Patents by Inventor Bernd Kriegl

Bernd Kriegl 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: 11976997
    Abstract: Disclosed is a borescope-based inspection method for inspecting a condition of an externally invisible component of a device, in which method a change in the microstructure of the component material is determined based on a physical property and evaluated in relation to at least one reference physical value that accounts for aging of the component. Also disclosed is a system having a computing unit and at least one probe for performing such an inspection method for selecting, with the aid of or, in particular, by a computer, a non-destructive testing method for measuring the physical property and for actually measuring the physical property, for performing a comparison between a measured value and the reference value and for performing an evaluation of a tolerance between the measured value and the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Christian Heinzelmaier, Bernd Kriegl
  • Publication number: 20230132178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring system for a gas turbine, in particular for an aircraft engine. The monitoring system comprises at least one borescope device that is able to be mounted in a borescope opening of a gas turbine housing and has a housing, in which at least one optical sensor device for acquiring images of at least one inner region of the gas turbine is arranged, and an evaluation device that is able to be connected to the at least one borescope device in order to exchange data and is designed to inspect the at least one inner region for the presence of a fault on the basis of the at least one image acquired by way of the sensor device. The invention furthermore relates to a borescope device to an evaluation device and to a gas turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventor: Bernd Kriegl
  • Patent number: 11260477
    Abstract: A guide system for repairing turbomachinery includes a housing; a guide tube have a hollow interior for accepting a working tool module; an axial motor for moving the guide tube axially with respect to the housing; a rotational motor for rotating the guide tube with respect to the housing; and an attachment for securing the housing with respect to a turbomachinery casing. A repair kit and method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Roland Huttner, Bernd Kriegl, Jude Toscano, Matthew Plakunov
  • Publication number: 20210262895
    Abstract: Disclosed is a borescope-based inspection method for inspecting a condition of an externally invisible component of a device, in which method a change in the microstructure of the component material is determined based on a physical property and evaluated in relation to at least one reference physical value that accounts for aging of the component. Also disclosed is a system having a computing unit and at least one probe for performing such an inspection method for selecting, with the aid of or, in particular, by a computer, a non-destructive testing method for measuring the physical property and for actually measuring the physical property, for performing a comparison between a measured value and the reference value and for performing an evaluation of a tolerance between the measured value and the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Christian HEINZELMAIER, Bernd KRIEGL
  • Publication number: 20200346310
    Abstract: A guide system for repairing turbomachinery includes a housing; a guide tube have a hollow interior for accepting a working tool module; an axial motor for moving the guide tube axially with respect to the housing; a rotational motor for rotating the guide tube with respect to the housing; and an attachment for securing the housing with respect to a turbomachinery casing. A repair kit and method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Roland HUTTNER, Bernd Kriegl, Jude Toscano, Matthew Plakunov
  • Patent number: 9492906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a turbo-machine stage (100) consisting of at least one of the following steps: a cleaning nozzle (1) is introduced into an opening of a turbo-machine, in particular into an inspection opening (220); and the blade (100) of the stage is acted upon by solid particles, said particles subliming at the blade temperature, in particular into dry ice particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Rösing, Frank Seidel, Lutz Winkler, Bernd Kriegl, Thomas Uihlein, Martin Dürr, Fabian Moritz
  • Publication number: 20130174869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a turbo-machine stage (100) consisting of at least one of the following steps: a cleaning nozzle (1) is introduced into an opening of a turbo-machine, in particular into an inspection opening (220); and the blade (100) of the stage is acted upon by solid particles, said particles subliming at the blade temperature, in particular into dry ice particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Rösing, Frank Seidel, Lutz Winkler, Bernd Kriegl, Thomas Uihlein, Martin Dürr, Fabian Moritz
  • Patent number: 8360717
    Abstract: A blade of a turbomachine, in particular of a gas turbine, is disclosed. The blade includes at least one fastening section for fastening the same in a locating section of a rotor-side or stator-side component of the turbomachine. The, or each, fastening section has a core region which is made of a relatively brittle and relatively light material and is embedded in an encasing region made of a material having relatively high ductility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Kriegl
  • Publication number: 20090194247
    Abstract: A method for repairing a metallic hollow body including at least one damaged portion to be repaired in a wall enclosing at least one cavity of the hollow body, the wall being a metallic material, is provided. The method includes the steps of filling a settable filling compound into at least one partial area of the at least one cavity; setting the filling compound; removing a predefined partial surface of the wall in an area of the at least one damaged portion; sealing the wall in an area of the removed partial surface by producing a covering element by welding, soldering, or casting-on; and removing the filling compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Kriegl
  • Publication number: 20080298976
    Abstract: A blade of a turbomachine, in particular of a gas turbine, is disclosed. The blade includes at least one fastening section for fastening the same in a locating section of a rotor-side or stator-side component of the turbomachine. The, or each, fastening section has a core region which is made of a relatively brittle and relatively light material and is embedded in an encasing region made of a material having relatively high ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Kriegl