Patents by Inventor Gerd Rohlfs

Gerd Rohlfs 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: 8262026
    Abstract: A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the horizontal base plane of the aircraft, and wherein the component carrier is equipped to accommodate a component in a releasably affixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jaeger, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Patent number: 8226032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the installation of commercial components in an aircraft that features at least one equipment carrier for accommodating the components, wherein the at least one equipment carrier is arranged between a luggage rack and the skin of the aircraft and held on the aircraft structure such that it can be pivoted between a maintenance position and an installation position. In order to accommodate the commercial components in a space-saving fashion and to simplify the installation and maintenance work, the equipment carrier can be at least partially pivoted into the luggage rack and is accessible in order to perform installation and maintenance work from the luggage rack in the maintenance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Benjamin Bartels, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Publication number: 20110127379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device holder for mounting devices in a vehicle. Said device holder comprises at least one external rack and at least one internal rack. The at least one external rack can be mounted on the vehicle structure and has a storage space that is designed to introduce and releasably attach the at least one internal rack. The internal rack has means for forming at least one compartment that has a variable size in order to introduce and mount at least one device. The device holder according to the invention can be particularly well adjusted to the devices that are to be integrated into the vehicle, can optimally utilize the available space, and can be equipped with user-specific devices in standard racks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Gerd Rohlfs, Benjamin Bartels, Olaf Luedemann
  • Publication number: 20110006158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the installation of commercial components in an aircraft that features at least one equipment carrier for accommodating the components, wherein the at least one equipment carrier is arranged between a luggage rack and the skin of the aircraft and held on the aircraft structure such that it can be pivoted between a maintenance position and an installation position. In order to accommodate the commercial components in a space-saving fashion and to simplify the installation and maintenance work, the equipment carrier can be at least partially pivoted into the luggage rack and is accessible in order to perform installation and maintenance work from the luggage rack in the maintenance position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Benjamin Bartels, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Publication number: 20090189017
    Abstract: A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the horizontal base plane of the aircraft, and wherein the component carrier is equipped to accommodate a component in a releasably affixed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jaeger, Gerd Rohlfs