Patents by Inventor Nico Centofante

Nico Centofante 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: 8435103
    Abstract: An air conditioning arrangement for an aircraft with a plurality of climate zones that may be individually temperature-controlled includes a main branching system having an air supply feed path system with a mixing chamber and a plurality of sub-branching systems branching from the mixing chamber and leading to one of the climate zones in each case. Basic temperature control means are used for controlling the temperature of the air supply in the mixing chamber. Individual temperature-control means are used on the other hand for individually controlling the temperature of the air supply in each of the sub-branching systems as a function of a desired temperature value of the respective climate zone. Basic temperature control of the air supply in the mixing chamber preferably takes place independently of a temperature requirement of the climate zone with associated combined heat and power engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Nico Centofante
  • Patent number: 8336610
    Abstract: A device for temperature control in an aircraft cabin includes a first supply control arrangement and a first pressure control arrangement. The first supply control arrangement includes an air duct and a valve arrangement that controls a supply of heated air delivered to a first temperature area of the aircraft cabin such that a first specified temperature for the first temperature zone is achieved. When the valve arrangement fails, the first pressure control arrangement operates to control a pressure of heated air supplied into the first temperature area such that the first specified temperature for the first temperature zone is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Nico Centofante, Markus Petrac, Thomas Scherer, Uwe Buchholz
  • Patent number: 8303384
    Abstract: A device for mixing fresh air and heating air in a ventilation system of an aircraft includes a fresh air inlet, a heating air supply body for supplying the heating air into the device, and a mixed air outlet for delivering mixed fresh air and heating air from the device. The heating air supply body includes a first portion and a second portion which constitute a flow resistance to the fresh air. The second portion is formed as a closed hollow body with a plurality of heating air supply openings and is connected to the first portion at a downstream end of the first portion, viewed in the flow direction of the heating air. Advantageously, the first portion of the heating air supply body is of streamlined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dariusz Krakowski, Uwe Buchholz, Nico Centofante
  • Publication number: 20090221224
    Abstract: An air conditioning arrangement (22) for an aircraft (10) or other premises with a plurality of climate zones (12 to 20) that may be individually temperature-controlled, comprises a main branching system (26) comprising an air supply feed path system (24) with a mixing chamber (28) and a plurality of sub-branching systems (30) branching from the mixing chamber and leading to one of the climate zones in each case. Basic temperature control means (32) are used for controlling the temperature of the air supply in the mixing chamber (28) as a function of at least one desired temperature value. Individual temperature-control means (36, 38, 40, 42) are used on the other hand for individually controlling the temperature of the air supply in each of the sub-branching systems (30) as a function of a desired temperature value of the respective climate zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Nico Centofante
  • Publication number: 20090165878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (30) for mixing fresh air (2) and heating air (4) which comprises a fresh air inlet (32, 42), a heating air supply body (33, 43) for supplying the heating air (4) into the device (30, 40), and a mixed air outlet (36, 46) for delivering mixed fresh air and heating air (6) from the device (30, 40), wherein the heating air supply body (33, 43) comprises a first portion (35, 45) and a second portion (37, 47) which constitute a flow resistance to the fresh air (2), and wherein the second portion (37, 47) is formed as a closed hollow body with a plurality of heating air supply openings (38, 48) and is connected to the first portion (35, 45) at its downstream end, viewed in the flow direction of the heating air. The invention is characterised in that the first portion (35, 45) of the heating air supply body (33, 43) is of streamlined formation. The invention also relates to the use of a device of this kind in a ventilation system installed on board of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Dariusz Krakowski, Uwe Buchholz, Nico Centofante
  • Publication number: 20070119585
    Abstract: Device and method for temperature control in an aircraft cabin (104) wherein is controlled with a first supply control arrangement the supply of heated air from a first source into a first temperature area (106) of the aircraft cabin (104) depending upon a specified first temperature for the first temperature area and with a first pressure control arrangement (176) a current pressure in the first supply control arrangement in the event of a malfunction of the first supply control arrangement depending upon the specified first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Nico Centofante, Markus Petrac, Thomas Scherer, Uwe Buchholz