Patents by Inventor Jan Van Toor

Jan Van Toor 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: 10435169
    Abstract: A vertical take-off aircraft with a propulsion drive for generating a driving force being effective in a horizontal direction and with a lift drive for generating a lifting force being effective in a vertical direction includes a motor for providing mechanical energy for the propulsion drive and a first generator for providing electrical energy for the lift drive. Moreover, the aircraft includes an exhaust gas turbocharger for the motor with a first turbine being driven by an exhaust gas flow of the motor, wherein the first turbine is configured to provide mechanical energy for the propulsion drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Steinwandel, Ning Wang, Michael Judas, Jan Van Toor
  • Patent number: 10371066
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steinwandel, Florian Stagliano, Jan Van Toor
  • Patent number: 10131426
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft which can both take off and land vertically and can hover and also fly horizontally at a high cruising speed. The aircraft has a support structure, a wing structure, at least three and preferably at least four lifting rotors and at least one thrust drive. The wing structure is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft during horizontal motion. To achieve this the wing structure has at least one mainplane provided with a profile that generates dynamic lift. The wing structure is preferably designed as a tandem wing structure. Each of the lifting rotors is fixed to the support structure, has a propeller and is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft by means of a rotation of the propeller, said force acting in a vertical direction. The thrust drive is designed to generate a thrust force on the support structure, said force acting in a horizontal direction. The lifting rotors can have a simple construction, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Judas, Friederike Stratenberg, Jan Van Toor, Werner Scholz, Berthold Karrais, Wolfgang Stangl
  • Publication number: 20180283292
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Juergen STEINWANDEL, Florian STAGLIANO, Jan VAN TOOR
  • Patent number: 9884682
    Abstract: An aircraft (1), in particular a passenger or cargo aircraft, with a fuselage (2), has a tandem wing arrangement and has at least two aero engines (5, 6) disposed on the upper surface of the rear wing (4). In this way the disadvantages of the known solutions of the prior art are avoided and an improved aircraft configuration with improved aerodynamics, namely clearly reduced induced drag, is provided. Moreover, the invention creates an environmentally friendly aircraft design which conserves resources, increasing the acceptance of such aircraft among the population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Stuckl, Jan van Toor
  • Publication number: 20170029131
    Abstract: A vertical take-off aircraft with a propulsion drive for generating a driving force being effective in a horizontal direction and with a lift drive for generating a lifting force being effective in a vertical direction includes a motor for providing mechanical energy for the propulsion drive and a first generator for providing electrical energy for the lift drive. Moreover, the aircraft includes an exhaust gas turbocharger for the motor with a first turbine being driven by an exhaust gas flow of the motor, wherein the first turbine is configured to provide mechanical energy for the propulsion drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Steinwandel, Ning Wang, Michael Judas, Jan Van Toor
  • Publication number: 20160225467
    Abstract: An environmentally friendly heat energy source suitable for the transportation sector, includes an energy generating apparatus for generating heat energy in an exothermic reaction in the form of a metal lattice supported hydrogen process, advantageously an LENR, comprising: a reaction vessel with a reaction chamber containing a reaction material for performing the exothermic reaction, a field generating device for generating a field in the reaction chamber for activating and/or maintaining the exothermic reaction, a heat transfer device for transferring heat into and/or out of the reaction chamber, and a control which controls the field generating device depending on the reaction chamber temperature, for stabilizing or controlling the exothermic reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Bernhard Kotzias, Ralf Schliwa, Jan van Toor
  • Publication number: 20160207625
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft which can both take off and land vertically and can hover and also fly horizontally at a high cruising speed. The aircraft has a support structure, a wing structure, at least three and preferably at least four lifting rotors and at least one thrust drive. The wing structure is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft during horizontal motion. To achieve this the wing structure has at least one mainplane provided with a profile that generates dynamic lift. The wing structure is preferably designed as a tandem wing structure. Each of the lifting rotors is fixed to the support structure, has a propeller and is designed to generate a lifting force for the aircraft by means of a rotation of the propeller, said force acting in a vertical direction. The thrust drive is designed to generate a thrust force on the support structure, said force acting in a horizontal direction. The lifting rotors can have a simple construction, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Michael JUDAS, Friederike STRATENBERG, Jan VAN TOOR, Werner SCHOLZ, Berthold KARRAIS, Wolfgang STANGL
  • Patent number: 9162770
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for an aircraft, at least comprising a battery for storing electrical energy, an electric motor for driving a propeller, a conducting means for transferring the electrical energy from the battery to the electric motor, and a first control means for controlling the electric motor. The invention is characterized in that: the battery is a lithium-air battery; the electric motor is a high-temperature superconductor motor; at least one store is provided for a coolant and a cooling system which is connected to the store for cooling the high-temperature superconductor motor, the cooling system comprising a second control means for controlling the cooling system; a first means is provided for variably arranging the lithium-air battery and/or a second means is provided for variably arranging the store in the aircraft; and a third control means is provided for controlling the first and/or the second means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Stückl, Jan Van Toor
  • Publication number: 20150285165
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steinwandel, Florian Stagliano, Jan Van Toor
  • Publication number: 20150183518
    Abstract: An aircraft (1), in particular a passenger or cargo aircraft, with a fuselage (2), has a tandem wing arrangement and has at least two aero engines (5, 6) disposed on the upper surface of the rear wing (4). In this way the disadvantages of the known solutions of the prior art are avoided and an improved aircraft configuration with improved aerodynamics, namely clearly reduced induced drag, is provided. Moreover, the invention creates an environmentally friendly aircraft design which conserves resources, increasing the acceptance of such aircraft among the population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Stuckl, Jan van Toor
  • Publication number: 20140179535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for an aircraft (100), at least comprising a battery (101) for storing electrical energy, an electric motor (103) for driving a propeller (104), a conducting means (102) for transferring the electrical energy from the battery (101) to the electric motor (103), and a first control means (201) for controlling said electric motor (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Stückl, Jan Van Toor