Patents by Inventor Guenter WILFERT

Guenter WILFERT 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).

  • Engine casing with internal coolant flow patterns
    Patent number: 10830097
    Abstract: An engine case is provided having a first solid wall region and a second solid wall region with an internal region between the first and second sold wall regions. The internal region defines at least one cavity. One or more lattice structures are provided within the cavity that controls the flow of coolant air through the cavity. The cavity may be divided into two or more distinct cooling regions for allowing particular coolant flow paths to be provided to different parts of the engine case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ashish Sharma, Guenter Wilfert
  • ENGINE CASING WITH INTERNAL COOLANT FLOW PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20170314416
    Abstract: An engine case is provided having a first solid wall region and a second solid wall region with an internal region between the first and second sold wall regions. The internal region defines at least one cavity. One or more lattice structures are provided within the cavity that controls the flow of coolant air through the cavity. The cavity may be divided into two or more distinct cooling regions for allowing particular coolant flow paths to be provided to different parts of the engine case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ashish SHARMA, Guenter WILFERT