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).

  • Patent number: 10826210
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
  • Patent number: 10457231
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Osternack, Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Poulain Stéphane
  • Publication number: 20180131110
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas BROWNJOHN, Stefan OSTERNACK
  • Patent number: 9503192
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack, Stéphane Poulain, Xavier Valancogne, Nils Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160229361
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan OSTERNACK, Nicholas E. BROWNJOHN, POULAIN Stéphane
  • Patent number: 9033594
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
  • Publication number: 20150132010
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack, Stéphane Poulain, Xavier Valancogne, Nils Fischer
  • Patent number: 8955804
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Georg Mühlthaler, Stefan Osternack
  • Patent number: 8616501
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
  • Publication number: 20130301997
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
  • Patent number: 8369069
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Osternack, Oliver Schalke, Sven Rehmeier, Jörg Bradtke
  • Publication number: 20120248244
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Georg Mühlthaler, Stefan Osternack
  • Publication number: 20120175464
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Nicholas Brownjohn, Stefan Osternack
  • Publication number: 20100008053
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Osternack, Oliver Schalke, Sven Rehmeier, Jörg Bradtke