Patents by Inventor Martin Sieben

Martin Sieben 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: 11358724
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a kitchen arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle includes a primary module with an electrical energy supply device, a cooling device, and at least one supply connection for supplying the primary module with a requisite. The system also includes at least one auxiliary module that is couplable with the primary module. The cooling device is set up to provide a stream of cooled fluid to a fluid outlet. At least one outer boundary surface of the primary module comprises an electrical connection coupled with the electrical energy supply device and a fluid connection coupled with the fluid outlet. The at least one outer boundary surface is adjusted for coupling with an auxiliary module having a correspondingly shaped boundary surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Patent number: 10994936
    Abstract: A conveyor comprises an endless belt and a belt return device. The endless belt comprises an upper run and a lower run and is configured to convey conveying material in a conveying direction. An intermediate space is defined between the upper run and the lower run. The belt return device facilitates transitioning of the endless belt between the lower run and the upper run. The endless belt defines at least one passage opening which allows the exit of at least a portion of an intermediate space material which is formed by a portion of the conveying material which has reached the intermediate space. At least a portion of the endless belt comprises a conveyor track and a passage track. The passage track defines the at least one passage opening. The conveyor track and the passage track are arranged side by side in the conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Mayfran Limburg B.V., Mayfran International Inc., Tsubakimoto Mayfran Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Mandzukic, Ryuichi Hori, Nebojsa Petrovic, Rene Martin Sieben, John Joseph Zolcak
  • Patent number: 10906648
    Abstract: An arrangement in a cabin of a vehicle has a plurality of cabin monuments, placeable in rows, of which the lateral surfaces are in laminar contact, said cabin monuments having a front side and a rear side and a wall surface of the aircraft fuselage, at least sections of which face toward the cabin of the vehicle and are not aligned parallel with a lengthwise axis of the cabin. The cabin monuments are arranged in rows parallel to the lengthwise axis of the cabin, so that the front sides and the rear sides are each aligned parallel to the lengthwise axis of the cabin. The rear sides of at least two cabin monuments, each of which include storage space for cabin trolleys, are positioned with an offset relative to each other in a direction transverse to the lengthwise axis of the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Patent number: 10899455
    Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle has: parallel aisles in a longitudinal direction of a cabin; cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles; a central region enclosed by the aisles; and two outer regions neighboring the central region and separated from the central region through the aisles. Seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules, are arranged in the central region behind each other. Additional seat rows having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall, are arranged behind each other in the outer regions. Each seat module has a seat and an ottoman. The seat modules of the central region have a use direction aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose a maximum angle such that the ottoman reaches further into the aisle than the assigned seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Sieben, Thomas Sütthoff, Tobias Schmidt-Schäffer
  • Patent number: 10752364
    Abstract: A seat module includes a passenger seat attachable to a cabin floor, and a separate ottoman unit associated with the passenger seat. The ottoman unit has at least one resting surface for a passenger and a base, which base is attachable to the cabin floor by an adjustment unit at a position in a first direction of the passenger seat. The adjustment unit is configured to allow a selective displacement of the ottoman unit relative to the cabin floor along the first direction and at least a second direction perpendicular thereto into a seating position and a resting position of the seat module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Patent number: 10737758
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a passenger cabin having a floor, a cargo compartment below the floor, a first access unit for accessing the cargo compartment from the passenger cabin, the first access unit being located on the floor and a utility space module arranged in the cargo. At least one part of the cargo compartment includes a first lateral half and a second lateral half in relation to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; the lateral halves form the part of the cargo compartment. The utility space module includes a utility space cross-section in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis, which is dimensioned such that it conforms to a cross-section of one of the lateral halves of the cargo compartment. Further, the utility space module is placed exclusively in the first lateral half or the second lateral half of the cargo compartment directly below the first access unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Publication number: 20190389598
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are described that relate to module structures for use in forming a cabin interior of an aircraft. Many embodiments relate to a support structure including a lattice configurable to provide a standardizable frame for connection to the interior of the aircraft and to provide a space within the frame in which module fixtures can be positioned and secured to the frame. Embodiments of the support structure can include a floor with a number of structures and devices that can be used to provide support for the module and secure the module to the floor of the aircraft fuselage. Embodiments of transport systems for the modules are also described and such can be integrated with the floor of the module such that the modules transport mechanism, or a significant portion thereof, is contained within the module itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Lim Chua, Martin Sieben, Angelica Cardona, Guy M. Danner, Joseph Fenton, Demetrious Harrington, Shahriar Khushrushahi, Elena Koukina, Seth Newburg, Ira Spool, Hugo Jamson, Luke Miles, Justin Almeleh, Alex Herpy, Matt O'Brien, Zachary Omohundro, Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 10399682
    Abstract: An arrangement in a cabin of a vehicle includes at least one cabin monument having a first wall and at least one second wall, at least one folding seat with an installation width occupied due to a back side of the folding seat and an installation depth occupied due to a lateral surface of the seat frame of the folding seat, and a delimiting device. At least one of the at least one second walls is arranged at an angle of at least 45° relative to the first wall. At least one of the at least one second walls extends from the first wall at least about the installation depth along der lateral surface of the folding seat. The delimiting device is arranged substantially parallel to the first wall on a side of the second wall farthest from the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Patent number: 10124896
    Abstract: A galley module comprises a base galley section and a top galley section, wherein the base galley section comprises a top end adapted for carrying the top galley section. The base galley section comprises a first functional arrangement with a first access direction in a horizontal plane and the top galley section comprises at least one second functional arrangement having a second access direction in the horizontal plane. The first access direction and the second access direction enclose an angle of at least 90° in the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Sieben, Javier Perez-Torra
  • Publication number: 20180029716
    Abstract: A seat module includes a passenger seat attachable to a cabin floor, and a separate ottoman unit associated with the passenger seat. The ottoman unit has at least one resting surface for a passenger and a base, which base is attachable to the cabin floor by an adjustment unit at a position in a first direction of the passenger seat. The adjustment unit is configured to allow a selective displacement of the ottoman unit relative to the cabin floor along the first direction and at least a second direction perpendicular thereto into a seating position and a resting position of the seat module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Martin SIEBEN
  • Publication number: 20180029712
    Abstract: A seat arrangement for a vehicle has: parallel aisles in a longitudinal direction of a cabin; cabin walls arranged parallel to the aisles; a central region enclosed by the aisles; and two outer regions neighboring the central region and separated from the central region through the aisles. Seat rows having two inner seat modules and two outer seat modules, are arranged in the central region behind each other. Additional seat rows having an inner seat module facing the respective aisle and an outer seat module wall facing the respective cabin wall, are arranged behind each other in the outer regions. Each seat module has a seat and an ottoman. The seat modules of the central region have a use direction aligned parallel to a main extension direction of the bordering aisle or enclose a maximum angle such that the ottoman reaches further into the aisle than the assigned seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Martin SIEBEN, Thomas SÜTTHOFF, Tobias SCHMIDT-SCHÄFFER
  • Publication number: 20180016016
    Abstract: An arrangement in a cabin of a vehicle includes at least one cabin monument having a first wall and at least one second wall, at least one folding seat with an installation width occupied due to a back side of the folding seat and an installation depth occupied due to a lateral surface of the seat frame of the folding seat, and a delimiting device. At least one of the at least one second walls is arranged at an angle of at least 45° relative to the first wall. At least one of the at least one second walls extends from the first wall at least about the installation depth along der lateral surface of the folding seat. The delimiting device is arranged substantially parallel to the first wall on a side of the second wall farthest from the first wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Martin SIEBEN
  • Publication number: 20170369170
    Abstract: An arrangement in a cabin of a vehicle has a plurality of cabin monuments, placeable in rows, of which the lateral surfaces are in laminar contact, said cabin monuments having a front side and a rear side and a wall surface of the aircraft fuselage, at least sections of which face toward the cabin of the vehicle and are not aligned parallel with a lengthwise axis of the cabin. The cabin monuments are arranged in rows parallel to the lengthwise axis of the cabin, so that the front sides and the rear sides are each aligned parallel to the lengthwise axis of the cabin. The rear sides of at least two cabin monuments, each of which include storage space for cabin trolleys, are positioned with an offset relative to each other in a direction transverse to the lengthwise axis of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventor: Martin SIEBEN
  • Publication number: 20170349289
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a kitchen arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle includes a primary module with an electrical energy supply device, a cooling device, and at least one supply connection for supplying the primary module with a requisite. The system also includes at least one auxiliary module that is couplable with the primary module. The cooling device is set up to provide a stream of cooled fluid to a fluid outlet. At least one outer boundary surface of the primary module comprises an electrical connection coupled with the electrical energy supply device and a fluid connection coupled with the fluid outlet. The at least one outer boundary surface is adjusted for coupling with an auxiliary module having a correspondingly shaped boundary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Martin SIEBEN
  • Publication number: 20170137109
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a passenger cabin having a floor, a cargo compartment below the floor, a first access unit for accessing the cargo compartment from the passenger cabin, the first access unit being located on the floor and a utility space module arranged in the cargo. At least one part of the cargo compartment includes a first lateral half and a second lateral half in relation to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft; the lateral halves form the part of the cargo compartment. The utility space module includes a utility space cross-section in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis, which is dimensioned such that it conforms to a cross-section of one of the lateral halves of the cargo compartment. Further, the utility space module is placed exclusively in the first lateral half or the second lateral half of the cargo compartment directly below the first access unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Martin SIEBEN
  • Publication number: 20160101866
    Abstract: A galley module comprises a base galley section and a top galley section, wherein the base galley section comprises a top end adapted for carrying the top galley section. The base galley section comprises a first functional arrangement with a first access direction in a horizontal plane and the top galley section comprises at least one second functional arrangement having a second access direction in the horizontal plane. The first access direction and the second access direction enclose an angle of at least 90° in the horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Martin SIEBEN, Javier PEREZ-TORRA
  • Patent number: 8954301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for configuring an aircraft passenger cabin, said system comprising a first database (12) that stores cabin equipment component data pertaining to cabin equipment components selected for and included in a configuration of the aircraft passenger cabin. In addition, said system (10) comprises a second database (14) that stores configuration rules pertaining to the configuration of the aircraft passenger cabin. Finally, the system (10) comprises a unit (16) for generating a documentation, configured in such a way that documentation of the configured aircraft passenger cabin is generated on the basis of at least one user-defined configuration parameter, on the basis of the cabin equipment component data stored in the first database (12), and on the basis of the configuration rules stored in the second database (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Patent number: 8814090
    Abstract: A cabin equipment component connection system for an aircraft comprises a plurality of connecting elements, which are adapted to be connected to a cabin equipment component in order to connect the cabin equipment component to a higher-level system of the aircraft. In at least one zone of the cabin equipment component connection system, a number and an arrangement of the connecting elements in the cabin of the aircraft are selected such that cabin equipment components that are provided in a first number and/or a first arrangement in the cabin of the aircraft are connectable to the connecting elements of the cabin equipment component connection system, and that cabin equipment components that are provided in a second number and/or a second arrangement in the cabin of the aircraft are connectable to the connecting elements of the cabin equipment component connection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Publication number: 20120239354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for configuring an aircraft passenger cabin, said system comprising a first database (12) that stores cabin equipment component data pertaining to cabin equipment components selected for and included in a configuration of the aircraft passenger cabin. In addition, said system (10) comprises a second database (14) that stores configuration rules pertaining to the configuration of the aircraft passenger cabin. Finally, the system (10) comprises a unit (16) for generating a documentation, configured in such a way that documentation of the configured aircraft passenger cabin is generated on the basis of at least one user-defined configuration parameter, on the basis of the cabin equipment component data stored in the first database (12), and on the basis of the configuration rules stored in the second database (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Martin Sieben
  • Publication number: 20120234974
    Abstract: A cabin equipment component connection system for an aircraft comprises a plurality of connecting elements, which are adapted to be connected to a cabin equipment component in order to connect the cabin equipment component to a higher-level system of the aircraft. In at least one zone of the cabin equipment component connection system, a number and an arrangement of the connecting elements in the cabin of the aircraft are selected such that cabin equipment components that are provided in a first number and/or a first arrangement in the cabin of the aircraft are connectable to the connecting elements of the cabin equipment component connection system, and that cabin equipment components that are provided in a second number and/or a second arrangement in the cabin of the aircraft are connectable to the connecting elements of the cabin equipment component connection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Martin Sieben