Patents by Inventor Florian Schüphaus

Florian Schüphaus 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: 9598174
    Abstract: A vehicle lavatory, in particular an aircraft lavatory, is described. The lavatory includes a cabin space with a centrally located vertical axis around which a washstand and a urinal unit are located. The washstand and urinal unit are arranged to each have an approximately horizontal surface at their top, such that a person using the lavatory has a location to place personal items during use. The horizontal surfaces of the washstand and the urinal are arranged to exist in the same plane and may be a continuous surface that may additionally cross the entirety of the width of the cabin. The urinal is arranged such that a plane defining the opening of the urinal is at an angle relative to a plane defining a front surface of the washstand such that a person using the lavatory only has to turn slightly to access the urinal and the washstand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Maria Theresia Strasdas, Florian Schüphaus, Christian Seibt
  • Publication number: 20150166180
    Abstract: A vehicle lavatory in particular an aircraft lavatory, is described comprising a cabin having a circumferential wall surrounding a cabin interior space and defining a central vertical axis extending through said cabin interior space wherein said circumferential wall includes an entrance wall section and a sanitary wall section spaced from said entrance wall section a washstand unit extending from said sanitary wall section into said cabin interior space, wherein said washstand unit comprises a washstand top plate extending perpendicularly to said central vertical axis wherein said washstand unit further comprises a washbasin arranged in said washstand top plate, and a urinal unit extending from said sanitary wall section into said cabin interior space, wherein said urinal unit comprises a urinal having a urinal opening, wherein said urinal opening faces said central vertical axis and defines a urinal opening plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Maria Theresia Strasdas, Florian Schüphaus, Christian Seibt
  • Patent number: D701948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schliwa, Maria T. Strasdas, Florian Schüphaus, Christian Seibt