Patents by Inventor Thomas Funke

Thomas Funke 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: 8342450
    Abstract: A seating arrangement in a vehicle compartment and particularly in an airplane cabin, includes a cabin floor with a carrier structure underneath, with at least two passenger seats, which are separated from each other by a gap. The seats include a table device in front of each seat, including a table top that can be folded down, wherein each seat includes a seat frame, which is connected to the carrier structure beneath the cabin floor of the airplane cabin, a seat cushion that is connected to the seat frame, and a backrest that is connected to the seat frame. In order to allow for a flexible and generous distribution of the seats in the cabin for the travel time and a pleasant ambiance for eating a meal together, the table device includes a table base, which is connected to the carrier structure beneath the cabin floor and is arranged such that it is generally located at the same distance from the seats of a group of seats and the table top of the table device is in front of both seats when folded down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Manfred Junker
  • Patent number: 7994240
    Abstract: Use of water redispersible polymer powders stabilized with a protective colloid as a thermoplastic binder for natural particulate materials allows thermoplastic processing such as extrusion, without formation of bubbles due to moisture present, and while maintaining physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfaadt, Thomas Funke
  • Publication number: 20100187357
    Abstract: The invention relates to seating for a vehicle cabin and more particularly an aircraft cabin which has a cabin floor (2) with a support structure underneath, having: at least two seats (1, 18) for passengers which are separated from one another by an interspace, and with a table unit (7, 8) in front of each of the seats which has an unfolding table top wherein each seat comprises: a seat frame (3; 19) which is fixed on the support structure (20) underneath the cabin floor (2) of the aircraft cabin, a seat cushion (4; 21) which is fixed on the seat frame, a backrest (5; 22) which is fixed on the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Funke, Manfred Junker
  • Publication number: 20090131561
    Abstract: Use of water redispersible polymer powders stabilized with a protective colloid as a thermoplastic binder for natural particulate materials allows thermoplastic processing such as extrusion, without formation of bubbles due to moisture present, and while maintaining physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: WACKER POLYMER SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfaadt, Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D787020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D831376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D835237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH+ Co KG
    Inventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D835238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke
  • Patent number: D835239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Brigitte Ziemann, Thomas Funke