Patents by Inventor Matthias Reiss
Matthias Reiss 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).
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Publication number: 20230406541Abstract: An aircraft cabin dismantling and recycling system including: a device (10) for transferring aircraft cabin parts to secondary utilization is provided that includes a data input (12), a data processor (14) and an output interface (16). The data input provides cabin base types from a database and initial equipment installation states of the aircraft cabin from an installation state database. The data processor is configured to identify a cabin base type for a current part of the aircraft cabin; assign an initial equipment installation state of the aircraft cabin; estimate changes of the current part and determine a current parameter; identify implementable transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin from a database of transferring options based on the current parameter, and select one of the identified transferring options.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Matthias REISS, Antje TERNO, Thorsten OTTO, Matthias POGGENSEE, Sonja REHSÖFT, Axel BECKER, Maite GONZALEZ EIZAGUIRRE, Rafael MORTENSEN ERNITS, Dennis KEISER, Michael FREITAG, Birte PUPKES
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Patent number: 11794903Abstract: A system for providing temperature-controlled water in an aircraft has a tank, a water temperature-controlling unit, a control unit, and a power supply terminal. The water temperature-controlling unit can be coupled to the tank to heat or to cool water situated therein. The control unit is connected to the water temperature-controlling unit to activate the water temperature-controlling unit for controlling the temperature of water in the tank to a predefined temperature. The power supply terminal can be connected to an on-board voltage source for the water temperature-controlling unit and the control unit to be supplied with electrical voltage. The system is in the form of a coherent and self-contained unit which can be integrated into a standard parking place of a galley of the aircraft. The tank is mounted so as to be exchangeable or the system has a water discharge connection which is coupled to the tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventors: Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Oliver Kiehne, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Delaplanche, Markus Tiemann, Dennis Keiser
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Patent number: 11501249Abstract: A system for stock management for on-board catering for a vehicle, in particular for an aircraft, includes a galley which is provided with a control unit for controlling the galley, wherein the control unit is designed to make available stock management data of the galley; a service unit for transporting supplies within the vehicle, wherein the stock management data comprise a stock record of the supplies transported with the service unit; and at least one operator control element which is communicatively connected to the control unit of the galley via a wireless data connection and is designed to record removal of a supply item from the service unit and/or reception of a supply item into the service unit, and to bring about updating of the stock record of the transported supplies on the basis thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventors: Michael Bauer, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Tobias Dahms, Heinrich Hoelscher, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Michael Freitag
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Publication number: 20220219822Abstract: A system for automatically adapting operating parameters of a galley device on the basis of provided supply items for on-board catering for a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, includes a galley device that has an identification device that is designed to identify a supply item; and a control device for controlling the galley device, wherein the control device is designed to provide operating parameters for the identified supply item and to operate the galley device in accordance with the operating parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Matthias Reiss, Michael Bauer, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Michael Freitag
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Publication number: 20220089284Abstract: A system for providing temperature-controlled water in an aircraft has a tank, a water temperature-controlling unit, a control unit, and a power supply terminal. The water temperature-controlling unit can be coupled to the tank to heat or to cool water situated therein. The control unit is connected to the water temperature-controlling unit to activate the water temperature-controlling unit for controlling the temperature of water in the tank to a predefined temperature. The power supply terminal can be connected to an on-board voltage source for the water temperature-controlling unit and the control unit to be supplied with electrical voltage. The system is in the form of a coherent and self-contained unit which can be integrated into a standard parking place of a galley of the aircraft. The tank is mounted so as to be exchangeable or the system has a water discharge connection which is coupled to the tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Oliver Kiehne, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Delaplanche, Markus Tiemann, Dennis Keiser
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Patent number: 10995479Abstract: An aircraft has: an aircraft fuselage, a cabin region formed in the aircraft fuselage, underfloor region separated from the cabin region by a floor partition, and a fresh-water supply system. The fresh-water supply system has a fresh-water provision unit arranged in the underfloor region. The fresh-water supply system has multiple water extraction units which are each arranged in the cabin region, and a water line network branched off from the fresh-water provision unit and extending to the water extraction units. Each water extraction unit has a shut-off valve, a filter unit and a tapping point, which are coupled in series by means of water lines. Each filter unit has an exchangeable water filter with a first filter material designed for filtering particles out of the water flowing through the water filter and with a second filter material designed for softening the water flowing through the water filter.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventors: Volker Alps, Thomas Wiese, Sebastian Flashaar, Matthias Reiss
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Patent number: 10961049Abstract: A trolley system for collecting and compacting rubbish in a vehicle has a trolley housing with two chambers formed therein with respective housing openings and a rubbish compacting device. The first and second chambers, and the first and second housing openings are arranged concentrically along a main direction of extent of the housing upper side or of the housing base. The openings are arranged above the second chamber. A sliding surface is arranged below the first opening and extends from an edge of the first opening, which edge is directed towards the second opening, to an edge of the first chamber, which edge is directed towards the second chamber. The compacting device arranged above the first chamber is designed to move a pressing plate between a starting position close to the housing upper side to a position lowered in the direction of the housing base to compact rubbish within the first chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Heinrich Hölscher
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Patent number: 10899098Abstract: A system for compacting waste includes a trolley and a cabin monument. The trolley or the cabin monument has a compacting device. The compacting device includes a cover with a bellows that is arranged on the lower face of the cover and is designed to be movable between a folded-together position, in which the bellows interior has a first volume, and an unfolded position, in which the bellows interior has an enlarged second volume. By suctioning fluid from a container interior formed in the trolley by means of a first cover channel arranged in the cover of the trolley, the bellows can be moved into the unfolded position such that the bellows protrudes far enough into the container interior that the waste container and/or waste in the waste container is compacted.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Inventors: Wilhelm Lutzer, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne, Marc Spille, Michael Kempa
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Patent number: 10899376Abstract: An electrically driven trolley combination for an aircraft cabin with an independently usable, manually movable trolley and an electrical operating apparatus. The trolley has a base section, a main section extending from the base section, and wheels with the trolley supported on a cabin floor by the wheels and manually movable over the cabin floor being pushed or pulled. The electrical operating apparatus can be detachably coupled to the trolley and has a frame, a driveable rolling device on the frame and by which the electrical operating apparatus can be supported on a cabin floor and rolled, a coupling apparatus on the frame for detachably coupling the electrical operating apparatus to the trolley and having an engagement section and a movement section, the engagement section being selectively movable between a first position and a second position by the movement section, an electrical drive device, and a control device.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Michael Bauer, Norbert Kaufeld, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne, Simon Stock, Rafael Mortensen Ernits
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Patent number: 10843430Abstract: A system includes a vehicle monument, a hose with a fluid line, and an adapter with a triggering unit and a housing, which has a fluid connection. The fluid connection couples to a fluid mating connection, wherein the monument has a fluid main valve and a control unit for controlling the fluid main valve, an inlet of the fluid main valve couples to a fluid suction source, and a first end of the hose connects to the monument such that a first end of the fluid line is coupled to a first outlet of the fluid main valve. A second end of the hose is connected to the adapter such that a second end of the fluid line is coupled to the fluid connection, and the control unit controls the fluid main valve based on a triggering signal from the triggering unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Wilhelm Lutzer, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne, Marc Spille, Michael Kempa
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Patent number: 10577107Abstract: A system for suctioning fluid is disclosed. In a cabin monument, a vacuum source and a vacuum interface unit is provided. At least one flexible hose provides a connection to the vacuum interface unit, having at least one first fluid line having a connection element. The end connection element connects to a unit to be evacuated. The vacuum interface unit includes an adapter for connection to the at least one fluid line, and a trigger unit. At least one valve unit and a control unit for controlling the at least one valve unit reside in the cabin monument. The control unit controls the valve unit at least indirectly based on a trigger signal generated by the trigger unit. Thus, a flexible positioning of a unit to be evacuated for waste compaction is possible. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, having such a suctioning system.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Wilhelm Lutzer, Oliver Kiehne, Michael Kempa, Norbert Kaufeld
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Patent number: 10479505Abstract: A fluid-disposing system for a galley sink includes: a galley sink for a galley cabin monument, a self-regulating valve, a control unit, a sensor, and a signal connection between the sensor and the control unit. The valve input is connected to a fluid line, connected to a drainage opening of the galley sink. The valve is arranged underneath the drainage opening, such that fluid from the galley sink can flow through the associated drainage opening into the fluid line. The valve output is designed to be couplable with a source of negative pressure. The valve is designed to automatically open at a predetermined amount M1 of fluid in the fluid line, such that fluid can flow out of the fluid line, and to automatically close at a predetermined amount M2 of fluid in the fluid line, such that the predetermined amount M2 of fluid remains in the fluid line.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Wilhelm Lutzer, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne, Michael Kempa, Marc Spille, Holger Czopka
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Publication number: 20190311318Abstract: A system for stock management for on-board catering for a vehicle, in particular for an aircraft, includes a galley which is provided with a control unit for controlling the galley, wherein the control unit is designed to make available stock management data of the galley; a service unit for transporting supplies within the vehicle, wherein the stock management data comprise a stock record of the supplies transported with the service unit; and at least one operator control element which is communicatively connected to the control unit of the galley via a wireless data connection and is designed to record removal of a supply item from the service unit and/or reception of a supply item into the service unit, and to bring about updating of the stock record of the transported supplies on the basis thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Michael Bauer, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Tobias Dahms, Heinrich Hoelscher, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Michael Freitag
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Patent number: 10343781Abstract: An aircraft cooling system including a cooler which is adapted to supply cooling energy to an aircraft device to be cooled, and a heat transfer arrangement which is adapted to transfer waste heat generated by the cooler to a cabin air extraction system. The heat transfer arrangement comprises a heat transfer circuit, in which a liquid heat transfer medium heated by the waste heat of the cooler circulates.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBInventors: Torsten Truemper, Matthias Reiss
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Patent number: 10273006Abstract: A trolley for collecting waste includes a housing having a main waste chamber for receiving waste, and wheels attached to a bottom wall of the housing. The housing has at least one module seating, each configured to receive a waste module for collecting waste. Each module seating includes fasteners configured to releasably couple to a waste module. The waste module includes a module housing having at its top surface a top opening for inserting waste, and having a module waste chamber for receiving waste inserted through the top opening. The module housing includes second connection means at its outside surface, which are configured to releasably interact with first connection means of a trolley for collecting waste. Also disclosed herein is a system that includes the trolley and at least one waste module inserted into the at least one module seating.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, AIRBUS SAS, AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Matthias Reiss, Nicolas Jourdan, Ralf Schliwa, Donald De Gutz, Gabriel Ribeiro Reis, Denise Renata Passos Ikuno, Liana Maki Shintate, Tadeu Kendy de Oliveira Omae, Lucas Marques Otsuka, Lucas Neumann De Antonio
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Publication number: 20190084604Abstract: An electrically driven trolley combination for an aircraft cabin with an independently usable, manually movable trolley and an electrical operating apparatus. The trolley has a base section, a main section extending from the base section, and wheels with the trolley supported on a cabin floor by the wheels and manually movable over the cabin floor being pushed or pulled. The electrical operating apparatus can be detachably coupled to the trolley and has a frame, a driveable rolling device on the frame and by which the electrical operating apparatus can be supported on a cabin floor and rolled, a coupling apparatus on the frame for detachably coupling the electrical operating apparatus to the trolley and having an engagement section and a movement section, the engagement section being selectively movable between a first position and a second position by the movement section, an electrical drive device, and a control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Michael Bauer, Norbert Kaufeld, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne
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Publication number: 20190062047Abstract: A trolley system for collecting and compacting rubbish in a vehicle has a trolley housing with two chambers formed therein with respective housing openings and a rubbish compacting device. The first and second chambers, and the first and second housing openings are arranged concentrically along a main direction of extent of the housing upper side or of the housing base. The openings are arranged above the second chamber. A sliding surface is arranged below the first opening and extends from an edge of the first opening, which edge is directed towards the second opening, to an edge of the first chamber, which edge is directed towards the second chamber. The compacting device arranged above the first chamber is designed to move a pressing plate between a starting position close to the housing upper side to a position lowered in the direction of the housing base to compact rubbish within the first chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Heinrich Hölscher
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Publication number: 20190063046Abstract: An aircraft has: an aircraft fuselage, a cabin region formed in the aircraft fuselage, underfloor region separated from the cabin region by a floor partition, and a fresh-water supply system. The fresh-water supply system has a fresh-water provision unit arranged in the underfloor region. The fresh-water supply system has multiple water extraction units which are each arranged in the cabin region, and a water line network branched off from the fresh-water provision unit and extending to the water extraction units. Each water extraction unit has a shut-off valve, a filter unit and a tapping point, which are coupled in series by means of water lines. Each filter unit has an exchangeable water filter with a first filter material designed for filtering particles out of the water flowing through the water filter and with a second filter material designed for softening the water flowing through the water filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Volker Alps, Thomas Wiese, Sebastian Flashaar, Matthias Reiss
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Publication number: 20190061297Abstract: A system includes a vehicle monument, a hose with a fluid line, and an adapter with a triggering unit and a housing, which has a fluid connection. The fluid connection couples to a fluid mating connection, wherein the monument has a fluid main valve and a control unit for controlling the fluid main valve, an inlet of the fluid main valve couples to a fluid suction source, and a first end of the hose connects to the monument such that a first end of the fluid line is coupled to a first outlet of the fluid main valve. A second end of the hose is connected to the adapter such that a second end of the fluid line is coupled to the fluid connection, and the control unit controls the fluid main valve based on a triggering signal from the triggering unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Wilhelm LUTZER, Matthias REISS, Oliver KIEHNE, Marc SPILLE, Michael KEMPA
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Publication number: 20190047242Abstract: A system for compacting waste includes a trolley and a cabin monument. The trolley or the cabin monument has a compacting device. The compacting device includes a cover with a bellows that is arranged on the lower face of the cover and is designed to be movable between a folded-together position, in which the bellows interior has a first volume, and an unfolded position, in which the bellows interior has an enlarged second volume. By suctioning fluid from a container interior formed in the trolley by means of a first cover channel arranged in the cover of the trolley, the bellows can be moved into the unfolded position such that the bellows protrudes far enough into the container interior that the waste container and/or waste in the waste container is compacted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Wilhelm LUTZER, Matthias REISS, Oliver KIEHNE, Marc SPILLE, Michael KEMPA