Patents by Inventor Norbert KAUFELD

Norbert KAUFELD 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: 11501249
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Tobias Dahms, Heinrich Hoelscher, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Michael Freitag
  • Patent number: 10961049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Heinrich Hölscher
  • Patent number: 10899376
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Norbert Kaufeld, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne, Simon Stock, Rafael Mortensen Ernits
  • Patent number: 10577107
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Wilhelm Lutzer, Oliver Kiehne, Michael Kempa, Norbert Kaufeld
  • Publication number: 20190311318
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Tobias Dahms, Heinrich Hoelscher, Rafael Mortensen Ernits, Michael Freitag
  • Publication number: 20190084604
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Bauer, Norbert Kaufeld, Matthias Reiss, Oliver Kiehne
  • Publication number: 20190062047
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Spille, Matthias Reiss, Norbert Kaufeld, Heinrich Hölscher
  • Publication number: 20180134391
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Marc SPILLE, Matthias REISS, Wilhelm LUTZER, Oliver KIEHNE, Michael KEMPA, Norbert KAUFELD