Patents by Inventor Michael Froitzheim
Michael Froitzheim 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).
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Patent number: 8751170Abstract: A method for determining the fatigue of the pump rotor of a gas turbopump comprises the following method steps: continuous determination of the rotational speed (n) of the pump rotor, determination of the local rotational speed maxima and minima of a temporal rotational speed profile under consideration, association of the rotational speed maxima and minima with each other to form pairs, determination of a pair fatigue value (L) for each of the rotational speed pairs, and accumulation of all pair fatigue values (L) to form a total fatigue value (Ltot). In this manner it is possible to determine the cyclic stress for the pump rotor of a vacuum pump and to include it in the calculation of a total fatigue value.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbHInventors: Roland Blumenthal, Michael Froitzheim, Thomas Palten, Dieter Bohry, Manfred Kiefer
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Publication number: 20140154503Abstract: The invention relates to vacuum pump components without conversion layers that are made of valve metals and alloys thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Michael Froitzheim, Joseph Heppekausen, Andy Pontolaeng, Lutz Hüsemann
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Patent number: 8119243Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the coating of objects made of valve metals selected from aluminum, magnesium, titanium, niobium and/or zirconium and their alloys with an oxide ceramic layer formed from the metal which has a thin barrier layer as a boundary layer towards the metal whose surface has been coated with polymers, characterized in that said polymers are introduced into the capillary system of the oxide ceramic layer in the form of dimers or halogenated dimers of general formula I wherein R1 represents one or more hydrogen or halogen residues; each R2 represents hydrogen or halogen; and R3 commonly represent a corresponding xylylene residue for completing a dimeric structure; by vacuum coating, followed by polymerizing the dimers.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbHInventors: Michael Froitzheim, Josef Heppekausen
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Patent number: 8011880Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum pump in which the gas bearing is coated with a hard layer, and to a process for preparing such gas bearing of a vacuum pump.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Oerliken Leybold Vacuum GmbHInventors: Roland Blumenthal, Michael Froitzheim
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Publication number: 20110046897Abstract: A method for determining the fatigue of the pump rotor of a gas turbopump comprises the following method steps: continuous determination of the rotational speed (n) of the pump rotor, determination of the local rotational speed maxima and minima of a temporal rotational speed profile under consideration, association of the rotational speed maxima and minima with each other to form pairs, determination of a pair fatigue value (L) for each of the rotational speed pairs, and accumulation of all pair fatigue values (L) to form a total fatigue value (Ltot). In this manner it is possible to determine the cyclic stress for the pump rotor of a vacuum pump and to include it in the calculation of a total fatigue value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2008Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBHInventors: Roland Blumenthal, Michael Froitzheim, Thomas Palten, Dieter Bohry, Manfred Kiefer
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Publication number: 20100202880Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum pump in which the gas bearing is coated with a hard layer, and to a process for preparing such gas bearing of a vacuum pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBHInventors: Roland Blumenthal, Michael Froitzheim
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Publication number: 20100199495Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing rotors or stators of a turbomolecular pump with rotor blades made of a specific aluminum alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBHInventors: Rainer Holzer, Michael Froitzheim, Lars Etschenberg, Ishan Roth
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Publication number: 20090180890Abstract: The invention relates to rotors or stators of a turbomolecular pump with rotor blades made of a specific aluminum alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBHInventors: Rainer Hölzer, Michael Froitzheim, Lars Etschenberg, Ishan Roth, Gernot Fischer, Dieter Sauer, Gregor Terlinde
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Publication number: 20090068451Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the coating of objects made of valve metals selected from aluminum, magnesium, titanium, niobium and/or zirconium and their alloys with an oxide ceramic layer formed from the metal which has a thin barrier layer as a boundary layer towards the metal whose surface has been coated with polymers, characterized in that said polymers are introduced into the capillary system of the oxide ceramic layer in the form of dimers or halogenated dimers of general formula I wherein R1 represents one or more hydrogen or halogen residues; each R2 represents hydrogen or halogen; and R3 commonly represent a corresponding xylylene residue for completing a dimeric structure; by vacuum coating, followed by polymerizing the dimers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBHInventors: Michael Froitzheim, Josef Heppekausen
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Patent number: 7097431Abstract: A mechanical vacuum pump includes a rotor made of a light metal alloy by powder metallurgy. The powder metallurgy increases the resistance of the rotor to heat and creep.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Leybold Vakuum GmbHInventors: Heinrich Engländer, Michael Froitzheim
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Patent number: 6905306Abstract: A mechanical kinetic vacuum pump with a stator (1), a rotor (6, 7) made from an aluminum or magnesium alloy and a rotor (6, 7) and a bearing shaft (3). The shaft (3) and the rotor (6, 7) are connected by a shrink- or screw-fit in a secure permanent connection. The rotor (6, 7) is made by spray forming. The main alloying component in the aluminum or magnesium alloy is silicon which is present in an amount such that the alloy has an expansion coefficient which essentially corresponds to the expansion coefficient of the shaft material.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Leybold Vakuum GmbHInventors: Heinrich Engländer, Michael Froitzheim
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Patent number: 6863511Abstract: A vacuum pump has two shafts (3, 4) and two rotors (1, 2) which co-operate with each other and which are fixed to the shafts. The rotors are cantilevered on the shafts. The rotors are fixed to the shafts in a manner which is devoid of backlash, even during temperature changes. In order to achieve this, the shafts (3, 4) are made of a material having a modulus of elasticity which is as high as possible, e.g., steel. The rotors (1, 2) are made of a material having a density which is as low as possible, e.g., aluminum or a titanium alloy. Structures (8; 11, 12, 13; 14, 15; 25, 27; 38, 41; 43, 44, 45; etc.) are provided to ensure that the rotors (1, 2) are fixed to the shafts (3, 4) in a manner which is devoid of backlash at all operating temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Leybold Vakuum GmbHInventors: Hartmut Kriehn, Lothar Brenner, Manfred Behling, Thomas Dreifert, Klaus Rofall, Heinrich Englander, Michael Froitzheim
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Publication number: 20040096311Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical kinetic vacuum pump with a stator (1), a rotor (6, 7) made from an aluminium alloy and a rotor (6, 7)-bearing shaft (3), whereby the connection between shaft (3) and rotor (6, 7) is a shrink- or screw-fit. According to the invention, a permanent connection between rotor and stator may be secured, whereby the rotor (6, 7) is made from an aluminium alloy produced by spray forming, the main alloying component of which is silicon and which has an expansion coefficient which essentially corresponds to the expansion coefficient of the shaft material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Heinrich Englander, Michael Froitzheim
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Publication number: 20040091380Abstract: A vacuum pump has two shafts (3, 4) and two rotors (1, 2) which co-operate with each other and which are fixed to the shafts. The rotors are cantilevered on the shafts. The rotors are fixed to the shafts in a manner which is devoid of backlash, even during temperature changes. In order to achieve this, the shafts (3, 4) are made of a material having a modulus of elasticity which is as high as possible, e.g., steel. The rotors (1, 2) are made of a material having a density which is as low as possible, e.g., aluminum or a titanium alloy. Structures (8; 11, 12, 13; 14, 15; 25, 27; 38, 41; 43, 44, 45; etc.) are provided to ensure that the rotors (1, 2) are fixed to the shafts (3, 4) in a manner which is devoid of backlash at all operating temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Hartmut Kriehn, Lothar Brenner, Manfred Behling, Thomas Dreifert, Klaus Rofall, Heinrich Englander, Michael Froitzheim
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Publication number: 20040013529Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical kinetic vacuum pump comprising a rotor made of an alloy. The aim of the invention is to increase the resistance thereof to heat and creep. The rotor material is a light metal alloy produced from a powder metallurgical light metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Heinrich Englander, Michael Froitzheim