Patents by Inventor Alexander Gillessen

Alexander Gillessen 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: 20200306786
    Abstract: A device and a system for a lacquer transfer with a frame, transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, a drive unit, a slit nozzle, the slit nozzle at least indirectly connected to the frame, an outside contact surface of the lateral wall including depressions, the transfer roller mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation at the frame, the drive unit configured to drive the transfer roller for the transfer roller to rotate about the axis of rotation. The slit nozzle includes a supply connection, nozzle-cavity, slit-shaped nozzle-channel and at least one limiter, the supply connection coupled to the nozzle-cavity for supplying lacquer to the nozzle-cavity, the nozzle-channel extending from the nozzle-cavity to a muzzle end formed by the slit nozzle at the end of the nozzle-channel for dispensing lacquer, the slit nozzle configured by the limiter to adjust a cross-section in a restriction area of the nozzle-channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre C. Zahlen, Alexander Gillessen, Sebastian Kerger
  • Patent number: 10472070
    Abstract: In a method for producing a rail-shaped hybrid component, in particular for an aircraft or spacecraft, a second rail component made of a titanium material is positioned on a first bar of a first profile rail that is made of a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic material and moved in an advancing direction, in a fixed position relative to the first profile rail, such that a bar portion of the first bar is arranged between a first connecting portion of the second rail component and a second connecting portion of the second rail component, and the second rail component is cohesively connected to the first profile rail. Furthermore, the hybrid component has a first profile rail made of a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic material and a second rail component made of a titanium material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Born, Alexander Gillessen, Carsten Rowedder
  • Publication number: 20190329456
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional preform from reinforcing fibers for producing a component from a fiber-reinforced plastic comprises the steps of introducing at least one layer of fibers having a binder into a draping mold, forming the at least one layer of fibers by at least one forming element which is displaceable along the draping mold, applying an airtight film to the at least one layer of fibers during or directly after the forming, creating a negative pressure in the intermediate space between the airtight film and the draping mold, activating the binder and removing the negative pressure after curing of the binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Thore Sdunnus, Alexander Gillessen
  • Patent number: 10035600
    Abstract: A seat rail for supporting seats in an aircraft comprises a support portion for connection with the cabin floor and a seat receiving portion having a groove for receiving the end portions of connector elements coupled with the support frame of a seat. The support portion comprises a profile arrangement of a fiber-reinforced polymer, preferably carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, having a central main portion and flanges which extend outwardly from and perpendicular with respect so the main portion to form a support surface for the seat rail. The main portion comprises a slot open at least at its end remote from the flanges. At least one metal element comprising the groove for receiving the end portions of the connector elements has a leg which is inserted into the slot of the main portion and is secured therein. The seat rail may be manufactured in a continuous process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Alexei Vichniakov, Alexander Gillessen
  • Publication number: 20180186105
    Abstract: A tool for shaping non-cured reinforcement fibers into a substantially T-shaped profile, comprising a web-shaping tool and a forming tool, wherein the forming comprises an inflatable diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Gillessen, Jorve Kohls
  • Publication number: 20180141242
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying a fiber composite resin system in a heat transfer device, in particular an autoclave, for transferring heat between the fiber composite resin system and a directed gas flow, to produce a fiber composite aircraft component. The apparatus comprises a carrier structure for carrying the fiber composite resin system, the carrier structure having at least one flow path which, when the apparatus is accommodated in the heat transfer device, extends from an inlet on a side facing the directed gas flow along the fiber composite resin system accommodated by the carrier structure, to allow heat exchange between the gas flow in the flow path and the fiber composite resin system, and a diverting device for diverting at least a part of the directed gas flow when the apparatus is accommodated in the heat transfer device, to feed this part to the carrier structure flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Heike Lindhorst, Alexander Gillessen, Paulin Fideu Siagam, Konstantin Schubert
  • Patent number: 9919480
    Abstract: A method for producing a textile preform includes manufacturing a multi-layer fiber fabric, which includes a first flange portion and a web portion connected to the first flange portion, deforming a first fiber layer of the first flange portion with respect to the web portion, such that the first fiber layer is at a first flange portion angle to the web portion, a web height of the web portion being set in a variable manner during the deformation of the first fiber layer, and depositing a unidirectional fiber fabric only on the deformed first fiber layer of the first flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Tassilo Witte, Alexander Gillessen, Jan Huelnhagen
  • Publication number: 20170334564
    Abstract: In a method for producing a rail-shaped hybrid component, in particular for an aircraft or spacecraft, a second rail component made of a titanium material is positioned on a first bar of a first profile rail that is made of a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic material and moved in an advancing direction, in a fixed position relative to the first profile rail, such that a bar portion of the first bar is arranged between a first connecting portion of the second rail component and a second connecting portion of the second rail component, and the second rail component is cohesively connected to the first profile rail. Furthermore, the hybrid component has a first profile rail made of a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic material and a second rail component made of a titanium material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes BORN, Alexander GILLESSEN, Carsten ROWEDDER
  • Patent number: 9707726
    Abstract: In a device and method for manufacturing preforms of fiber reinforced plastic, in a first step, continuously supplied fiber layers are laterally reshaped in a predetermined manner, and the section that is obtained is curved longitudinally in a specific manner in a second step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Broetje Automation GmbH
    Inventors: Raphael Reinhold, Stefan Juergens, Ralf Baeumer, Holger Purol, Rolf-Georg Sundermann, Joachim Piepenbrock, Alexander Gillessen, Marco Goettinger
  • Patent number: 9518356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a curved prepreg strip or sheet, especially for use in fabricating a composite component. The method includes providing a strip or sheet of prepreg material having reinforcing fibers and drawing or conveying the prepreg material in a travel direction, wherein the material is drawn or conveyed in the travel direction at a speed which differs across a width of the strip or sheet transverse to the travel direction. Similarly, the invention relates to an apparatus for forming a curved prepreg strip or sheet, having: a mechanism for drawing or conveying a strip or sheet of prepreg material in a travel direction, wherein the mechanism is configured to draw or convey the strip or sheet of prepreg material in the travel direction at a speed which differs across a width of the strip or sheet transverse to the travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Sundermann, Alexander Gillessen, Jan Schoppmeier, Tassilo Witte, Julian Kupski, Rene-Philipp Jaekel, Mohamed-Mourad Sayeh
  • Patent number: 9469052
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP), includes a molding box filled with free flowing molding material, in what a prototype of casting or a textile preform is inserted, forming a mold cavity for infiltration the inserted preform of textile with synthetic resin material in order to form a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Gillessen, Johannes Born, Sascha Backhaus, Joachim Piepenbrock
  • Publication number: 20160130004
    Abstract: A seat rail for supporting seats in an aircraft comprises a support portion for connection with the cabin floor and a seat receiving portion having a groove for receiving the end portions of connector elements coupled with the support frame of a seat. The support portion comprises a profile arrangement of a fiber-reinforced polymer, preferably carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, having a central main portion and flanges which extend outwardly from and perpendicular with respect so the main portion to form a support surface for the seat rail. The main portion comprises a slot open at least at its end remote from the flanges. At least one metal element comprising the groove for receiving the end portions of the connector elements has a leg which is inserted into the slot of the main portion and is secured therein. The seat rail may be manufactured in a continuous process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Alexei Vichniakov, Alexander Gillessen
  • Publication number: 20150130109
    Abstract: A method for producing a textile preform includes manufacturing a multi-layer fiber fabric, which includes a first flange portion and a web portion connected to the first flange portion, deforming a first fiber layer of the first flange portion with respect to the web portion, such that the first fiber layer is at a first flange portion angle to the web portion, a web height of the web portion being set in a variable manner during the deformation of the first fiber layer, and depositing a unidirectional fiber fabric only on the deformed first fiber layer of the first flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Tassilo Witte, Alexander Gillessen, Jan Huelnhagen
  • Publication number: 20140306372
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP), includes a moulding box filled with free flowing moulding material, in what a prototype of casting or a textile preform is inserted, forming a mould cavity for infiltration the inserted preform of textile with synthetic resin material in order to form a fiber-reinforced plastics casting (FRP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Gillessen, Johannes Born, Sascha Backhaus, Joachim Piepenbrock
  • Publication number: 20140141193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a curved prepreg strip or sheet, especially for use in fabricating a composite component. The method includes providing a strip or sheet of prepreg material having reinforcing fibres and drawing or conveying the prepreg material in a travel direction, wherein the material is drawn or conveyed in the travel direction at a speed which differs across a width of the strip or sheet transverse to the travel direction. Similarly, the invention relates to an apparatus for forming a curved prepreg strip or sheet, having: a mechanism for drawing or conveying a strip or sheet of prepreg material in a travel direction, wherein the mechanism is configured to draw or convey the strip or sheet of prepreg material in the travel direction at a speed which differs across a width of the strip or sheet transverse to the travel direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Sundermann, Alexander Gillessen, Jan Schoppmeier, Tassilo Witte, Julian Kupski, Rene-Philipp Jaekel, Mohamed-Mourad Sayeh
  • Publication number: 20130037215
    Abstract: A device for the master moulding technique production of an integral structural component made of a fibre composite for an aircraft that is reinforced by stringers includes at least one moulded part forming a mounting surface to create an exterior or interior surface of the structural component, onto which at least one channel for evacuation of the structural component covered by a vacuum film is arranged, with the structural component comprising a skin-like laminate and a plurality of stringers which are disposed spaced apart from one another, wherein at least surface sections between adjacent stringers are covered with an auxiliary stripe, which comprises a textile ventilation fleece which rests on a vacuum film, and a pre-assembled release film firmly connected therewith, the width (BF) of which is greater than or equal to the width (BV) of the ventilation fleece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Carsten Barlag, Torben Jacob, Tobias Dorawa, Alexander Gillessen