Patents by Inventor Dirk BÜCHE

Dirk BÜCHE 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: 20260151850
    Abstract: An apparatus for moving an optical system includes a main body, a supporting body to which the optical system is attached, a drive, a first plate spring, and a second plate spring. The drive moves the supporting body relative to the main body along a longitudinal axis of the supporting body. The first plate spring is fastened, in an outer region, to the main body and, in an inner region, to a first side of the supporting body. The second plate spring is fastened, in an outer region, to the main body and, in an inner region, to a second side of the supporting body. The outer region and the inner region of the first plate spring and the outer region and the inner region of the second plate spring are each connected to one another via a plurality of arms which extend in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2026
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Dirk Büche, Stephan Hugenschmidt
  • Patent number: 12006951
    Abstract: A turbo-machine arrangement having a compressor section comprising a compressor shaft, an electric machine having a shaft, the compressor shaft is coaxial to the shaft. The compressor shaft is coupled to the electric machine shaft. The electric machine and compressor section are arranged in a common housing and mounted via bearings. The housing having a supply line via which uncompressed working medium is supplied, a discharge line, via which compressed working medium is discharged, and an ejector, supplied via a first connection with working medium at a first pressure level for drawing in working medium at a lower second pressure level via a second connection. A mixture formed in the ejector is supplied to the electric machine and/or another assembly to be cooled via a third connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
    Inventors: Dirk Büche, Janine Sutter
  • Publication number: 20230018652
    Abstract: A turbo-machine arrangement having a compressor section comprising a compressor shaft, an electric machine having a shaft, the compressor shaft is coaxial to the shaft. The compressor shaft is coupled to the electric machine shaft. The electric machine and compressor section are arranged in a common housing and mounted via bearings. The housing having a supply line via which uncompressed working medium is supplied, a discharge line, via which compressed working medium is discharged, and an ejector, supplied via a first connection with working medium at a first pressure level for drawing in working medium at a lower second pressure level via a second connection. A mixture formed in the ejector is supplied to the electric machine and/or another assembly to be cooled via a third connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dirk BÜCHE, Janine SUTTER