Patents by Inventor Hans Immich

Hans Immich 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).

  • Rocket engine combustion chamber with enhanced heat transfer to cooling jacket
    Patent number: 6637188
    Abstract: A combustion chamber for a rocket engine expels a hot stream of gas and has a cooling device. The inner wall of the combustion chamber adjoins the cooling device and contains depressions formed in such a way that the stable outer layer of the stream of gas that forms in the proximity of the inner wall of the combustion chamber during operation of the combustion chamber is destabilized in the area of the depressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bichler, Hans Immich, Joachim Kretschmer, Günther Schmidt
  • Combustion chamber with enhanced heat transfer to a cooling device
    Publication number: 20020092291
    Abstract: A combustion chamber for a rocket engine expels a hot stream of gas and has a cooling device. The inner wall of the combustion chamber adjoins the cooling device and contains depressions formed in such a way that the stable outer layer of the stream of gas that forms in the proximity of the inner wall of the combustion chamber during operation of the combustion chamber is destabilized in the area of the depressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Bichler, Hans Immich, Joachim Kretschmer, Gunther Schmidt