Bridges inventions 09/07

20070214584 - System and method for aligning passenger boarding bridges: A sensor is disposed aboard an aircraft for sensing movement of a passenger boarding bridge during an automated alignment operation. Determinations are made whether the actual sensed movements of the passenger boarding bridge correspond to expected movements of the passenger boarding bridge for a current alignment operation. If the sensed... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070214583 - System and method for wireless communication between an aircraft and a passenger boarding bridge: A method for wireless communication between an aircraft and a passenger boarding bridge includes assigning an aircraft to a parking space adjacent to the passenger boarding bridge. The aircraft includes a signal-transmitting module for use in automated bridge alignment operations and has a unique aircraft identifier code associated therewith. The... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070214585 - Method for aligning a plurality of passenger boarding bridges: A system is provided for aligning a first passenger boarding bridge tunnel section with a first doorway of an aircraft and for aligning a second passenger boarding bridge tunnel section with a second doorway of the aircraft includes. The system includes a sensor for sensing an orientation of a first... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20070209125 - Device for separating and positioning module bridges: The invention relates to a device for separating module bridges arranged in a module bridge strip and for positioning the separated module bridges on a support element, comprising a dividing device for dividing the module bridge strip in the edge regions thereof between in each case two module bridges, and... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.