Patents by Inventor Fabian BRANDL

Fabian BRANDL 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 operating a fluid conveying device of a motor vehicle comprising at least one aerodynamic bearing
    Patent number: 10408220
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a fluid conveying device of a motor vehicle having at least one aerodynamic bearing. The method reduces the rotational speed of the aerodynamic bearing to a rest speed, wherein the rest speed is below a lifting speed, in which case the bearing builds up an air film for bearing free of mixed friction, and wherein the rest speed is above a lowering speed, in which case the bearing has reduced the air film such that mixed friction occurs. The fluid conveying device is operated at the rest speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Schmid, Simon Grilc, Fabian Brandl
  • Method for Operating a Fluid Conveying Device of a Motor Vehicle Comprising at Least One Aerodynamic Bearing
    Publication number: 20170241426
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a fluid conveying device of a motor vehicle having at least one aerodynamic bearing. The method reduces the rotational speed of the aerodynamic bearing to a rest speed, wherein the rest speed is below a lifting speed, in which case the bearing builds up an air film for bearing free of mixed friction, and wherein the rest speed is above a lowering speed, in which case the bearing has reduced the air film such that mixed friction occurs. The fluid conveying device is operated at the rest speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Johannes SCHMID, Simon GRILC, Fabian BRANDL