Patents by Inventor Detlef ECKHOFF

Detlef ECKHOFF 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).

  • Air start unit for starting and servicing jet engines in aircraft
    Patent number: 11619173
    Abstract: An air start unit for starting and servicing jet engines in aircraft and other flying machines, wherein at least one compressor is provided for generating air and a power supply for supplying electrical power consumers. The air start unit drives the compressor with at least one electric motor, with the electric motor drawing the electrical energy for operation from a high-voltage battery. The electric motors then in turn drive the compressor, which generates compressed air from ambient air for the purpose of starting and servicing the jet engines in aircraft and other flying machines. With an appropriate battery capacity, the air start unit can also supply power consumer of these aircraft and other flying machines via the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Eckhoff, Guido Liebchen
  • AIR START UNIT FOR STARTING AND SERVICING JET ENGINES IN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20190234312
    Abstract: An air start unit for starting and servicing jet engines in aircraft and other flying machines, wherein at least one compressor is provided for generating air and a power supply for supplying electrical power consumers. The air start unit drives the compressor with at least one electric motor, with the electric motor drawing the electrical energy for operation from a high-voltage battery. The electric motors then in turn drive the compressor, which generates compressed air from ambient air for the purpose of starting and servicing the jet engines in aircraft and other flying machines. With an appropriate battery capacity, the air start unit can also supply power consumer of these aircraft and other flying machines via the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef ECKHOFF, Guido LIEBCHEN