Patents by Inventor Benjamin Grobkurth

Benjamin Grobkurth 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).

  • Brush seal and method for producing a brush seal
    Patent number: 10100655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush seal, in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers, individual wires or bundles of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Christoph Cernay, Stephan Prostler, Wolfgang Schmidmayr, Julian Weber, Benjamin Grobkurth, Stefan Beichl
  • BRUSH SEAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRUSH SEAL
    Publication number: 20150084285
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush seal (10), in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers (12), individual wires or bundles (14) of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers (12) or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles (14) or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package (16). In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Cernay, Stephan Prostler, Wolfgang Schmidmayr, Julian Weber, Benjamin Grobkurth, Stefan Beichl