Patents by Inventor Frank Klöckl

Frank Klöckl 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).

  • Coupling module with a position sensor
    Patent number: 10207821
    Abstract: A coupling module for coupling a passenger boarding bridge with an aircraft has a floor assembly and a canopy roof spanning the floor assembly. The coupling module and/or the floor assembly is configured to be received at a cabin of a passenger boarding bridge such that the coupling module and/or the floor assembly can swivel relative to the cabin around a horizontal swivel axis. A position sensor is operable to measure an inclination of the floor assembly relative to a geodetic horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Frank Klöckl
  • Bottom of a coupling module as an interface between a passenger bridge or stairs and the fuselage of an aircraft
    Patent number: 10196157
    Abstract: A bottom of a coupling module as an interface between a passenger bridge or stairs and the fuselage of an aircraft, the coupling module featuring an exit opening, the floor comprising a floor head part, the floor head part being horizontally slidable, under the control of at least one sensor arrangement, in the direction of the exit opening of the coupling module, while forming a front side distance between the floor head part and the aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Frank Klöckl
  • COUPLING MODULE WITH A POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20180141681
    Abstract: A coupling module for coupling a passenger boarding bridge with an aircraft has a floor assembly and a canopy roof spanning the floor assembly. The coupling module and/or the floor assembly is configured to be received at a cabin of a passenger boarding bridge such that the coupling module and/or the floor assembly can swivel relative to the cabin around a horizontal swivel axis. A position sensor is operable to measure an inclination of the floor assembly relative to a geodetic horizontal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Frank Klöckl
  • BOTTOM OF A COUPLING MODULE AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN A PASSENGER BRIDGE OR STAIRS AND THE FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20180086484
    Abstract: A bottom of a coupling module as an interface between a passenger bridge or stairs and the fuselage of an aircraft, the coupling module featuring an exit opening, the floor comprising a floor head part, the floor head part being horizontally slidable, under the control of at least one sensor arrangement, in the direction of the exit opening of the coupling module, while forming a front side distance between the floor head part and the aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Frank Klöckl