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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181912 | Engine pod for an aircraft with a vortex generator arrangement An engine pod for an aircraft has one side which features several fin-shaped vortex generators such that the overall vorticity field generated by the vortex generators extends over an increasing airfoil area in the wingspan direction as the angle of attack increases... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177166 | Tail structure for an aircraft or spacecraft A tail structure for an aircraft or spacecraft, which adjoins a fuselage section of the aircraft or spacecraft, includes a support construction for supporting at least one craft component, and a bulkhead unit intended for the pressure-tight sealing of the fuselage s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167231 | Shielding arrangement for lines, in particular electrical lines, in aircraft A shielding arrangement for the lightning protection of electrical lines and components in an aircraft includes a protected installation space for receiving the lines that is arranged in the region of a floor framework, at least one delimiting surface of the install... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163379 | Sandwich structure The present invention provides a sandwich structure with a core element in honeycomb form and outer layers with carbon fiber and glass fiber layers, the glass fiber layers being applied to the outer sides of the sandwich structure. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157214 | Aircraft window darkening system An aircraft window darkening system includes a movable slide that darkens an aircraft window when in a closed position and does not darken the aircraft window when in an open position. The darkening system also includes a motor which is coupled to the slide in order... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156628 | Holding device A holding device for holding a structural component for aircraft to a further structural component; may be coupled to one of the components and is moved from a holding mode, where the first component is held to the second component by the holding device, to a releas... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146861 | Component with carbon nanotubes The present invention relates to a component, in particular in the field of aviation and spaceflight, having a resin matrix in which carbon nanotubes are embedded for high conductivity of the component. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146222 | Device and method for joining and tacking sections for transportation vehicles A device and method for joining and tacking several individual components independently of shape and/or size to form inherently rigid, transportable sections for transportation vehicles, such as an aircraft is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the invention,... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139795 | Loudspeaker system for aircraft cabin A loudspeaker system for an aircraft cabin for passengers has a support structure, which includes multiple flexible flat elements, forming the internal walls of the cabin, and fastening devices for fastening flat elements to the support structure, so that the flat e... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136763 | Front portion for an aircraft including a rest compartment for at least one pilot A front portion of a fuselage of an aircraft including a cockpit, a washroom, an access corridor to the cockpit alongside the washroom, and a rest compartment with at least one berth for at least one pilot. The corridor alongside the washroom includes a mechanism se... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132737 | Aircraft air-conditioning system for an aircraft cabin having a plurality of zones An air-conditioning system and associated method for air-conditioning an aircraft cabin including a first zone and a second zone of variable length and at least one intermediate zone is provided. The intermediate zone is selectively associated with the first zone or... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118648 | Air infeed device for air-conditioning passenger areas in aircraft An air infeed device for air-conditioning passenger areas in aircraft includes a central air infeed module for the centrally regulated cabin ventilation system and an individual air infeed module for the individually adjustable cabin ventilation system. The centrall... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118520 | Drilling device with displacement dependent spring and/or damper In order to improve a device for a drilling machine in such a way that manual drilling can be carried out with optimum conditions, it is proposed that the device include a workpiece jigging device, a guide device for the guidance of the machine when there is a displ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109728 | Adjusting apparatus for adjusting the pitch angle of propeller blades, variable-pitch propeller, control function which can be implemented in a computer, and method for adjusting the pitch angle of propeller blades Apparatus for adjusting pitch angle of propeller blades of a variable-pitch propeller. The blades being adjustable in a first blade pitch-angle range with positive pitch angles, in a second blade pitch-angle range, and in a third blade pitch-angle range with negativ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105523 | Reinforcement beam as well as method and fiber laminate for manufacturing the reinforcement beam Disclosed is a reinforcement blank, in particular a curved ring frame segment for fuselage cells of aircraft, comprising a synthetic material that is reinforced by at least one fiber laminate. The fiber laminate includes at least one full-area layer with a first fib... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104712 | Aircraft fuselage element An aircraft fuselage element includes an outer shell and an inner shell that is disposed with clearance relative to the outer shell. An intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner shell is connectable to an air source. A ventilation aperture that is for... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100361 | Hull structure A hull structure is provided, for use in particular in an aircraft or spacecraft, the hull structure including an outer skin and structural components which are connected to said skin, as well as an inner lining which forms a supporting structure together with the o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100311 | Friction stir welding head and method for controlling a friction stir welding head The invention relates to a friction stir welding head having a housing and a welding tool with a rotating welding pin and a rotating shoulder tool for welding workpieces which rest on a workpiece rest, with the shoulder tool, which rotates in synchronism with the we... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100162 | Guiding device for a device for producing fiber preforms by the TFP process for composite components A guiding device for a device for producing fibre preforms by the TFP process, the guiding device guiding the fibre strand. The guiding device has an opening with a variable cross-section for leading through the fibre strand, wherein the guiding device is fitted in ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096503 | Structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage A structuring construction for an aircraft fuselage is provided having an outer skin as well as a plurality of formers extending at a spacing side by side crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage wherein at least a partial number of the formers includ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091837 | Reduction of frictional losses in the region of boundary layers on surfaces, around which a fluid flows An aerodynamic body with a plurality of nozzles for throttling a fluid flow to be removed by suction through the nozzles in a self-regulated fashion is disclosed. The aerodynamic body according to one example, includes a plurality of throttling nozzles with a thrott... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091831 | Aircraft with door seal arrangement A door arrangement for tightly closing a door opening comprises a door frame, a door which, when closed, is arranged in the door frame, and inner and outer sealing lips. The inner and outer sealing lips run next to each other along a periphery of the door opening be... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087621 | Holder for fixing components, in particular lines, inside an aircraft without using holes Disclosed is a holder for fixing all types of component, in particular lines, without using holes and largely without using tools inside a conventional fuselage structure of an aircraft with stringers and annular formers, the formers each being provided with an angl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087255 | Air-conditioning system for aircraft Air-conditioning system (10) for aircraft, in particular for commercial aircraft, with a bleed air source (12), a bleed air line (22-30) comprising a main valve (16), and an air-conditioning unit (32), wherein a mass air flo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082052 | Method and apparatus for ensuring the dimensional constancy of multisegment physical structures during assembly Methods and apparatuses for ensuring the dimensional constancy of multisegment physical structures, in particular aircraft structures, during assembly are disclosed. The method includes setting up a spatially-fixed three-dimensional coordinate system which encloses ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079194 | Thermal insulating element A thermal insulating element (10′; 10′″) comprises a first plate (24) forming at least a part of an outer face of the insulating element (10′; 10′″) and a second plate (26) forming a further part of the outer face of the insul... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079185 | Window element for insertion in a window aperture in an outer skin of a transport A window element has a cover pane which is substantially flush with an outer skin of an aircraft or other transport, achieving a fluid-dynamically favorable, substantially unbulged exterior surface. As a result of the presence of an additional back-ventilated cover ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074937 | Method for load limiting in drive systems for aircraft high lift systems The invention relates to a device for load limitation in a aircraft high lift system, said system comprising individual segments of landing flap systems and slat flap systems, and a drive unit. The inventive device for load limitation comprises a control unit that i... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074927 | System for improving air quality in an aircraft pressure cabin A system for improving the air quality in a pressure cabin of an aircraft includes a recirculation air circuit in which a portion of the cabin air, referred to as recirculation air, is withdrawn from the pressure cabin, filtered and then recirculated into the pressu... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649926 | Galley | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066228 | Single slotted flap with sliding deflector flap and lowerable spoiler A device for adjusting the lift characteristics of an aircraft with a high lift device that is movably attachable to a wing element and that includes at least one slot covering device, where the at least one slot covering device, is movably attachable to the wing el... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061661 | System and method for reducing airfoil vortices A system and a method according to the invention reduce wake turbulence of an aircraft in that a component affixed to the extremity of the wing of an aircraft disturbs the rolling action of the air in the region of the outer wing by periodic hingeing movements. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061652 | Rudder of a commercial aircraft A rudder of a commercial aircraft is provided that is divided along its longitudinal direction in at least one region and the parts of the rudder can be spread against the air flow surrounding the aircraft by means of an actuator in order to decelerate the aircraft.... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061154 | Cooling system for the cooling of heat-producing devices in an aircraft A cooling system for the cooling of heat producing devices in an aircraft is designed with a central cold producing device, at least one cold consumer and a cold conveyance system which connects the cold producing device and the cold consumer. With this cooling syst... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052087 | Device for improving the breathing air quality in an aircraft cabin A device for improving the breathing air quality for the crew and/or the passengers in an aircraft cabin includes an oxygen source, a water source and a feed line, wherein the feed line is connectable to the oxygen source and the water source in order to oxygenate a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043034 | Device for the manufacture of drilled holes, cut-outs, plane surfaces, or similar A device for the manufacture of drilled holes, cut-outs, plane surfaces or the like, includes an attachment structure, which is designed for the attachment of the device to at least one component to be machined, a feed device, which is designed to track a drill of a... | 10/25/2011 |
| D647024 | Galley | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036783 | Device for error detection of adjustable flaps With a device for error detection of adjustable flaps on aircraft wings, it is proposed that each flap is provided with a tube as a transmission element arranged in the wing span. The tube is connected fixedly at one end with the flap and is rotatably held. On the f... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034495 | Semi-autonomous central supply system for passenger seats A system for generating energy for a consumer element in an aircraft includes the consumer element with a fuel cell element and a rechargeable metal hydride storage cell. The rechargeable metal hydride storage cell is designed for supplying the fuel cell element wit... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033503 | Pressure bulkhead for an aerospace fuselage A pressure bulkhead for an aerospace fuselage includes a bulkhead main portion having an approximately flat shape in unloaded state; and a frame supporting and connecting said bulkhead main portion to the fuselage; wherein said bulkhead main portion includes an airt... | 10/11/2011 |
