Patents by Inventor Frank Ulrich Rueckert

Frank Ulrich Rueckert 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: 10598014
    Abstract: The turbomachine comprises a casing (26), there being arranged in the casing an impeller (23) arranged on a driven shaft. The turbomachine has an inflow region (21) and an outflow region (22) and, in operation, is flowed through by a working medium. The working medium flows into the inflow region, along a front side (23a) formed on the impeller and subsequently out of the outflow region, there being a pressure drop at the front side between the inflow region and the outflow region. A pressure divider (9) is arranged on the rear side of the impeller, opposite the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Bernd Banzhaf, Frank Ulrich Rueckert, Nadja Eisenmenger
  • Patent number: 9970327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for separating dirt particles from the working medium of a turbine (10). The turbine (10) comprises at least one rotor (11) which is arranged in a housing (17). A swirl generator (20) is provided that sets the working medium and the dirt particles in a spiral-shaped rotational movement along a principal axis (22) by means of the geometry of the swirl generator (20) and thereby separates the dirt particles from the working medium. The swirl generator (20) is designed in such a way that the working medium experiences a reversal of the speed component parallel to the principal axis (22) within the swirl generator (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Gmbh
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Hans-Christoph Magel, Nadja Eisenmenger, Frank Ulrich Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20170350252
    Abstract: The turbomachine comprises a casing (26), there being arranged in the casing an impeller (23) arranged on a driven shaft. The turbomachine has an inflow region (21) and an outflow region (22) and, in operation, is flowed through by a working medium. The working medium flows into the inflow region, along a front side (23a) formed on the impeller and subsequently out of the outflow region, there being a pressure drop at the front side between the inflow region and the outflow region. A pressure divider (9) is arranged on the rear side of the impeller, opposite the front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas WENGERT, Bernd BANZHAF, Frank Ulrich RUECKERT, Nadja EISENMENGER
  • Publication number: 20160146056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for separating dirt particles from the working medium of a turbine (10). The turbine (10) comprises at least one rotor (11) which is arranged in a housing (17). A swirl generator (20) is provided that sets the working medium and the dirt particles in a spiral-shaped rotational movement along a principal axis (22) by means of the geometry of the swirl generator (20) and thereby separates the dirt particles from the working medium. The swirl generator (20) is designed in such a way that the working medium experiences a reversal of the speed component parallel to the principal axis (22) within the swirl generator (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Hans-Christoph Magel, Nadja Eisenmenger, Frank Ulrich Rueckert
  • Publication number: 20160024950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steam turbine 5, in particular for utilizing the waste heat of an internal combustion engine, having at least one turbine housing, having a guide wheel 10 that has at least one nozzle, and having at least one rotor 6, wherein the nozzle is in the form of a duct 11 formed into the guide wheel 10. According to the invention, a steam turbine 5 is provided, the nozzles of which can be manufactured in a simple manner. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that the duct 11 has a constant width B and has a depth T that varies along the duct 11. In this way, the duct 11 can be produced by means of a single tool in a single working operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Wengert, Hans-Christoph Magel, Wolfgang Stolper, Nadja Eisenmenger, Frank Ulrich Rueckert, Steffen Buhl, Thomas Steidten