) having a diaphragm (11), a solenoid with a movable magnetic armature (8) as a drive element for the diaphragm (11), and a stop element (9) for adjusting the stroke for the drive element (8). The diaphragm pump includes at least one elastic damper (36) between the drive element (8) and the stop element (9), which elastic damper (36) has at least one compression chamber (26) which is surrounded and formed by at least one elastic boundary wall and by at least one rigid boundary wall of the drive element (8) and/or stop element (9).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20100196176Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) having a diaphragm (11), a solenoid with a movable magnetic armature (8) as a drive element for the diaphragm (11), and a stop element (9) for adjusting the stroke for the drive element (8). The diaphragm pump includes at least one elastic damper (36) between the drive element (8) and the stop element (9), which elastic damper (36) has at least one compression chamber (26) which is surrounded and formed by at least one elastic boundary wall and by at least one rigid boundary wall of the drive element (8) and/or stop element (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20100183462Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) has at least two pump heads (3) arranged around a central eccentric pump drive (2), the diaphragms (4) being drivingly connected to the eccentric pump drive (2) via connecting rods (5). The eccentric pump drive (2) has a connecting rod ring (6) to which the ends (9) of the connecting rods are connected via elastic intermediates (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: KNF FLODOS AGInventors: Stephan Kaufmann, Christian Kissling, Michael Bucher
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Patent number: 7373872Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) is provided with an annular working chamber (6) and an annular diaphragm (3), which is fixed on its outer peripheral region (12) and on its inner edge region (13). The inner and the outer diaphragm fixing points are stationary relative to each other, and a drive element (8) connected to a pump drive for deflection of the annular diaphragm (3) contacts between the outer and inner fixing points. The drive element (8) is formed facing the diaphragm with a sleeve or ring shape with a diameter corresponding approximately to the annular working chamber (6) and contacts with one of its annular ends perpendicular to the diaphragm plane on the side of the annular diaphragm (3) facing the pump drive for deflection and for transmission of a back-and-forth movement to the annular diaphragm (3).Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2005Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Robert Käch, Christian Kissling
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Patent number: 7284572Abstract: A plate valve, especially for diaphragm pumps, having a valve plate (8), a valve seat (15), and a valve chamber bounded by a valve housing is provided, with the valve plate being held at the edges thereof. The valve plate (8) is preset under tension elastically in the installation position between outer edge holding devices, with the elastic pretensioning being at least large enough that deformations due to edge clamping can be compensated. Preferably, the valve plate (8) is held at the edge in a positive fit and is preset under tension elastically between its outer edge holding devices in the installation position.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2005Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Robert Käch, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20070133412Abstract: A method for transferring data between a first computer and a second computer includes detecting and recording occurrences, which reduce quality and which lead to a deterioration in the quality of the transferred data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2004Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Andreas Hutter, Klaus Illgner-Fehns, Christian Kissling, Uwe Maurer, Daniel Simon, Marcel Wagner
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Publication number: 20050158190Abstract: A diaphragm pump (1) is provided with an annular working chamber (6) and an annular diaphragm (3), which is fixed on its outer peripheral region (12) and on its inner edge region (13). The inner and the outer diaphragm fixing points are stationary relative to each other, and a drive element (8) connected to a pump drive for deflection of the annular diaphragm (3) contacts between the outer and inner fixing points. The drive element (8) is formed facing the diaphragm with a sleeve or ring shape with a diameter corresponding approximately to the annular working chamber (6) and contacts with one of its annular ends perpendicular to the diaphragm plane on the side of the annular diaphragm (3) facing the pump drive for deflection and for transmission of a back-and-forth movement to the annular diaphragm (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Robert Kach, Christian Kissling
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Publication number: 20050155657Abstract: A plate valve, especially for diaphragm pumps, having a valve plate (8), a valve seat (15), and a valve chamber bounded by a valve housing is provided, with the valve plate being held at the edges thereof. The valve plate (8) is preset under tension elastically in the installation position between outer edge holding devices, with the elastic pretensioning being at least large enough that deformations due to edge clamping can be compensated. Preferably, the valve plate (8) is held at the edge in a positive fit and is preset under tension elastically between its outer edge holding devices in the installation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: KNF Flodos AGInventors: Robert Kach, Christian Kissling