Patents by Inventor Jens TRUEBENBACH

Jens TRUEBENBACH 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).

  • Blade root receptacle for receiving a rotor blade
    Patent number: 11959399
    Abstract: Blade root receptacle for receiving a blade root of a rotor blade of a turbomachine. The blade root receptacle, for radially bearing in a form-fitting manner on the blade root, has a supporting flank which, in terms of a rotation axis, at least in proportions faces radially inward, wherein the supporting flank is provided with a convexity which, when viewed in an axially perpendicular section, at least in portions has a convex shape and, also when viewed in an axially parallel section, at least in portions has a convex shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Kilian Bayer, David Koch, Susanne Poesl, Markus Zeis, Andreas Hieber, Jens Truebenbach, Dieter Freno, Hermann Nachtigall, Miriam Rimke
  • GEARED TURBOFAN LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE WITH FLAT HUB
    Publication number: 20240077047
    Abstract: A geared turbofan engine includes a plurality of turbine stages, wherein for each stage (i) of the turbine, an inner radius Ri has a maximum deviation between +1.5% and ?3% as compared to the average inner radius of the inner blade platforms of the plurality of stages. The engine further includes a fan, the fan coupled to the turbine stages via a gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jan von Frowein, Markus Brettschneider, Petra Kufner, Günter Ramm, Roman Seiband, Jens Trübenbach
  • BLADE ROOT RECEPTACLE FOR RECEIVING A ROTOR BLADE
    Publication number: 20230046019
    Abstract: Blade root receptacle for receiving a blade root of a rotor blade of a turbomachine. The blade root receptacle, for radially bearing in a form-fitting manner on the blade root, has a supporting flank which, in terms of a rotation axis, at least in proportions faces radially inward, wherein the supporting flank is provided with a convexity which, when viewed in an axially perpendicular section, at least in portions has a convex shape and, also when viewed in an axially parallel section, at least in portions has a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kilian BAYER, David KOCH, Susanne POESL, Markus ZEIS, Andreas HIEBER, Jens TRUEBENBACH, Dieter FRENO, Hermann NACHTIGALL, Miriam RIMKE