Patents by Inventor Balz Flury

Balz Flury 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).

  • Patent number: 7900449
    Abstract: A vibration suppressor and a vibration damper are configured in a system including an internal combustion engine and an exhaust-gas turbo charger. The vibration suppressor and vibration damper are secured to an exposed place on the system which is subjected to strong vibrations. As the vibrations are the strongest in said area, the vibration reducer can be used to a maximum. The system including the internal combustion engine and the exhaust-gas charger is enhanced in such a manner that the internal combustion engine can be operated in all of the rotational speed ranges without reducing the service life of individual components or the entire system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Wartsila Finland OY
    Inventors: Alfons Tröndle, Balz Flury, Christoph Mathey
  • Publication number: 20070151242
    Abstract: A vibration suppressor and a vibration damper are configured in a system consisting of an internal combustion engine and an exhaust-gas turbo charger. The vibration suppressor and vibration damper are secured to an exposed place on the system which is subjected to strong vibrations. As the vibrations are the strongest in said area, the vibration-reducing means can be used to a maximum. The system consisting of the internal combustion engine and the exhaust-gas charger is improved in such a manner that the internal combustion engine can be operated in all of the rotational speed ranges without reducing the service life of individual components or the entire system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: ABB Turbo Systems AG
    Inventors: Alfons Trondle, Balz Flury, Christoph Mathey, Hannu Tienhaara, Vesa Hilakari, Heikki Mikonaho
  • Patent number: 6918723
    Abstract: The shaft is connected to the shaft attachment by a thread. A bore with an internal thread is incorporated in the shaft attachment and the shaft has a corresponding stem which can be introduced into the threaded bore and has an external thread. An axial stop is arranged on the shaft and on the shaft attachment. The internal and external threads have torque-transmitting flanks which are flat toward the axis and which can be connected to one another frictionally by radial pressure by mutual rotation of shaft and shaft attachment with interaction between the axial stops. Owing to the small angle between the load-bearing flanks and the axis, the radial pressure decisive for the torque transmission is correspondingly greater than in conventional threaded connections. As a result, the axial prestressing force between the two parts to be connected can be correspondingly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: ABB Turbo Systems AG
    Inventors: Josef Bättig, Alfred Müller, Balz Flury
  • Publication number: 20040258467
    Abstract: The shaft (1) is connected to the shaft attachment (2) by means of a thread. A bore (20) with an internal thread is incorporated in the shaft attachment and the shaft has a corresponding stem (10) which can be introduced into the threaded bore and has an external thread. An axial stop (11, 21) is arranged in each case on the shaft and on the shaft attachment. The internal and external threads have torque-transmitting flanks which are flat toward the axis and which can be connected to one another frictionally by means of radial pressure by mutual rotation of shaft and shaft attachment with interaction between the axial stops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: ABB Turbo Systems AG
    Inventors: Josef Battig, Alfred Muller, Balz Flury