Patents by Inventor Florian NEUBERGER

Florian NEUBERGER 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).

  • Patent number: 12372011
    Abstract: A bearing chamber housing (20) for bearing a shaft (3) of a turbomachine (1), including a housing outer shell (21) that delimits an oil chamber (33) of the bearing chamber housing (20) radially outwardly in relation to a rotational axis (4) of the shaft (3), and a housing inner shell (22) for bearing the shaft (3). The housing inner shell (22) is radially connected to the housing outer shell (21) via support ribs (23) that in each case extend axially, at least in part, and the housing inner shell (22), the housing outer shell (21), and two support ribs (23) that are next-adjacent to one another jointly delimit a cavity (41) that is axially open at the rear, and thus lead into a rear opening (32). The rear opening (32), viewed in tangential sections, has a clearance (35) in each case that constitutes at least 50% of a circumferential distance (43) between the next-adjacent support ribs (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Florian Neuberger, Daniel Kirchner, Georg Kempinger, Stephan Doeppl, Kaspar Wolf
  • Publication number: 20250092795
    Abstract: Avane actuating arm (10) for a turbomachine, the vane actuating arm (10) including two legs (12) which are pivotable relative to each between at least one open position and a closed position and form a clamping device having at least one clamping surface (14) on each of the legs (12). In the closed position, a vane stem (20) provided for varying the pitch of a stator vane of the turbomachine can be frictionally held between the two legs (12) via the two clamping surfaces (14), forming a clamping connection (16). Each of the legs (12) has an opening (50), the openings (50) overlapping each other in the closed position such that a through-bolt connectable to an actuating element of the turbomachine for controlling an angular position of the vane stem (20) can be passed through the openings (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Florian NEUBERGER, Martin PERNLEITNER, David STRUNCK, Franz-Josef ERTL, Marcin KOZDRAS
  • Patent number: 12196088
    Abstract: An adjustment lever adjusts a stator vane of a turbomachine. The adjustment lever has: a first connection site, of a plurality of connection sites, the first connection site being configured to join to an adjustment ring; a second connection site, of the connection sites, the second connection stie being configured to join to the stator vane; and a joining member arranged between the first connection site and the second connection site. The joining member is shaped having at least two struts which adjoin at least one of the connection sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Julia Schmidt-Petersen, Franz-Josef Ertl, Florian Neuberger
  • Patent number: 11988106
    Abstract: Described is a heat-protection element (50) for a gas turbine (10), in particular an aircraft gas turbine, the heat-protection element (50) being adapted to at least partially surround a bearing chamber (60) of the gas turbine (10) and having at least one connecting portion (52) which is disposed in an axially forward region (VB) and connectable or connected by a material-to-material bond to a protective element (54) of a seal carrier, in particular a seal carrier with a carbon seal, at least one supporting portion (58) which is disposed in an axially central region (MB) and adapted to support the heat-protection element (50) radially on the bearing chamber (60), an end portion (64) which is disposed in an axially rearward region (HB) and forms a free end (66) of the heat-protection element (50) and which is configured such that the end portion surrounds (64) the bearing chamber (60) in a contactless manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Florian Neuberger, Kaspar Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240062989
    Abstract: The present application relates to a device for imaging and processing a sample using a focused particle beam, comprising: (a) at least one particle source which is configured to create a particle beam in an ultrahigh vacuum environment; (b) at least one sample chamber which serves to accommodate the sample and which is configured to image the sample in a high vacuum environment and process the sample in a medium vacuum environment; (c) at least one column which is arranged in a high vacuum environment and which has at least one particle-optical component configured to shape a focused particle beam from the particle beam and direct said focused particle beam at the sample; (d) at least one detection unit which is arranged within the at least one column and which is configured to detect particles emanating from the sample; (e) at least one gas line system which terminates at the outlet of the focused particle beam from the column and which is configured to locally provide at least one process gas at the sample
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Schwarz, David Laemmle, Michael Schnell, Thomas Beck, Florian Neuberger
  • Patent number: 11873722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lever for adjusting an adjustable vane of a turbomachine, wherein the lever has a fulcrum for the rotatable mounting of the lever about an axis of rotation, a first load arm with a first adjusting connection point for at least indirect connection to an adjustable vane and a first force arm with a first actuating connection point for connection to an adjusting device, wherein the lever further has a first strut, which connects the first adjusting connection point and the first actuating connection point to each other and thereby extends in an arc-shaped manner about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Ertl, Florian Neuberger, David Strunck, Martin Pernleitner, Christian Roth
  • Publication number: 20230265765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lever for adjusting an adjustable vane of a turbomachine, wherein the lever has a fulcrum for the rotatable mounting of the lever about an axis of rotation, a first load arm with a first adjusting connection point for at least indirect connection to an adjustable vane and a first force arm with a first actuating connection point for connection to an adjusting device, wherein the lever further has a first strut, which connects the first adjusting connection point and the first actuating connection point to each other and thereby extends in an arc-shaped manner about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Ertl, Florian Neuberger, David Strunck, Martin Pernleitner, Christian Roth
  • Publication number: 20230184134
    Abstract: Described is a heat-protection element (50) for a gas turbine (10), in particular an aircraft gas turbine, the heat-protection element (50) being adapted to at least partially surround a bearing chamber (60) of the gas turbine (10) and having at least one connecting portion (52) which is disposed in an axially forward region (VB) and connectable or connected by a material-to-material bond to a protective element (54) of a seal carrier, in particular a seal carrier with a carbon seal, at least one supporting portion (58) which is disposed in an axially central region (MB) and adapted to support the heat-protection element (50) radially on the bearing chamber (60), an end portion (64) which is disposed in an axially rearward region (HB) and forms a free end (66) of the heat-protection element (50) and which is configured such that the end portion surrounds (64) the bearing chamber (60) in a contactless manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Florian NEUBERGER, Kaspar WOLF
  • Publication number: 20230145371
    Abstract: An adjustment lever adjusts a stator vane of a turbomachine. The adjustment lever has: a first connection site, of a plurality of connection sites, the first connection site being configured to join to an adjustment ring; a second connection site, of the connection sites, the second connection stie being configured to join to the stator vane; and a joining member arranged between the first connection site and the second connection site. The joining member is shaped having at least two struts which adjoin at least one of the connection sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Julia Schmidt-Petersen, Franz-Josef Ertl, Florian Neuberger
  • Publication number: 20220397039
    Abstract: A bearing chamber housing (20) for bearing a shaft (3) of a turbomachine (1), including a housing outer shell (21) that delimits an oil chamber (33) of the bearing chamber housing (20) radially outwardly in relation to a rotational axis (4) of the shaft (3), and a housing inner shell (22) for bearing the shaft (3). The housing inner shell (22) is radially connected to the housing outer shell (21) via support ribs (23) that in each case extend axially, at least in part, and the housing inner shell (22), the housing outer shell (21), and two support ribs (23) that are next-adjacent to one another jointly delimit a cavity (41) that is axially open at the rear, and thus lead into a rear opening (32). The rear opening (32), viewed in tangential sections, has a clearance (35) in each case that constitutes at least 50% of a circumferential distance (43) between the next-adjacent support ribs (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Florian NEUBERGER, Daniel KIRCHNER, Georg KEMPINGER, Stephan DOEPPL, Kaspar WOLF