Patents by Inventor Gunter Eichhorn

Gunter Eichhorn 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 and apparatus for increasing service life of augmentor and combustion chamber liners
    Patent number: H528
    Abstract: A heat shield assembly 10 for attachment to an afterburner liner 18. The heat shield assembly 10 comprises a clamp 14 and an optional support bracket 16 which hold a carbon-carbon panel 12 adjacent to the liner 18. The carbon-carbon panel shields a damaged area 20 of the liner in order to extend the liner's service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Raymond J. Bruchez, Gary A. Schirtzinger, Gunter Eichhorn