Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Zierold

Wolfgang Zierold 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: 8888041
    Abstract: A tank module for an aircraft is designed for being fitted into the aircraft fuselage from outside. The tank module comprises at least one receptacle and a shell section that forms an outer end of the tank module and is connected to the receptacle. The shell section can be fitted into a fuselage opening in such a way that the receptacle is positioned in the interior of the aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Wolfgang Zierold
  • Patent number: 8556211
    Abstract: A floor segment for a transportation system, in particular for an aircraft, for the spatial separation of an interior space of the into a lower space and into an upper space. The floor segment has an upper partition and a lower partition, which together with the upper partition encloses a hollow space, which is equipped for accommodating system component of the aircraft. Preferably, the floor segments are of a modular design so that within a floor individual floor segments can be exchanged for other floor segments that comprise identical or compatible dimensions and connections for the system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Markus Maibach, Wolfgang Zierold
  • Patent number: 7980513
    Abstract: Currently, the wastewater collection tank and the freshwater tanks comprise separate containers which are each mounted individually in the pressurized area of the cabin on the structure. In the present application a water-wastewater module is described which has two tanks for disposing of feces and wastewater and a water generation unit in the form of the fuel-cell module as integral components. The module and the fuselage may advantageously be manufactured separately from one another and first have to be combined during the final mounting of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Wolfgang Zierold, Andreas Westenberger
  • Publication number: 20100127123
    Abstract: This application describes a floor segment (11, 13) for a means of locomotion, in particular for an aircraft, for the spatial separation of an interior space of the means of locomotion into a lower space (70) and into an upper space (60). The floor segment (11, 13) comprises an upper partition (81) and a lower partition (82), which together with the upper partition encloses a hollow space (30), which is equipped for accommodating system components (20-29, 32-35) of the means of locomotion. Preferably the floor segments are of a modular design so that within a floor (80) individual floor segments (11, 13) can be exchanged for other floor segments (11, 13) that comprise identical or compatible dimensions and connections for the system components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Markus Maibach, Wolfgang Zierold
  • Publication number: 20100019088
    Abstract: A tank module for an aircraft is designed for being fitted into the aircraft fuselage from outside. The tank module comprises at least one receptacle and a shell section that forms an outer end of the tank module and is connected to the receptacle. The shell section can be fitted into a fuselage opening in such a way that the receptacle is positioned in the interior of the aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Wolfgang Zierold
  • Publication number: 20070069078
    Abstract: Currently, the wastewater collection tank and the freshwater tanks comprise separate containers which are each mounted individually in the pressurized area of the cabin on the structure. In the present application a water-wastewater module is described which has two tanks for disposing of feces and wastewater and a water generation unit in the form of the fuel-cell module as integral components. The module and the fuselage may advantageously be manufactured separately from one another and first have to be combined during the final mounting of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Wolfgang Zierold, Andreas Westenberger