Patents by Inventor Florian FETTWEIS

Florian FETTWEIS 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).

  • Element for compressing or expanding a gas and method for controlling such element
    Patent number: 11572878
    Abstract: An element for compressing or expanding a gas including a rigid housing (2) containing an internal chamber; a rotor (3a, 3b) situated in the internal chamber and comprising a rotor shaft (4a, 4b); one or more bearings (7) in which the rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is bearing-supported, wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) with its rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing (2) by means of these bearings (7), wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) is mounted with one or more clearances with respect to a wall (5) of the internal chamber, and the element (1) is provided with a separate yielding component (10) which is positionally adjustable with respect to the housing (2) in such a way that at least one of the clearances can be acted upon, wherein the separate yielding component (10) is not directly attached to the rotor (3a, 3b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
    Inventors: Karolien Kempen, Björn Verrelst, Philippe Ernens, Wouter Ceulemans, Guy De Greef, Florian Fettweis
  • ELEMENT FOR COMPRESSING OR EXPANDING A GAS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20220186729
    Abstract: An element for compressing or expanding a gas including a rigid housing (2) containing an internal chamber; a rotor (3a, 3b) situated in the internal chamber and comprising a rotor shaft (4a, 4b); one or more bearings (7) in which the rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is bearing-supported, wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) with its rotor shaft (4a, 4b) is rotatably mounted with respect to the housing (2) by means of these bearings (7), wherein the rotor (3a, 3b) is mounted with one or more clearances with respect to a wall (5) of the internal chamber, and the element (1) is provided with a separate yielding component (10) which is positionally adjustable with respect to the housing (2) in such a way that at least one of the clearances can be acted upon, wherein the separate yielding component (10) is not directly attached to the rotor (3a, 3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP, VRIJE UNVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
    Inventors: Karolien KEMPEN, Björn VERRELST, Philippe ERNENS, Wouter CEULEMANS, Guy DE GREEF, Florian FETTWEIS