Patents by Inventor Karin Thudt

Karin Thudt 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: 8752772
    Abstract: In order to increase the air humidity in a cabin region of an aircraft equipped with a plurality of seats, a device includes a plurality of humidifying units each arranged in spatial association with a partial number of the seats and a plurality of outlet openings. The humidifying units are each designed to enrich a supplied air stream with gaseous water. The outlet openings are designed to emit the air streams enriched by the humidifying units into the cabin region, such that a partial number of the outlet openings each receive one of the enriched air streams. The air temperature of the enriched air streams is controlled so that the local temperature in a target region served by the humidifying unit does not fall below a dew point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schumacher, Walter Kulcke, Karin Thudt, Robert Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20110180618
    Abstract: In order to increase the air humidity in a cabin region (10) of an aircraft equipped with a plurality of seats (16; 28), a device (12; 14) is provided, comprising a plurality of humidifying units (26) arranged in each case in spatial association with in each case a partial number of the seats (16; 28) and a plurality of outlet openings (120). The humidifying units (26) are in each case designed to enrich a supplied air stream with gaseous water. The outlet openings (120) are designed to emit the air streams enriched by the humidifying units (26) into the cabin region (10), in each case a partial number of the outlet openings (120) each receiving one of the enriched air streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Schumacher, Walter Kulcke, Karin Thudt, Robert Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20030075505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating out substances dissolved and/or undissolved in fluid media. The method is characterized by it being a suitable combination of a membrane filtration technique and an adsorption technique. This enhances the flow and purification capacity by a multiple factor in making a compact, lightweight system possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Konrad Leonhard, Peter Janknecht, Karin Thudt