Patents by Inventor Kathrin Voelkner

Kathrin Voelkner 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).

  • Residence and sleeping module with a connectable partial module for accomodating at least one member of and aircraft crew
    Patent number: 8534602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a residence and sleeping module in an aircraft, for accommodating at least one member of an aircraft crew, wherein the module comprises a first partial module for docking a second partial module to it. In this arrangement, the first partial module or the second partial module comprises a connecting element, and the first partial module is designed to be arranged at a vertical height of an aircraft, which vertical height differs from that of the second partial module. In this arrangement, the connecting element is designed such that the second partial module can be docked to the first partial module by means of the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Wojciech Jakubec, Rüdiger Huppert, Kathrin Voelkner, Thomas Sütthoff, Jovan Ulbrich-Gasparevic, Felix Helfrich, Dejan Golubovic
  • Rest module with a first partial module with direct access to a possible second partial module
    Patent number: 8162258
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rest module for accommodating a least one crew member of an aircraft, wherein the module comprises a first partial module. Further on the first partial module comprises a first section and a second section; wherein the first section and the second section are spatially divided. The first section comprises a first opening, a second opening and a third opening, wherein the three openings are different from each other. The first opening is adapted for providing an access from an above located area of the aircraft, the second opening is adapted for providing an access from the first section to a second partial module and the third opening is adapted for providing a separate access from the first section to the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Gilles Joannis, Kathrin Voelkner, Yannick Chourreau, Martin Geldien, Dejan Golubovic
  • REST MODULE WITH A FIRST PARTIAL MODULE WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO A POSSIBLE SECOND PARTIAL MODULE
    Publication number: 20110057073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rest module for accommodating a least one crew member of an aircraft, wherein the module comprises a first partial module. Further on the first partial module comprises a first section and a second section; wherein the first section and the second section are spatially divided. The first section comprises a first opening, a second opening and a third opening, wherein the three openings are different from each other. The first opening is adapted for providing an access from an above located area of the aircraft, the second opening is adapted for providing an access from the first section to a second partial module and the third opening is adapted for providing a separate access from the first section to the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Gilles Joannis, Kathrin Voelkner, Yannick Chourreau, Martin Geldien, Dejan Golubovic
  • RESIDENCE AND SLEEPING MODULE WITH A CONNECTABLE PARTIAL MODULE FOR ACCOMOPATING AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF AND AIRCRAFT CREW HAVING A DOCKABLE PARTIAL MODULE
    Publication number: 20100140402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a residence and sleeping module in an aircraft, for accommodating at least one member of an aircraft crew, wherein the module comprises a first partial module for docking a second partial module to it. In this arrangement, the first partial module or the second partial module comprises a connecting element, and the first partial module is designed to be arranged at a vertical height of an aircraft, which vertical height differs from that of the second partial module. In this arrangement, the connecting element is designed such that the second partial module can be docked to the first partial module by means of the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Wojciech Jakubec, Rüdiger Huppert, Kathrin Voelkner, Thomas Sütthoff, Jovan Ulbrich-Gasparevic, Felix Helfrich, Dejan Golubovic