Patents by Inventor Erland Ørbekk

Erland Ørbekk 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).

  • THERMAL INSULATION OF ROCKET ENGINES
    Publication number: 20130192215
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved thermal insulation of an exhaust tube (6) for use in a rocket engine. The thermal insulation is provided for as a layered structure wherein respective layers comprises a composite material, and wherein dominant directions of fibres in respective adjacent layers are different with respect to each other. In addition, a flexible layer might be used to attach the thermal insulation to an inner wall of the exhaust tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Nammo Faufoss AS
    Inventor: Erland Ørbekk
  • Rocket engine having guide vanes in the nozzle of the engine
    Patent number: 7478778
    Abstract: A rocket engine having guide vanes in the engine nozzle the guide vanes (2) being mounted for turning at or near the rearmost ends of fixed vanes (1) being parallel to the axis of the nozzle and protruding into the combustion chamber of the engine. The foremost ends (4) of the guide vanes (2) may be shielded by the rearmost ends of the fixed vanes (1), and the guide vanes (2) may be individually turnable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Nammo Raufoss AS
    Inventor: Erland Ørbekk
  • Rocket engine having guide vanes in the nozzle of the engine
    Publication number: 20070152096
    Abstract: A rocket engine having guide vanes in the engine nozzle the guide vanes (2) being mounted for turning at or near the rearmost ends of fixed vanes (1) being parallel to the axis of the nozzle and protruding into the combustion chamber of the engine. The foremost ends (4) of the guide vanes (2) may be shielded by the rearmost ends of the fixed vanes (1), and the guide vanes (2) may be individually turnable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventor: Erland Ørbekk