Patents by Inventor Bernhard THEIS

Bernhard THEIS 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).

  • Seal support of titanium aluminide for a turbomachine
    Patent number: 10287989
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbomachine having an annular flow duct and a housing structure surrounding the flow duct and a multiplicity of guide vanes and rotor blades which are arranged in the flow duct. The rotor blades are rotatably accommodated in the housing structure whereas the guide vanes are fixed in the housing structure, a plurality of guide vanes forming an annular guide vane ring. The housing structure has a seal in the region of the radially inner flow duct boundary in order to prevent hot gas escaping from the flow duct, which seal is arranged on guide vane roots of the guide vanes of the guide vane ring via a seal support and forms a seal against a rotatable seal surface, the seal support being formed from an intermetallic material, in particular a TiAl material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Frank Stiehler, Stephan Klaen, Stefan Busam, Bernhard Theis
  • SEAL SUPPORT OF TITANIUM ALUMINIDE FOR A TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20140227080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbomachine having an annular flow duct and a housing structure surrounding the flow duct and a multiplicity of guide vanes and rotor blades which are arranged in the flow duct. The rotor blades are rotatably accommodated in the housing structure whereas the guide vanes are fixed in the housing structure, a plurality of guide vanes forming an annular guide vane ring. The housing structure has a seal in the region of the radially inner flow duct boundary in order to prevent hot gas escaping from the flow duct, which seal is arranged on guide vane roots of the guide vanes of the guide vane ring via a seal support and forms a seal against a rotatable seal surface, the seal support being formed from an intermetallic material, in particular a TiAl material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Frank STIEHLER, Stephan KLAEN, Stefan BUSAM, Bernhard THEIS