Patents by Inventor Holger Bammann

Holger Bammann 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: 8807484
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises an outer aerodynamic surface and an exhaust duct having an opening in the outer aerodynamic surface. The duct has a duct wall curved at the opening so as to blend with the aerodynamic surface downstream of the duct. At least one fixed flow diverter is provided for diverting high temperature exhaust gas exiting the duct away from the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening. The curved duct wall provides low aerodynamic drag in cruise. The flow diverter(s) give aircraft designers freedom in terms of where the duct opening can be positioned without compromising the structural integrity of the aircraft through excessive heating of the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Hugo Alexandre Duart Mendes Raposeiro, Bruno Stefes, Holger Bammann, Thomas Selchert, James Brown, Heiko Rothe, Alexander Solntsev
  • Patent number: 8602088
    Abstract: A cooling air supply system for an aircraft is configured to supply cooling air from the surroundings of the aircraft to at least two devices requiring cooling air (38, 44, 56) within the aircraft. The cooling air supply system includes an air inlet, an air channel communicating with the air inlet, and an air distribution device for the distribution of air from the air channel to the at least two devices requiring cooling air. The air inlet is sized to provide sufficient air flow to accommodate a maximum cooling air requirement of the at least two devices requiring cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Holger Bammann
  • Patent number: 8292222
    Abstract: Aircraft air-conditioning system (1) for an aircraft having a plurality of zones (2, 4), comprising a first line (6) for feeding cold air at an actual temperature T1act., a second line (14) which branches off a portion of the air from the first line (6) at a branching point (10) and feeds the air to a plurality of zones (2, 4) of an aircraft, wherein warm air is fed through a first trim valve (12) into the second line (14) so that the air in the second line (14) is heated to the actual temperature T2act., and a first zone feed line (24) feeding the air downstream of the first trim valve (12) to a first zone (2), wherein a second trim valve (26) is arranged in the first zone feed line (24), through which valve warm air is fed into the first zone feed line (24) so that the air in the first zone feed line (24) is heated to the actual temperature Tzf1act., and the first line (6) downstream and/or upstream of the branching point (1) feeds cold air at least to one further zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Johannes Eichholz, Holger Bammann
  • Publication number: 20120126061
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises an outer aerodynamic surface and an exhaust duct having an opening in the outer aerodynamic surface. The duct has a duct wall curved at the opening so as to blend with the aerodynamic surface downstream of the duct. At least one fixed flow diverter is provided for diverting high temperature exhaust gas exiting the duct away from the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening. The curved duct wall provides low aerodynamic drag in cruise. The flow diverter(s) give aircraft designers freedom in terms of where the duct opening can be positioned without compromising the structural integrity of the aircraft through excessive heating of the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hugo Alexandre Duart Mendes Raposeiro, Bruno Stefes, Holger Bammann, Thomas Selchert, James Brown, Heiko Rothe, Alexander Solntsev
  • Patent number: 7730728
    Abstract: A system (10) for cooling a thermally loaded device on board an aircraft comprises a distribution line (12) which is in communication with an installation space (14) of the thermally loaded device, a coolant supply line (20) which is in communication with a coolant source, and a heat removal line (28) which is in communication with a source of pressure below atmospheric pressure. A shut-off control device (34) is adapted so as, in a first position, to separate the distribution line (12) from the coolant supply line (20) and connect the distribution line (12) to the heat removal line (28) and, in a second position, to connect the distribution line (12) to the coolant supply line (20) and separate the distribution line (12) from the heat removal line (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Holger Bammann
  • Publication number: 20090217681
    Abstract: Aircraft air-conditioning system (1) for an aircraft having a plurality of zones (2, 4), comprising a first line (6) for feeding cold air at an actual temperature T1act., a second line (14) which branches off a portion of the air from the first line (6) at a branching point (10) and feeds the air to a plurality of zones (2, 4) of an aircraft, wherein warm air is fed through a first trim valve (12) into the second line (14) so that the air in the second line (14) is heated to the actual temperature T2act., and a first zone feed line (24) feeding the air downstream of the first trim valve (12) to a first zone (2), wherein a second trim valve (26) is arranged in the first zone feed line (24), through which valve warm air is fed into the first zone feed line (24) so that the air in the first zone feed line (24) is heated to the actual temperature Tzf1act., and the first line (6) downstream and/or upstream of the branching point (1) feeds cold air at least to one further zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Johannes Eichholz, Holger Bammann
  • Publication number: 20080299887
    Abstract: An arrangement for supplying humidified ambient air for an aircraft comprises a first line arrangement (22), which brings up supply air and from which the supply air is blown into the aircraft interior (10). This arrangement further comprises an evaporating device (32), which supplies a steam flow, the pressure of which corresponds at least approximately to a predetermined pressure value lying above a requisite interior pressure of the aircraft. A second line arrangement (36, 38, 40), which opens into the first line arrangement (22), carries the steam flow. Disposed in the second line arrangement (36, 38, 40) is an optionally adjustable aperture arrangement (52) for lowering the pressure of the steam flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Scherer, Holger Bammann
  • Publication number: 20080148747
    Abstract: A system (10) for cooling a thermally loaded device on board an aircraft comprises a distribution line (12) which is in communication with an installation space (14) of the thermally loaded device, a coolant supply line (20) which is in communication with a coolant source, and a heat removal line (28) which is in communication with a source of pressure below atmospheric pressure. A shut-off control device (34) is adapted so as, in a first position, to separate the distribution line (12) from the coolant supply line (20) and connect the distribution line (12) to the heat removal line (28) and, in a second position, to connect the distribution line (12) to the coolant supply line (20) and separate the distribution line (12) from the heat removal line (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Holger Bammann
  • Publication number: 20070117501
    Abstract: A cooling air supply system (10) for an aircraft in order to supply cooling air from the aircraft surrounds to at least two devices requiring cooling air (38, 44, 56) within the aircraft, is designed with an air inlet (12), an air channel (16) communicating with the air inlet (12) and with an air distribution device (30, 32, 34) for the distribution of air to at least two devices requiring cooling air (38, 44, 56), whereby the air inlet (12) is proportioned in such a way that it covers the maximum cooling air requirement of at least two devices requiring cooling air (38, 44, 56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Holger Bammann