Patents by Inventor Thomas KAHL

Thomas KAHL 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: 11560241
    Abstract: A support bracket for holding interior components of a vehicle includes a base plate and an add-on module, which are engageable with each other to facilitate replacement and maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bauers, Nufel Erdogan, Thomas Kahl
  • Patent number: 10683623
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongate tensioning unit comprising a casing which encloses an interior space, and a plurality of tensioning elements which extend in the longitudinal direction of the tensioning unit and are accommodated in the interior space of the casing. According to the invention, the casing comprises, at, at least one circumferential position, a depression which projects into the interior space and in which at least one electric functional unit, for example at least one lighting unit, and at least one connection line for the at least one electric functional unit are accommodated. Alternatively, the at least one electric functional unit can also be accommodated in an associated recess in a water-repelling element arranged on the outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Brand, Thomas Kahl, Marcel Kasper
  • Publication number: 20200080268
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongate tensioning unit comprising a casing which encloses an interior space, and a plurality of tensioning elements which extend in the longitudinal direction of the tensioning unit and are accommodated in the interior space of the casing. According to the invention, the casing comprises, at, at least one circumferential position, a depression which projects into the interior space and in which at least one electric functional unit, for example at least one lighting unit, and at least one connection line for the at least one electric functional unit are accommodated. Alternatively, the at least one electric functional unit can also be accommodated in an associated recess in a water-repelling element arranged on the outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Werner Brand, Thomas Kahl, Marcel Kasper
  • Publication number: 20200079525
    Abstract: A support bracket for holding interior components of a vehicle includes a base plate and an add-on module, which are engageable with each other to facilitate replacement and maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Michael BAUERS, Nufel ERDOGAN, Thomas KAHL
  • Publication number: 20190249380
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongate tensioning unit (100) comprising a casing (102) which encloses an interior space (104), and a plurality of tensioning elements (106) which extend in the longitudinal direction (A) of the tensioning unit (100) and are accommodated in the interior space (104) of the casing (102). According to the invention, the casing (102) comprises, at at least one circumferential position, a depression (108) which projects into the interior space (104) and in which at least one electric functional unit (112), for example at least one lighting unit, and at least one connection line (114a, 114b) for the at least one electric functional unit (112) are accommodated. Alternatively, the at least one electric functional unit can also be accommodated in an associated recess in a water-repelling element arranged on the outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Brand, Thomas Kahl, Marcel Kasper