Patents by Inventor Johannes Amend

Johannes Amend 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).

  • Scalable device and arrangement for storing and releasing energy
    Patent number: 9899894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scalable device for storing and releasing energy, consisting of a housing that can be evacuated, a vacuum (12), at least one flywheel mass (2) on a shaft (17), at least one passive superconducting radial bearing and an electrical machine (24) that constitutes both a motor and a generator, wherein a cold surface is arranged in the vacuum container (11) for stabilizing the vacuum (12). The invention has the advantage that an energy store is provided that operates efficiently and cost-effectively with minimized energy losses, is scalable and also has sufficient safety elements to enable it to be used in industrial environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Babcock Noell GmbH
    Inventors: Cristian Boffo, Jochen Steinmann, Wolfgang Walter, Philipp Revilak, Johannes Amend, Hilmar Zoeller
  • SCALABLE DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR STORING AND RELEASING ENERGY
    Publication number: 20150054366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scalable device for storing and releasing energy, consisting of a housing that can be evacuated, a vacuum (12), at least one flywheel mass (2) on a shaft (17), at least one passive superconducting radial bearing and an electrical machine (24) that constitutes both a motor and a generator, wherein a cold surface is arranged in the vacuum container (11) for stabilizing the vacuum (12). The invention has the advantage that an energy store is provided that operates efficiently and cost-effectively with minimized energy losses, is scalable and also has sufficient safety elements to enable it to be used in industrial environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Babcock Noell GmbH
    Inventors: Cristian Boffo, Jochen Steinmann, Wolfgang Walter, Philipp Revilak, Johannes Amend, Hilmar Zoeller