Patents by Inventor Eleftherios Rodousakis

Eleftherios Rodousakis 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).

  • Patent number: 7195285
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for detachably connecting a first flexible tank and a second flexible tank in an aircraft includes a latching device, a first tubular connecting element attached to the first tank, and a second tubular connecting element attached to the second tank. The first and the second connecting elements are detachably connected to each other using the latching device. In a connected state of the connecting elements, fluid exchange can take place between the first and the second tanks via the first and the second connecting elements, the latching device is disposed inside one of the first and second flexible tanks and is actuatable from outside the respective flexible tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Eleftherios Rodousakis, Harald Kiowsky
  • Publication number: 20050034781
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for detachably connecting a first flexible tank and a second flexible tank in an aircraft includes a latching device, a first tubular connecting element attached to the first tank, and a second tubular connecting element attached to the second tank. The first and the second connecting elements are detachably connected to each other using the latching device. In a connected state of the connecting elements, fluid exchange can take place between the first and the second tanks via the first and the second connecting elements, the latching device is disposed inside one of the first and second flexible tanks and is actuatable from outside the respective flexible tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Applicant: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Eleftherios Rodousakis, Harald Kiowsky
  • Patent number: 6668802
    Abstract: A valve arrangement is provided for a feed line to supply fuel from a tank to a combustion engine consisting of a valve housing with an inlet channel and outlet channel, and a valve with a movable valve head to seal the outlet channel from the inlet channel, whereby a feed pump is assigned to the feed line, and the valve head is in closed position when there is no feed pressure from the feed pump. The danger of feed line leakage for combustion engines that burn liquid fuel is eliminated using a coaxial second valve using no additional space to solve the problem. The other essentially coaxial valve within the main valve is in open position opposite the feed direction when the pressure at the outlet channel is greater than the feed pressure. The valve arrangement functions as a check valve when the combustion engine is running, and as an overpressure valve when it is off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Harold Kiowsky, Eleftherios Rodousakis
  • Publication number: 20010025629
    Abstract: A valve arrangement is provided for a feed line to supply fuel from a tank to a combustion engine consisting of a valve housing with an inlet channel and outlet channel, and a valve with a movable valve head to seal the outlet channel from the inlet channel, whereby a feed pump is assigned to the feed line, and the valve head is in closed position when there is no feed pressure from the feed pump. The danger of feed line leakage for combustion engines that burn liquid fuel is eliminated using a coaxial second valve using no additional space to solve the problem. The other essentially coaxial valve within the main valve is in open position opposite the feed direction when the pressure at the outlet channel is greater than the feed pressure. The valve arrangement functions as a check valve when the combustion engine is running, and as an overpressure valve when it is off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Harold Kiowsky, Eleftherios Rodousakis