Patents by Inventor Thorsten Grothkopp

Thorsten Grothkopp 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).

  • Information and notification system using passenger service units in an aircraft
    Patent number: 7567186
    Abstract: An information and notification system onboard an aircraft includes a databus that receives information transmitted from outside the aircraft via an interface and a director or control unit, as well as information from onboard data storage units via a flight attendant panel, whereby the information content can be selected, changed, and controlled. The databus may be a hard-wired or wireless databus, by which the information is provided to variable universal notification displays incorporated in passenger service units in the passenger cabin. The display can thus provide variable and selectable information content for the passengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Endress, Thorsten Grothkopp
  • Information and notification system using passenger service units in an aircraft
    Publication number: 20030160706
    Abstract: An information and notification system onboard an aircraft includes a databus that receives information transmitted from outside the aircraft via an interface and a director or control unit, as well as information from onboard data storage units via a flight attendant panel, whereby the information content can be selected, changed, and controlled. The databus may be a hard-wired or wireless databus, by which the information is provided to variable universal notification displays incorporated in passenger service units in the passenger cabin. The display can thus provide variable and selectable information content for the passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Manfred Endress, Thorsten Grothkopp