Patents by Inventor Sebastian Schmelz

Sebastian Schmelz 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).

  • COUPLING MODULE AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN A PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE OR STAIRCASE AND THE FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230040399
    Abstract: A coupling module as an interface between an air passenger bridge or staircase and the aircraft fuselage has a cabin and a walkable swivel floor. At least the swivel floor is pivotably arranged about a pivot axis at the cabin to align the swivel floor at a door opening in an aircraft fuselage. The swivel floor has at least one front floor segment travelable with respect to a base body of the swivel floor in the direction of the aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Sebastian Schmelz
  • COUPLING MODULE AS AN INTERFACE BETWEEN A PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE OR STAIRWAY AND THE FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230042571
    Abstract: A coupling module as an interface between an air passenger bridge or air passenger stairs and the fuselage of an aircraft has a floor and at least the floor has a floor bumper at an end facing the aircraft fuselage. The floor bumper has a floor bumper segment that is arranged at the coupling module pivotable about a joint having a horizontal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Sebastian Schmelz, Lukas Grimm
  • Coupling module for a passenger boarding bridge with suspended floor
    Patent number: 11325724
    Abstract: A coupling module for forming an interface between a cabin of an air passenger bridge and an aircraft. The coupling module has a projecting roof and a floor arrangement spanned by the projecting roof. The end face of the floor arrangement facing the cabin is fastenable to the cabin by at least one releasable fastening means, and the floor arrangement is connectable spaced apart from its end face to the cabin by at least one anchorage means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Sebastian Schmelz, Dirk-W. Kessler
  • COUPLING MODULE FOR A PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE WITH SUSPENDED FLOOR
    Publication number: 20200339281
    Abstract: A coupling module for forming an interface between a cabin of an air passenger bridge and an aircraft. The coupling module has a projecting roof and a floor arrangement spanned by the projecting roof. The end face of the floor arrangement facing the cabin is fastenable to the cabin by at least one releasable fastening means, and the floor arrangement is connectable spaced apart from its end face to the cabin by at least one anchorage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Heinz Schuster, Sebastian Schmelz, Dirk-W. Kessler