Patents by Inventor Stefan Osternack
Stefan Osternack 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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Patent number: 10826210Abstract: A base module and an aviation computer system having the base module includes a printed circuit board, an integrated power supply and communication connector, a SMARC connector, and an FMC connector. A power supply circuit supplies the SMARC connector and the FMC connector with power from dedicated power supply contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector, and a communication circuit connects the SMARC connector to dedicated communication contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector. In addition, signal lines are provided on the printed circuit board in order to connect dedicated input/output contacts of the SMARC connector to corresponding dedicated input/output contacts of the FMC connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
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Patent number: 10457231Abstract: An electronics installation system, especially for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes at least one mechanical installation structure having a plurality of installation slots each configured to receive an electronic module and at least one wiring configuration slot configured to receive a wiring configuration module, and a connection matrix comprising a plurality of data connections, wherein at least one data connection is provided between each one of the installation slots and at least one wiring configuration slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Stefan Osternack, Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Poulain Stéphane
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Publication number: 20180131110Abstract: A base module and an aviation computer system having the base module includes a printed circuit board, an integrated power supply and communication connector, a SMARC connector, and an FMC connector. A power supply circuit supplies the SMARC connector and the FMC connector with power from dedicated power supply contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector, and a communication circuit connects the SMARC connector to dedicated communication contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector. In addition, signal lines are provided on the printed circuit board in order to connect dedicated input/output contacts of the SMARC connector to corresponding dedicated input/output contacts of the FMC connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Nicholas BROWNJOHN, Stefan OSTERNACK
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Patent number: 9503192Abstract: A data network, especially a data network for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes a primary data grid, and at least one secondary data grid, the primary data grid including primary data nodes, wherein the primary data nodes are directly or indirectly coupled in data communication with each other, and the at least one secondary data grid comprising secondary data nodes, wherein the at least one secondary data grid is configured to connect the secondary data nodes in a data communication chain and to connect the first secondary data node of the data communication chain to a first respective primary data node and/or the last secondary data node of the data communication chain to a second respective primary data node.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack, Stéphane Poulain, Xavier Valancogne, Nils Fischer
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Publication number: 20160229361Abstract: An electronics installation system, especially for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes at least one mechanical installation structure having a plurality of installation slots each configured to receive an electronic module and at least one wiring configuration slot configured to receive a wiring configuration module, and a connection matrix comprising a plurality of data connections, wherein at least one data connection is provided between each one of the installation slots and at least one wiring configuration slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Stefan OSTERNACK, Nicholas E. BROWNJOHN, POULAIN Stéphane
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Patent number: 9033594Abstract: A method for connecting an optical waveguide embedded in a fiber composite component, in particular of an aircraft and spacecraft, to an external optical waveguide, comprising the following steps: ascertaining a path of the embedded optical waveguide in the fiber composite component; determining a nodal position at which the embedded optical waveguide is to be coupled with the external optical waveguide; exposing, at least in portions, the embedded optical waveguide at the nodal position by removing at least part of the fiber composite component around the embedded optical waveguide; severing the exposed embedded optical waveguide; aligning relative to each other an end portion of the severed, embedded optical waveguide and an end portion of the external optical waveguide; and splicing the mutually aligned end portions of the optical waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
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Publication number: 20150132010Abstract: A data network, especially a data network for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes a primary data grid, and at least one secondary data grid, the primary data grid including primary data nodes, wherein the primary data nodes are directly or indirectly coupled in data communication with each other, and the at least one secondary data grid comprising secondary data nodes, wherein the at least one secondary data grid is configured to connect the secondary data nodes in a data communication chain and to connect the first secondary data node of the data communication chain to a first respective primary data node and/or the last secondary data node of the data communication chain to a second respective primary data node.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack, Stéphane Poulain, Xavier Valancogne, Nils Fischer
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Patent number: 8955804Abstract: An aircraft structure is provided with load-bearing hollow structural elements that form an aircraft fuselage. The cavities in the structural elements are designed as air ducts for an air conditioning system of the aircraft. An aircraft is also provided with such an aircraft structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Georg Mühlthaler, Stefan Osternack
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Patent number: 8616501Abstract: An aircraft structure is provided that includes, but is not limited to structural elements, a first multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements, a second multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements and whose longitudinal direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the first multitude of lines so that the longitudinal directions of the lines form a network that covers the aircraft structure at least in some sections, and connecting elements in order to, in the state of the structural elements installed in the aircraft structure, connect selected lines of the first multitude to selected lines of the second multitude of selected points of intersection of the network in order to in this way form transmission lines, such as lines for electricity transmission and/or data transmission. Furthermore, a method is provided for manufacturing such an aircraft structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
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Publication number: 20130301997Abstract: A method for connecting an optical waveguide embedded in a fibre composite component, in particular of an aircraft and spacecraft, to an external optical waveguide, comprising the following steps: ascertaining a path of the embedded optical waveguide in the fibre composite component; determining a nodal position at which the embedded optical waveguide is to be coupled with the external optical waveguide; exposing, at least in portions, the embedded optical waveguide at the nodal position by removing at least part of the fibre composite component around the embedded optical waveguide; severing the exposed embedded optical waveguide; aligning relative to each other an end portion of the severed, embedded optical waveguide and an end portion of the external optical waveguide; and splicing the mutually aligned end portions of the optical waveguides.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
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Patent number: 8369069Abstract: An avionics equipment carrier system for slide-in modules with data processing, data transmitting, data storage or data displaying devices, such as for example electronics printed circuit boards, network components, storage devices, display devices and the like, or power supply devices, includes a housing, at least one module rack for accommodating the slide-in modules and at least one backplane board with Ethernet connection architecture. When the dimensions of the housing comply with ARINC standards, and the housing is arranged for installation in an avionics module rack as a quick-mount housing, and any desired circuit boards of a specific standard format can be used in the slide-in modules which are designed as quick-mount modules.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Stefan Osternack, Oliver Schalke, Sven Rehmeier, Jörg Bradtke
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Publication number: 20120248244Abstract: An aircraft structure is provided with load-bearing hollow structural elements that form an aircraft fuselage. The cavities in the structural elements are designed as air ducts for an air conditioning system of the aircraft. An aircraft is also provided with such an aircraft structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Georg Mühlthaler, Stefan Osternack
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Publication number: 20120175464Abstract: An aircraft structure is provided that includes, but is not limited to structural elements, a first multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements, a second multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements and whose longitudinal direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the first multitude of lines so that the longitudinal directions of the lines form a network that covers the aircraft structure at least in some sections, and connecting elements in order to, in the state of the structural elements installed in the aircraft structure, connect selected lines of the first multitude to selected lines of the second multitude of selected points of intersection of the network in order to in this way form transmission lines, such as lines for electricity transmission and/or data transmission. Furthermore, a method is provided for manufacturing such an aircraft structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
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Publication number: 20100008053Abstract: An avionics equipment carrier system for slide-in modules with data processing, data transmitting, data storage or data displaying devices, such as for example electronics printed circuit boards, network components, storage devices, display devices and the like, or power supply devices, includes a housing, at least one module rack for accommodating the slide-in modules and at least one backplane board with Ethernet connection architecture. When the dimensions of the housing comply with ARINC standards, and the housing is arranged for installation in an avionics module rack as a quick-mount housing, and any desired circuit boards of a specific standard format can be used in the slide-in modules which are designed as quick-mount modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Stefan Osternack, Oliver Schalke, Sven Rehmeier, Jörg Bradtke