Patents by Inventor Stefan Simmerer

Stefan Simmerer 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).

  • Automated fiber placement in female mold
    Patent number: 8529818
    Abstract: A method and system for forming a product including a layer of fiber to a surface of a mold is provided. The system includes a mold and an apparatus. The mold is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. An apparatus includes a base and a head coupled to the base. The base is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation. The head is configured to apply the fiber to the surface of the mold to form the product. The product includes at least one layer including at least one fiber applied using centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stefan Simmerer, Michael John Brown, Stephen Bertram Johnson
  • APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING A FIBER MATERIAL WITH A RESIN AND METHODS FOR FORMING A FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC PART
    Publication number: 20120040106
    Abstract: A method for forming a fiber-reinforced plastic part is provided. The method includes providing a mold, providing a vibration generator, placing a fiber material in the mold, infusing the fiber material with a resin while the fiber material and/or the resin are exposed to vibrations, and curing the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Stefan SIMMERER, Uli RAMM, Markus GRIESEL, Jan Willem BAKHUIS
  • AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT IN FEMALE MOLD
    Publication number: 20110076442
    Abstract: A method and system for forming a product including a layer of fiber to a surface of a mold is provided. The system includes a mold and an apparatus. The mold is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. An apparatus includes a base and a head coupled to the base. The base is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation. The head is configured to apply the fiber to the surface of the mold to form the product. The product includes at least one layer including at least one fiber applied using centrifugal force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Stefan Simmerer, Michael John Brown, Stephen Bertram Johnson