Patents by Inventor Gideon Daniel VENTER

Gideon Daniel VENTER 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: 20240140612
    Abstract: A gear pump is described with at least two intermeshing gearwheels which are each rotationally fixedly connected to a shaft and separate a suction side from a delivery side. The shafts are mounted in a housing. One of the shafts can be brought into active connection with a drive unit and the other of the shafts can be brought into active connection with a pressure-control device which is to be driven by the drive unit via the two shafts. Furthermore, a drive device with the gear pump is proposed for setting an angle of attack of propeller blades of an adjustable-pitch propeller. In addition, an adjustable-pitch propeller having the drive device is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Franz MEYER
  • Publication number: 20240102420
    Abstract: An apparatus for an aircraft includes an electric machine and a gas turbine. The gas turbine includes a compressor, a turbine unit having a high-pressure turbine and a low-pressure turbine, and a combustion chamber. The compressor is connected via a high-pressure shaft to the high-pressure turbine, and the low-pressure turbine is connected via a low-pressure shaft directly to an output shaft of the electric machine. The high-pressure shaft and the low-pressure shaft are rotatable in different directions. The electric machine is operable as a generator and may be operated as a motor to start the gas turbine. The output shaft is connected via a gear box unit and a free-wheel to the high-pressure shaft. The free-wheel separates the connection between the output shaft of the electric machine and the high-pressure shaft in the presence of a torque flow from the high-pressure shaft in a direction of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen MOUNTAIN, Christian SEYDEL, Gideon Daniel VENTER, Sebastian KOPP
  • Patent number: 11891184
    Abstract: An aircraft hybrid propulsion system (5) comprises an internal combustion engine (10) comprising a main drive shaft (24), an electric machine (28) comprising an electric machine rotor (78), a propulsor (12) mounted to a propulsor shaft (62), and a clutch arrangement configured to selectively couple each of the gas turbine engine main drive shaft (24) and electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62). The electric machine rotor (78) is mounted coaxially with the main drive shaft (24) and the clutch arrangement comprises a first overrunning clutch (52) configured to couple the main drive shaft (24) to the propulsor drive shaft (62), and a second overrunning clutch (54) configured to couple the electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Giles E Harvey
  • Patent number: 11745888
    Abstract: An aircraft hybrid propulsion system comprises an internal combustion engine, an electric motor a propulsor and a combining gearbox. The internal combustion engine is coupled to a first input of the combining gearbox, the electric motor is coupled to a second input of the combining gearbox, and the propulsor is coupled to an output of the combining gearbox, such that the propulsor is driveable in use by either or both of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. Each of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor is coupled to its respective input by a respective clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Deutschland, Ltd & Co.
    Inventors: Giles E. Harvey, Gideon Daniel Venter
  • Publication number: 20210404386
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprising an engine core and including a bypass channel which radially surrounds the engine core at least in part is described. A core shaft is operatively connected to an engine accessory gearbox, which is arranged between the engine core and the bypass channel, by means of a radial shaft of a drive train. An electric machine is provided which is designed to start the gas turbine engine during motor operation and to generate electrical energy during alternator operation. The electric machine is arranged coaxially with the core shaft and connected thereto for conjoint rotation. Alternatively, the electric machine can be arranged radially outside the bypass channel and can be operatively connected to the core shaft by means of the radial shaft, wherein a rotor of the electric machine is arranged coaxially with the radial shaft and connected thereto for conjoint rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT, Sebastian KOPP, Rüdiger MERZ
  • Publication number: 20210404387
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including an engine core and including a bypass channel of an aircraft is described. The bypass channel radially surrounds the engine core at least in part. At least one core shaft extending in the axial direction is provided, which shaft is operatively connected, by means of a drive train, to a core accessory gearbox arranged between the engine core and the bypass channel, and to an aircraft accessory gearbox. The aircraft accessory gearbox is arranged radially outside the bypass channel. The drive train extends substantially in the radial direction between the core shaft and the aircraft accessory gearbox. The drive train has an angle drive between a radial shaft and the core shaft. Furthermore, the drive train comprises another angle drive between the radial shaft and the core accessory gearbox and an additional angle drive between the radial shaft and the aircraft accessory gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT, Sebastian KOPP, Rüdiger MERZ
  • Patent number: 11174756
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, a fan and a gearbox which receives an input from a turbine shaft and which outputs drive for the fan for driving the fan at a lower rotational speed than the turbine shaft. The gearbox has a sun gear which is driven by the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft and the sun gear form a spline connection which is lubricated with oil. The turbine shaft has, on its radially inner side, at least one indentation which is suitable for receiving oil, and the turbine shaft has at least one bore which extends from the indentation to the radially outer side of the turbine shaft and which is suitable for transporting oil from the at least one indentation to the radially outer side of the turbine shaft as the turbine shaft rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Christos Kallianteris
  • Patent number: 11156267
    Abstract: A planetary gear with a sun wheel, a hollow wheel and a planetary carrier on which a planetary wheel is rotatably mounted. In the axial direction on a first side of the planetary carrier, the sun wheel and hollow wheel include connection areas for coupling the sun wheel and hollow wheel to rotatable or torque-proof areas of an engine. The planetary carrier has a connection area for attaching to rotatable or torque-proof areas of the engine on its opposite second side. The structural component stiffnesses of the sun wheel, planetary carrier, the hollow wheel and the planetary wheel are adjusted to each other such that, during operation they have twistings in the axial direction of the planetary gear that respectively qualitatively correspond to each other between the connection areas and side areas facing away from the connection areas due to the respectively applied torques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Jan Schwarze
  • Patent number: 11124305
    Abstract: An aircraft with a jet engine that has a radially outer engine cowling and an auxiliary gear appliance that has multiple auxiliary devices and that can be driven by a shaft that is in operative connection with an engine shaft that rotates about a central axis. The auxiliary gear appliance is arranged in the radial direction of the jet engine at least partially outside the outer engine cowling of the jet engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Michael Schacht
  • Patent number: 11077955
    Abstract: A jet engine with a linking device for linking the jet engine at an element of an aircraft optionally in a first mounting position and at least one second mounting position, and with at least one operating equipment appliance that has a first fluid area and a second fluid area. In the first mounting position, the first fluid area is assigned to a first functionality and the second fluid area is assigned to a second functionality. In the second mounting position, the fluid areas are assigned to the respectively other functionality. What is further described is an aircraft with at least one such jet engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Michael Schacht
  • Publication number: 20210179282
    Abstract: An aircraft hybrid propulsion system (5) comprises an internal combustion engine (10) comprising a main drive shaft (24), an electric machine (28) comprising an electric machine rotor (78), a propulsor (12) mounted to a propulsor shaft (62), and a clutch arrangement configured to selectively couple each of the gas turbine engine main drive shaft (24) and electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62). The electric machine rotor (78) is mounted coaxially with the main drive shaft (24) and the clutch arrangement comprises a first overrunning clutch (52) configured to couple the main drive shaft (24) to the propulsor drive shaft (62), and a second overrunning clutch (54) configured to couple the electric machine rotor (78) to the propulsor drive shaft (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Giles E HARVEY
  • Publication number: 20210179286
    Abstract: An aircraft hybrid propulsion system comprises an internal combustion engine, an electric motor a propulsor and a combining gearbox. The internal combustion engine is coupled to a first input of the combining gearbox, the electric motor is coupled to a second input of the combining gearbox, and the propulsor is coupled to an output of the combining gearbox, such that the propulsor is driveable in use by either or both of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. Each of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor is coupled to its respective input by a respective clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Giles E. HARVEY, Gideon Daniel VENTER
  • Publication number: 20200408152
    Abstract: A gear box, in particular a planetary gear box of a gas turbine engine, is proposed, having at least one planet carrier which comprises two webs which are spaced apart in an axial direction. By means of the webs, at least one planet gear which is configured to be rotatable relative to the planet carrier is operatively connected to the planet carrier. An axis of rotation of the planet gear, below or in the case of a defined load-dependent deformation of the planet carrier, deviates from a parallel course of an axis of symmetry of the planet carrier. Furthermore, the axis of rotation of the planet gear, in the case of a further defined load-dependent deformation of the planet carrier greater than the defined load-dependent deformation of the planet carrier, runs at least approximately parallel to the axis of symmetry of the planet carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Gregor KAPPMEYER, Gideon Daniel VENTER, Jan SCHWARZE, Daniel SIEGHART
  • Patent number: 10760617
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises a bearing; a bearing bracket, which holds the bearing and is secured by a predetermined breaking device on a connecting element, which can be connected or is connected to a loadbearing structure of the gas turbine engine; a first toothed component mounted on the bearing bracket; and a second toothed component fixed on the connecting element, wherein, after the destruction of the predetermined breaking device, the first toothed component and the second toothed component can be or are brought into engagement with one another in such a way that one of the toothed components can be made to roll on the other. A gas turbine engine and a method are furthermore provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Martin Boehme, Gideon Daniel Venter
  • Publication number: 20200088105
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft with an engine shaft which is in operative connection with auxiliary units. The operative connection includes interengaging gear wheels. At least one gear wheel of the operative connection is configured as a beveloid gear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Marcus MERDER
  • Publication number: 20200003261
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises a bearing; a bearing bracket, which holds the bearing and is secured by a predetermined breaking device on a connecting element, which can be connected or is connected to a loadbearing structure of the gas turbine engine; a first toothed component mounted on the bearing bracket; and a second toothed component fixed on the connecting element, wherein, after the destruction of the predetermined breaking device, the first toothed component and the second toothed component can be or are brought into engagement with one another in such a way that one of the toothed components can be made to roll on the other. A gas turbine engine and a method are furthermore provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Martin BOEHME, Gideon Daniel VENTER
  • Patent number: 10487688
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a spool which rotates in use, a static structure and an air bearing, the air bearing being provided at an interface between the spool and the static structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE plc, ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Ivan Popovic
  • Publication number: 20190292945
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core, a fan and a gearbox which receives an input from a turbine shaft and which outputs drive for the fan for driving the fan at a lower rotational speed than the turbine shaft. The gearbox has a sun gear which is driven by the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft and the sun gear form a spline connection which is lubricated with oil. The turbine shaft has, on its radially inner side, at least one indentation which is suitable for receiving oil, and the turbine shaft has at least one bore which extends from the indentation to the radially outer side of the turbine shaft and which is suitable for transporting oil from the at least one indentation to the radially outer side of the turbine shaft as the turbine shaft rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Christos KALLIANTERIS
  • Patent number: 10393028
    Abstract: A booster assembly for a gas turbine engine having a first rotor assembly comprising a low pressure turbine drivingly connected to a fan via a first shaft and a second rotor assembly comprising a second turbine drivingly connected to a high pressure compressor via a second shaft. The first and second rotor assemblies are arranged to undergo relative rotation in use about a common axis. The booster assembly comprises a further compressor arranged to be disposed about said common axis between the fan and high-pressure compressor in a direction of flow and a gearing having first and second input rotors and an output rotor. The first input rotor is arranged to be driven by the first rotor assembly and the second input rotor is arranged to be driven by the second rotor assembly such that the output rotor drives the further compressor in dependence upon the difference in rotational speed between the first and second rotor assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Gideon Daniel Venter
  • Patent number: 10309311
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly is connected to a pylon for mounting the gas turbine engine to an aircraft. The assembly has a frame supporting at least one accessory independently of the gas turbine engine. Frame is attached to the pylon at forward and rearward engine mounting locations. The frame includes at least one hollow tube and at least one hollow tube is fluid tight. The one hollow tube is evacuated or contains pressurized fluid and a pressure sensor is provided to detect a change in pressure in the at least one hollow tube to determine if there is a leak in the at least one hollow tube and hence if the frame is damaged. This ensures that the frame may be repaired or replaced before there is a loss of operation of one or more of the accessories which may result in a failure of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Beier, Gideon Daniel Venter