Patents by Inventor Eric ESCHLER

Eric ESCHLER 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).

  • Method for producing a braided preform, braided preform, fiber-reinforced component, and braiding machine
    Patent number: 11486070
    Abstract: A method for producing a braided preform, includes the steps of: a) creating a braided sleeve from filler threads and braiding threads in a braiding process, for which purpose the filler threads and braiding threads are taken off thread accumulators, b) feeding a core to the braided sleeve, c) continuing the braiding process, wherein the core is advanced such that it is braided along its length, wherein, during step c), the take-off of at least one filler thread is blocked such that the at least one filler thread is pulled out of at least one section of the braided sleeve surrounding the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Eric Eschler, Hanno Pfitzer, Sebastian Schaper, Bernhard Staudt
  • Method for Producing a Braided Preform, Braided Preform, Fiber-Reinforced Component, and Braiding Machine
    Publication number: 20200130233
    Abstract: A method for producing a braided preform, includes the steps of: a) creating a braided sleeve from filler threads and braiding threads in a braiding process, for which purpose the filler threads and braiding threads are taken off thread accumulators, b) feeding a core to the braided sleeve, c) continuing the braiding process, wherein the core is advanced such that it is braided along its length, wherein, during step c), the take-off of at least one filler thread is blocked such that the at least one filler thread is pulled out of at least one section of the braided sleeve surrounding the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eric ESCHLER, Hanno PFITZER, Sebastian SCHAPER, Bernhard STAUDT