Patents by Inventor Ralf Graefe

Ralf Graefe 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).

  • Publication number: 20110090064
    Abstract: A system (100) for stockkeeping in an aircraft galley (10) comprises a plurality of receiving devices (16) which are provided for reception in a base body (12) of the aircraft galley (10) and are each provided with a transponder (18) which is configured to emit an identification signal characteristic of the content of the corresponding receiving devices (16). Furthermore, the stockkeeping system (100) comprises at least one transmitting/receiving unit (22) which is provided on the aircraft galley (10) and is configured to read in identification signals emitted by the transponders (18) of the receiving devices (16) and transmit them to a data processing unit (24), the data processing unit (24) being configured to determine, on the basis of the identification signals transmitted to it by the transmitting/receiving unit (22), the inventory of the aircraft galley (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Dahms, Franz Angerer, Arne Anhalt, Stephan Beier, Martin Dobler, Ulf Glaser, Juergen Hairbucher, Fabian Knaul, Ralf Graefe