Patents by Inventor Heiko Rothe

Heiko Rothe 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).

  • Gas exhaust diverter
    Patent number: 8807484
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises an outer aerodynamic surface and an exhaust duct having an opening in the outer aerodynamic surface. The duct has a duct wall curved at the opening so as to blend with the aerodynamic surface downstream of the duct. At least one fixed flow diverter is provided for diverting high temperature exhaust gas exiting the duct away from the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening. The curved duct wall provides low aerodynamic drag in cruise. The flow diverter(s) give aircraft designers freedom in terms of where the duct opening can be positioned without compromising the structural integrity of the aircraft through excessive heating of the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Hugo Alexandre Duart Mendes Raposeiro, Bruno Stefes, Holger Bammann, Thomas Selchert, James Brown, Heiko Rothe, Alexander Solntsev
  • GAS EXHAUST DIVERTER
    Publication number: 20120126061
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises an outer aerodynamic surface and an exhaust duct having an opening in the outer aerodynamic surface. The duct has a duct wall curved at the opening so as to blend with the aerodynamic surface downstream of the duct. At least one fixed flow diverter is provided for diverting high temperature exhaust gas exiting the duct away from the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening. The curved duct wall provides low aerodynamic drag in cruise. The flow diverter(s) give aircraft designers freedom in terms of where the duct opening can be positioned without compromising the structural integrity of the aircraft through excessive heating of the aerodynamic surface immediately downstream of the duct opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hugo Alexandre Duart Mendes Raposeiro, Bruno Stefes, Holger Bammann, Thomas Selchert, James Brown, Heiko Rothe, Alexander Solntsev