Patents by Inventor Christian Wacker

Christian Wacker 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: 11858217
    Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing an object may include defining an interlace path for a plurality of energy beams from an energy beam system based at least in part on a route-finding algorithm. The interlace path may delineate a first contour zone of a build plane assigned to a first one of the plurality of energy beams from a second contour zone of the build plane assigned to a second one of the plurality of energy beams. An exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include outputting a control command based at least in part on the interlace path. The control command may be configured to cause the energy beam system to irradiate a layer of a powder bed with the plurality of energy beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Concept Laser GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Bokkes, Patrick Dueck, Kai Hertel, Peter Pontiller-Schymura, Christian Wacker
  • Publication number: 20220080674
    Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing an object may include defining an interlace path for a plurality of energy beams from an energy beam system based at least in part on a route-finding algorithm. The interlace path may delineate a first contour zone of a build plane assigned to a first one of the plurality of energy beams from a second contour zone of the build plane assigned to a second one of the plurality of energy beams. An exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include outputting a control command based at least in part on the interlace path. The control command may be configured to cause the energy beam system to irradiate a layer of a powder bed with the plurality of energy beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Bokkes, Patrick Dueck, Kai Hertel, Peter Pontiller-Schymura, Christian Wacker
  • Patent number: 11065820
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising receiving input including: coordinates of one or more regions to be fabricated on a build plate, a laser boundary for each of two or more lasers, wherein the lasers fabricate the one or more regions, and a processing time for each region; deriving a prioritized sequence of the one or more regions to be fabricated; determining, based on the received coordinates and received laser boundary, one or more potential lasers assignments for each region; determining, based on the determined potential laser assignments, the prioritized sequence of the one or more regions, and the processing time for each region, a laser-to-region sequence for the one or more lasers to fabricate the one or more regions; assigning the determined laser-to-region sequence to the one or more lasers for fabrication of the one or more regions. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nitish Umang, Kai Hertel, Christian Wacker, Subhrajit Roychowdhury, David Toledano, Srinivas Bollapragada
  • Publication number: 20200238623
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising receiving input including: coordinates of one or more regions to be fabricated on a build plate, a laser boundary for each of two or more lasers, wherein the lasers fabricate the one or more regions, and a processing time for each region; deriving a prioritized sequence of the one or more regions to be fabricated; determining, based on the received coordinates and received laser boundary, one or more potential lasers assignments for each region; determining, based on the determined potential laser assignments, the prioritized sequence of the one or more regions, and the processing time for each region, a laser-to-region sequence for the one or more lasers to fabricate the one or more regions; assigning the determined laser-to-region sequence to the one or more lasers for fabrication of the one or more regions. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nitish UMANG, Kai HERTEL, Christian WACKER, Subhrajit ROYCHOWDHURY, David TOLEDANO, Srinivas BOLLAPRAGADA
  • Publication number: 20190285080
    Abstract: A radial compressor includes a rotor, a housing, and a radial compressor impeller which is rotationally fixed to the rotor. The radial compressor impeller has a wheel disk on which rotor blades are arranged in the circumferential direction, the rotor blades have a leading edge and a trailing edge. The radial compressor includes an impeller hub in the region in front of the leading edge of the rotor blades of the radial compressor impeller, the hub is arranged on the end of the rotor and/or the wheel disk in a concentric and rotationally fixed manner. Rotor blades with leading edges and trailing edges are also arranged on the impeller hub in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kolja METZ, Christian WACKER
  • Patent number: 10408258
    Abstract: Tilting segment for a shaft bearing device, with a base body that has a slide bearing face bounded by a segment leading edge extending in axial direction, a segment trailing edge likewise extending in axial direction, and by lateral edges extending in circumferential direction between the segment leading edge and the segment trailing edge. A groove that extends in axial direction and is located nearer to the segment trailing edge than it is to the segment leading edge is incorporated in the slide bearing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SE
    Inventors: Nico Havlik, Michael Lutz, Uwe Rockstroh, Christian Wacker, Jan Klausmann
  • Publication number: 20180291931
    Abstract: A compressor for compressing a working medium, having at least one rotor-side rotor-blade ring and at least one stator-side guide-vane ring. The or each rotor-blade ring has a plurality of rotor blades and the or each guide-vane ring has a plurality of guide vanes. At least one guide vane has a washing system, by which washing agent can be squirted or sprayed onto assemblies positioned adjacent to the particular guide-vane ring, in particular to a rotor-blade ring positioned adjacent to the particular guide-vane ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Kolja METZ, Christian WACKER
  • Publication number: 20180133865
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a compressor having at least one compressor stage and serving to compress an operating medium. In at least one compressor stage of the compressor, during the compression operation, dry ice, or solid CO2, is used for the operating medium for abrasive cleaning of assemblies of the respective compressor stage to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kolja METZ, Christian WACKER
  • Publication number: 20180017154
    Abstract: A geared turbocharged engine, having a gearbox, a drive and output assembly, and an oil supply system. The gearbox has a housing. The oil supply system has a reservoir, a supply line, an oil pump to convey oil from the reservoir, and a return line, to return oil from the gearbox to the reservoir. The housing is mounted on a support plate of reservoir a supply-line opening and a return-line opening are introduced into the housing and the support plate such that the supply-line opening of the support plate and the supply-line opening of the housing and the return-line opening of the gearbox and the return-line opening of the support plate are flush, so that the inflow of oil to the gearbox and the return flow of oil from the gearbox take place via the gearbox housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Kolja METZ, Christian WACKER
  • Publication number: 20170009805
    Abstract: Tilting segment for a shaft bearing device, with a base body that has a slide bearing face bounded by a segment leading edge extending in axial direction, a segment trailing edge likewise extending in axial direction, and by lateral edges extending in circumferential direction between the segment leading edge and the segment trailing edge. A groove that extends in axial direction and is located nearer to the segment trailing edge than it is to the segment leading edge is incorporated in the slide bearing face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Nico HAVLIK, Michael LUTZ, Uwe ROCKSTROH, Christian WACKER, Jan KLAUSMANN
  • Publication number: 20100202878
    Abstract: A flow machine having a housing, an axial diffuser, a rotor for deflecting a fluid between an axial direction and a radial direction, a spiral, and an axial diffuser insert which is at least partially received in the housing. A spiral contour is formed in the diffuser insert and, together with the housing, defines the spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: MAN Turbo AG
    Inventors: Christian Wacker, Wojciech Murzyn