Patents by Inventor Frank Leuenberger
Frank Leuenberger 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: 11097847Abstract: An oxygen supply device for an aircraft has a reaction tank for chemical oxygen generation and a pressurized tank filled with oxygen. The oxygen supply device also has an energy converter for converting thermal energy into electrical energy and also a control unit for setting a first amount of oxygen, provided by the reaction tank to a consumer unit, and a second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit. The energy converter is designed to convert a thermal energy, generated by the chemical oxygen generation in the reaction tank, into electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy. The control unit is designed to set the second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit, by using the electrical energy provided by the energy converter. The invention also relates to a method for supplying a passenger cabin of an aircraft with oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Inventors: Frank Leuenberger, Carsten Neumann
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Patent number: 10434342Abstract: An oxygen supply system includes a container housing having a container door, a latch controller coupled to a latch of the container door and configured to control the latch to releasably open the container door, a microcontroller coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a first latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, a pressure sensor coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a second latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, and an energy storage coupled to the microcontroller and the pressure sensor and configured to supply the microcontroller and the pressure sensor with electrical energy. The microcontroller includes built-in test equipment (BITE) configured to monitor and test the operability of one or more of the microcontroller, the latch controller, the pressure sensor and the energy storage.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Peter Klose, Frank Leuenberger
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Publication number: 20190152612Abstract: An oxygen supply device for an aircraft has a reaction tank for chemical oxygen generation and a pressurized tank filled with oxygen. The oxygen supply device also has an energy converter for converting thermal energy into electrical energy and also a control unit for setting a first amount of oxygen, provided by the reaction tank to a consumer unit, and a second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit. The energy converter is designed to convert a thermal energy, generated by the chemical oxygen generation in the reaction tank, into electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy. The control unit is designed to set the second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit, by using the electrical energy provided by the energy converter. The invention also relates to a method for supplying a passenger cabin of an aircraft with oxygen.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Frank Leuenberger, Carsten Neumann
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Patent number: 9925997Abstract: A method for reducing the operational weight of a means of transportation is provided. The method includes: providing a list of possible food selections to passengers of the means of transportation before the journey; collecting food selections of passengers before the journey; and supplying the means of transportation with food based on the food selection of the passengers.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Christian Wesselink, Frank Leuenberger
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Patent number: 9802561Abstract: A power management system includes an electrical power supply input configured to be coupled to an electrical power supply, a first power supply bus bar coupled to the power supply input, a power management device coupled to the first power supply bus bar, at least one primary electrical equipment including a primary load being coupled in parallel to the power management device, and at least one secondary electrical equipment including a secondary load being coupled in parallel to the power management device. The power manager device is configured to supply electrical power to the at least one secondary electrical equipment, to supply electrical power to the at least one primary electrical equipment, and to deactivate the power supply to the at least one secondary electrical equipment, as long as the at least one primary electrical equipment is supplied with electrical power.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Sebastian Scheffler, Frank Leuenberger
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Publication number: 20170304661Abstract: An oxygen supply system includes a container housing having a container door, a latch controller coupled to a latch of the container door and configured to control the latch to releasably open the container door, a microcontroller coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a first latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, a pressure sensor coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a second latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, and an energy storage coupled to the microcontroller and the pressure sensor and configured to supply the microcontroller and the pressure sensor with electrical energy. The microcontroller includes built-in test equipment (BITE) configured to monitor and test the operability of one or more of the microcontroller, the latch controller, the pressure sensor and the energy storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Peter Klose, Frank Leuenberger
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Patent number: 9787092Abstract: An aircraft power management system includes an electrical power supply input configured to be coupled to an electrical power supply, a first power supply bus bar coupled to the power supply input, at least one primary electrical equipment including a primary load coupled in parallel to the first power supply bus bar, a bus bar switch configured to selectively deactivate the first power supply bus bar downstream of the at least one primary electrical equipment, a load monitoring device configured to monitor the power demand of the primary load and to output a deactivation signal to the bus bar switch for selectively deactivating the first power supply bus bar, if the monitored power demand of the primary load exceeds a primary threshold, and at least one tertiary electrical equipment including a tertiary load coupled to the first power supply bus bar downstream of the at least one primary electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Sebastian Scheffler, Frank Leuenberger
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Patent number: 9352842Abstract: A control device for activating an oxygen system of a transport mechanism, in particular an aircraft, a control system having such a control device, an associated method for activating an oxygen system of a transport mechanism, in particular an aircraft, and a computer program for carrying out the method. Furthermore, a network is provided for a transport mechanism, in particular for an aircraft. The control device for activating the oxygen system comprises a first activation unit which is configured to activate at least a part of the oxygen system by wireless transmission of a first activation signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Jan Mueller, Frank Leuenberger, Heiko Trusch
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Publication number: 20150145326Abstract: A power management system includes an electrical power supply input configured to be coupled to an electrical power supply, a first power supply bus bar coupled to the power supply input, a power management device coupled to the first power supply bus bar, at least one primary electrical equipment including a primary load being coupled in parallel to the power management device, and at least one secondary electrical equipment including a secondary load being coupled in parallel to the power management device. The power manager device is configured to supply electrical power to the at least one secondary electrical equipment, to supply electrical power to the at least one primary electrical equipment, and to deactivate the power supply to the at least one secondary electrical equipment, as long as the at least one primary electrical equipment is supplied with electrical power.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Sebastian Scheffler, Frank Leuenberger
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Publication number: 20150148995Abstract: An aircraft power management system includes an electrical power supply input configured to be coupled to an electrical power supply, a first power supply bus bar coupled to the power supply input, at least one primary electrical equipment including a primary load coupled in parallel to the first power supply bus bar, a bus bar switch configured to selectively deactivate the first power supply bus bar downstream of the at least one primary electrical equipment, a load monitoring device configured to monitor the power demand of the primary load and to output a deactivation signal to the bus bar switch for selectively deactivating the first power supply bus bar, if the monitored power demand of the primary load exceeds a primary threshold, and at least one tertiary electrical equipment including a tertiary load coupled to the first power supply bus bar downstream of the at least one primary electrical equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Sebastian Scheffler, Frank Leuenberger
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Publication number: 20150019274Abstract: A method for reducing the operational weight of a means of transportation is provided. The method includes: providing a list of possible food selections to passengers of the means of transportation before the journey; collecting food selections of passengers before the journey; and supplying the means of transportation with food based on the food selection of the passengers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Christian WESSELINK, Frank LEUENBERGER
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Publication number: 20140309811Abstract: A control device for activating an oxygen system of a means of transport, in particular an aircraft, a control system having such a control device, an associated method for activating an oxygen system of a means of transport, in particular an aircraft, and a computer program for carrying out the method. Furthermore, a network is provided for a means of transport, in particular for an aircraft. The control device for activating the oxygen system comprises a first activation unit which is configured to activate at least a part of the oxygen system by wireless transmission of a first activation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Jan Mueller, Frank Leuenberger, Heiko Trusch