Patents by Inventor Christopher Maximilian MERL

Christopher Maximilian MERL 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: 20150170311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-sufficient resource-pooling system (1) for risk sharing of a variable number of risk exposed aircraft fleets (81, . . . , 84) related to airspace risks, wherein resources of the risk exposed aircraft fleets (81, . . . , 84) are pooled by the system (1) and a self-sufficient risk protection is provided for the risk exposed aircraft fleets (81, . . . , 84) by means of the system (1) preventing imminent grounding or operational collapse as a consequence of an occurrence of a natural disaster events, such as volcanic eruptions. The risk exposed aircraft fleets (81, . . . , 84) are connected to the system (1) by means of a plurality of payment-receiving modules configured to receive and store payments from the risk exposed aircraft fleets (81, . . . , 84) for the pooling of their risks and resources and loss cover is provided based on the pooled resources and risks by means of the system (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Oliver Dlugosch, Christopher Maximilian Merl
  • Patent number: 8942916
    Abstract: An avionic system including: a memory that stores a selectable hash table assigned to a flight plan of an aircraft fleet, the hash table including table elements with operational parameters of an airport, wherein airports covered by the table elements are airports flown to according the fight plan of the aircraft fleet; and a plurality of ground stations situated at the flown to airports of the fight plan, wherein the ground stations are linked via a communication network to a central processing unit; a receiver of the central processing unit that receives, via a communication network interface, a transmission from a detection device, the transmission including at least parameters regarding a time interval parameter of an airport closing and an airport identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Swiss Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Maximilian Merl, Oliver Dlugosch
  • Publication number: 20140019032
    Abstract: An avionic system including: a memory that stores a selectable hash table assigned to a flight plan of an aircraft fleet, the hash table including table elements with operational parameters of an airport, wherein airports covered by the table elements are airports flown to according the fight plan of the aircraft fleet; and a plurality of ground stations situated at the flown to airports of the fight plan, wherein the ground stations are linked via a communication network to a central processing unit; a receiver of the central processing unit that receives, via a communication network interface, a transmission from a detection device, the transmission including at least parameters regarding a time interval parameter of an airport closing and an airport identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Maximilian MERL, Oliver Dlugosch