Patents by Inventor Gastao De Freitas

Gastao De Freitas 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: 8567741
    Abstract: A seat rail for attaching seats in aircraft is provided. The seat rail includes a profile element for attaching the seats, and a support element for attaching the seat rail in an aircraft. At least the support element is manufactured from aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The surface of the aluminum or the aluminum alloy includes, an oxide layer, and the oxide layer has been manufactured by means of hard anodic oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Roming, Gastao De Freitas, Daniel Heydorn
  • Patent number: 8418961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting a door which is pivotably received in a fuselage airframe of an aircraft, with a counter bearing arranged in the region of a doorframe and a thrust bearing located opposite in the region of the door. According to the invention, the counter bearing has a planar counter bearing surface and the thrust bearing has a mounting in which a planar thrust bearing surface which can tilt about at least one spatial axis is received, the counter bearing surface lying against the thrust bearing surface at least in some regions when the door is closed. Because of the thrust bearing surface which can be tilted in at least one spatial direction, the counter bearing always lies against the thrust bearing over the entire surface areas thereof, irrespective of any manufacturing tolerance deviations between the doorframe and the door or the bearing on the fuselage airframe, in such a way that optimal force transfer is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Gastao De Freitas, Martin Sternad
  • Publication number: 20110049296
    Abstract: A seat rail for attaching seats in aircraft, including, but not limited to a profile element for attaching the seats, and a support element for attaching the seat rail in an aircraft, with at least the support element being manufactured from aluminium or an aluminium alloy. The surface of the aluminium or of the aluminium alloy includes, but is not limited to an oxide layer, and the oxide layer has been manufactured by means of hard anodic oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten ROMING, Gastao DE FREITAS, Daniel HEYDORN
  • Publication number: 20100096505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for supporting a door which is pivotably received in a fuselage airframe of an aircraft, with a counter bearing arranged in the region of a doorframe and a thrust bearing located opposite in the region of the door. According to the invention, the counter bearing has a planar counter bearing surface and the thrust bearing has a mounting in which a planar thrust bearing surface which can tilt about at least one spatial axis is received, the counter bearing surface lying against the thrust bearing surface at least in some regions when the door is closed. Because of the thrust bearing surface which can be tilted in at least one spatial direction, the counter bearing always lies against the thrust bearing over the entire surface areas thereof, irrespective of any manufacturing tolerance deviations between the doorframe and the door or the bearing on the fuselage airframe, in such a way that optimal force transfer is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Gastao De Freitas, Martin Sternad