Patents by Inventor Alexander Buck

Alexander Buck 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140329
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a digital projection unit for projecting graphical or typographical information onto a projection surface. The digital projection unit is connected to a monitoring circuit to project the graphical or typographical information, evaluate an image recording of the graphical or typographical information, and change the projection of the graphical or typographical information on the projection based on the evaluated image recording. The digital projection unit is configured to readjust the position and/or size and/or distortion of the graphical or typographical information if the evaluation of the image recording results in the projection of the graphical or typographical information on the projection surface changing with respect to at least one of the representation criteria—position and/or size and/or distortion—compared with target values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander BUCK, Alexander STUCKERT, Rene UEBLER
  • Publication number: 20240075042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer (e.g., advanced solid cancer) using Compound No. 1 or Compound No. 2: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical kits suitable for the treatment or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Elizabeth BUCK, Matthew O'CONNOR, Darlene ROMASHKO, Tai-An LIN, Alexander FLOHR, Luca ARISTA, Iwona WRONA, Matthew LUCAS, Chris ROBERTS, Giorgio OTTAVIANI, Sherri SMITH, Nigel WATERS
  • Publication number: 20230203958
    Abstract: A guide blade arrangement (20) for a turbomachine (1), including a guide blade airfoil (22) and a platform (21). The guide blade airfoil (22) is situated at a side (21.1) of the platform (21) facing the gas channel, an opposite side (21.2) of the platform (21) facing away from the gas channel being contoured at least in one area (30.1, 30.2) with elevations (25) and depressions (26) that follow one another in the circumferential direction (23) in relation to a longitudinal axis (2) of the turbomachine (1), and the elevations (25) and depressions (26) at the side (21.2) facing away from the gas channel being set via a platform thickness (31), taken radially in each case, that is variable in the circumferential direction (23) and that repeatedly increases and decreases with a continuous profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Franz-Josef ERTL, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Alexander BUCK
  • Patent number: 11585242
    Abstract: A gas turbine component, in particular a stator vane cluster (10), having at least one radial flange (12, 13) with a radial slot (20) for spoke-type centering of a gas turbine element, in particular an inner ring (100), the radial slot (20) having a first slot flank (21), a slot base (23) adjoining the same, and a second slot flank (22) adjoining the same, the slot base (23) being asymmetric with respect to a mid-plane (M) which extends radially and perpendicularly to the circumferential direction and centrally between the two slot flanks (21, 22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Ertl, Hans-Peter Hackenberg, Alexander Buck, Oskar Ostermeir
  • Patent number: 11248484
    Abstract: A gas turbine component for a gas turbine is provided. The gas turbine component has a shell portion having an abradable portion (2) to allow rotor blade ends (1) of a rotor blade array of the gas turbine to rub into the same. The abradable portion adjoins a neighboring portion (3) of the shell portion axially at both sides and is additively manufactured together therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Steffen Schlothauer, Thomas Hess, Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Daniel Kirchner, Alexander Buck
  • Patent number: 11248474
    Abstract: An airfoil for disposition and exposure to flow in a hot gas duct of a turbomachine is provided. The airfoil has a suction-side wall and a pressure-side wall with respect to its exposure to the flow in the gas duct, the side walls converging in an upstream end region toward a leading edge and converging in a downstream end region toward a trailing edge. The airfoil further has a cavity structure therein which is enclosed between an inner wall surface of the suction-side wall and an inner wall surface of the pressure-side wall when viewed in a cross-sectional plane axially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine. When viewed in the cross-sectional plane, at least one of the inner wall surfaces, normalized to a mean camber line of the airfoil as a reference, extends with a change in curvature into at least one of the end regions in such a way that a clearance width of the cavity structure is increased at the at least one end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Franz-Joseph Ertl, Hans-Peter Hackenberg, Alexander Buck, Oskar Ostermeir
  • Publication number: 20210301681
    Abstract: A gas turbine component, in particular a stator vane cluster (10), having at least one radial flange (12, 13) with a radial slot (20) for spoke-type centering of a gas turbine element, in particular an inner ring (100), the radial slot (20) having a first slot flank (21), a slot base (23) adjoining the same, and a second slot flank (22) adjoining the same, the slot base (23) being asymmetric with respect to a mid-plane (M) which extends radially and perpendicularly to the circumferential direction and centrally between the two slot flanks (21, 22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Franz-Josef ERTL, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Alexander BUCK, Oskar OSTERMEIR
  • Publication number: 20190383148
    Abstract: An airfoil for disposition and exposure to flow in a hot gas duct of a turbomachine is provided. The airfoil has a suction-side wall and a pressure-side wall with respect to its exposure to the flow in the gas duct, the side walls converging in an upstream end region toward a leading edge and converging in a downstream end region toward a trailing edge. The airfoil further has a cavity structure therein which is enclosed between an inner wall surface of the suction-side wall and an inner wall surface of the pressure-side wall when viewed in a cross-sectional plane axially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine. When viewed in the cross-sectional plane, at least one of the inner wall surfaces, normalized to a mean camber line of the airfoil as a reference, extends with a change in curvature into at least one of the end regions in such a way that a clearance width of the cavity structure is increased at the at least one end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Franz-Joseph ERTL, Hans-Peter HACKENBERG, Alexander BUCK, Oskar OSTERMEIR
  • Patent number: 10443445
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine casing part having a bearing chamber system including a shell (1) and at least one bearing receptacle (2) and further having a protective heat shield (30) that at least partially encompasses the shell (1) radially outwardly, the protective heat shield (30) being additively manufactured integrally with the bearing chamber system by selectively solidifying layer-by-layer a feedstock material (5) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Alexander Buck, Daniel Kirchner, Thomas Hess
  • Patent number: 10280775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide vane ring with at least one guide vane ring segment for a turbomachine, including a plurality of guide vanes arranged radially around an axis of rotation, an outer shroud arranged radially on the outer side of the guide vanes, and an inner shroud arranged radially on the inner side of the guide vanes, wherein the outer shroud or the inner shroud has at least one expansion joint, wherein the guide vane ring segment is formed in one piece with the guide vanes, the outer shroud, and the inner shroud and the at least one expansion joint is sealed in each case by at least one sealing device arranged in the respective expansion joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Daniel Kirchner, Alexander Buck, Thomas Hess
  • Patent number: 9664057
    Abstract: A stator vane segment (100) of a fluid flow machine, having an upstream casing-side attachment (1) and/or a downstream casing-side attachment (3), and a platform (5). The attachments are provided on the platform (5). The platform (5) has a first sealing section (17) and extends in the direction of flow beyond a connection region (15) that connects the rearward attachment (3) to the platform (5). The first sealing section (17) that is located in a section (18) downstream of the connection region (15) has a first slot (19) which is continuous in the circumferential direction. The present invention also relates to a turbine having at least one stator vane segment (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Manfred Feldmann, Norbert Schinko, Janine Sangl, Alexander Buck
  • Patent number: 9500088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blade rim segment for a turbomachine with at least one shroud band which extends along a segment of a circle and is connected in single-piece fashion with at least three blades, which extend radially from the shroud band and are configured to be hollow with at least one channel, wherein the blade rim segment is manufactured in a single piece by casting and directional solidification, and wherein at the outlet openings of the channels of the blades, the shroud band exhibits first reinforcement ribs that surround the opening and run axially, as well as at least one second reinforcement rib between at least the first reinforcement ribs, as well as a corresponding method for manufacturing a blade rim segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Marcin Rozak, Alexander Buck
  • Publication number: 20160290164
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine casing part having a bearing chamber system including a shell (1) and at least one bearing receptacle (2) and further having a protective heat shield (30) that at least partially encompasses the shell (1) radially outwardly, the protective heat shield (30) being additively manufactured integrally with the bearing chamber system by selectively solidifying layer-by-layer a feedstock material (5) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Alexander Buck, Daniel Kirchner, Thomas Hess
  • Publication number: 20160230582
    Abstract: A gas turbine component for a gas turbine is provided. The gas turbine component has a shell portion having an abradable portion (2) to allow rotor blade ends (1) of a rotor blade array of the gas turbine to rub into the same. The abradable portion adjoins a neighboring portion (3) of the shell portion axially at both sides and is additively manufactured together therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Steffen Schlothauer, Thomas Hess, Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Daniel Kirchner, Alexander Buck
  • Publication number: 20160222807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide vane ring (10) with at least one guide vane ring segment for a turbomachine, including a plurality of guide vanes (12) arranged radially around an axis of rotation, an outer shroud (14) arranged radially on the outer side of the guide vanes (12), and an inner shroud (16) arranged radially on the inner side of the guide vanes (12), wherein the outer shroud (14) or the inner shroud (16) has at least one expansion joint (18), wherein the guide vane ring segment is formed in one piece with the guide vanes (12), the outer shroud (14), and the inner shroud (16) and the at least one expansion joint (18) is sealed in each case by at least one sealing device (24) arranged in the respective expansion joint (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Liebl, Richard Scharl, Daniel Kirchner, Alexander Buck, Thomas Hess
  • Publication number: 20140363284
    Abstract: A stator vane segment (100) of a fluid flow machine, having an upstream casing-side attachment (1) and/or a downstream casing-side attachment (3), and a platform (5). The attachments are provided on the platform (5). The platform (5) has a first sealing section (17) and extends in the direction of flow beyond a connection region (15) that connects the rearward attachment (3) to the platform (5). The first sealing section (17) that is located in a section (18) downstream of the connection region (15) has a first slot (19) which is continuous in the circumferential direction. The present invention also relates to a turbine having at least one stator vane segment (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Manfred Feldmann, Norbert Schinko, Janine SangI, Alexander Buck
  • Patent number: 8869953
    Abstract: A brake disc is provided having ribs arranged between two friction rings, extending radially with side walls standing essentially perpendicular to the friction rings to bound air cooling ducts. At least one of the side walls of one, two, three, or five ribs is inclined with respect to the perpendicular ribs to avoid squealing noise. At least one of the ribs having at least one inclined side wall has a thickness measured in the direction perpendicular to the side wall which differs from the thickness of the perpendicular ribs. When two, three, or five ribs having inclined walls are present, the angles enclosed between these ribs preferably are not all the same. Any imbalance resulting from this non-uniform distribution of ribs having an inclined side wall is essentially eliminated by adding material on selected perpendicular ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Buck, Stefan Mandlmeier
  • Publication number: 20100282552
    Abstract: A brake disc is provided having ribs which are arranged between two friction rings, extend essentially in the radial direction and bound air cooling ducts by their side walls standing essentially perpendicular to the surface of the friction rings. At least one of the side walls of one, two, three, or five ribs is inclined with respect to the perpendicularly standing ribs in order to avoid disturbing squealing noise. In the case of at least one of the ribs having at least one inclined side wall, the rib thickness measured in the direction perpendicular with respect to the side wall differs from the thickness of the perpendicularly standing ribs. In the case of two, three, or five ribs, of which at least one side wall is inclined with respect to the perpendicularly standing ribs, the angles enclosed between these ribs having the inclined side wall preferably are not all the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Buck, Stefan Mandlmeier