Patents by Inventor Krzysztof Skura

Krzysztof Skura 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: 11725518
    Abstract: A method for machining a blade and a blade for a turbomachine comprising a shroud which is positioned on a tip side of the blade. The shroud has an outer surface with at least one circumferential fin arranged thereon, whereby at least one section of the outer surface beside the at least one fin is processed in at least two manufacturing steps. At least one first section of the outer surface is processed to have a first shape and at least one second section of the outer surface is processed to have a second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Martin Pernleitner, Christian Eichler, Lutz Friedrich
  • Patent number: 11585225
    Abstract: The invention refers to a blade for a turbomachine comprising a shroud which is positioned on a tip side of the blade having an outer surface having at least one circumferential web arranged thereon, at least one pocket recessed in the outer surface and a hardfacing provided on at least one edge of the shroud wherein a pocket recessed in the outer surface is arranged adjacent to the hardfacing and a side face of the pocket joins the supporting wall with a radius corresponding at least to the length of the shorter extension of the supporting wall and at most to 1.5 times the length of the larger extension of the supporting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Christian Eichler, Lutz Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20210246793
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for machining a blade and a blade for a turbomachine comprising a shroud which is positioned on a tip side of the blade. The shroud has an outer surface with at least one circumferential fin arranged thereon, whereby at least one section of the outer surface beside the at least one fin is processed in at least two manufacturing steps. At least one first section of the outer surface is processed to have a first shape and at least one second section of the outer surface is processed to have a second shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Martin Pernleitner, Christian Eichler, Lutz Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20210246794
    Abstract: The invention refers to a blade for a turbomachine comprising a shroud which is positioned on a tip side of the blade having an outer surface having at least one circumferential web arranged thereon, at least one pocket recessed in the outer surface and a hardfacing provided on at least one edge of the shroud wherein a pocket recessed in the outer surface is arranged adjacent to the hardfacing and a side face of the pocket joins the supporting wall with a radius corresponding at least to the length of the shorter extension of the supporting wall and at most to 1.5 times the length of the larger extension of the supporting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Christian Eichler, Lutz Friedrich
  • Patent number: 10544687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved cast-to-size gas turbine blade comprising a blade tip shroud with a stiffening rib extending outwardly from the section of the outer side of the shroud platform located between the upstream sealing fin and the upstream edge. The stiffening rib having substantially planar top surface in form of a trapezium, and two sloping sidewalls extending between the upstream sealing fin and the upstream edge on each side of the top surface and connecting said top surface with adjacent surface of the outer side of the shroud platform. The form of the stiffening rib allows to obtain an improved shroud configuration of reduced overall blade mass, capable of providing sufficient stiffening of the shroud, reducing vibrations of the shroud platform, creep curling of the shroud edges and bending stress at the intersection of the airfoil and of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Piotr Lebiedowicz, Marek Szponar
  • Patent number: 10400611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for a turbomachine a shroud for such a blade, and a turbomachine having at least one such blade. The blade comprises a shroud which is positioned on the blade tip side of the blade and is stiffened in the region of its surface by means of a stiffening structure having at least one longitudinal stiffening element such as a rib. The height of the longitudinal stiffening element varies in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Marcin Kozdras, Krzysztof Skura, Piotr Lebiedowicz, Marek Szponar
  • Patent number: 9951631
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbomachine, including an airfoil (1) for flow deflection, a blade root (2) for attachment to a rotor of the turbomachine, an inner platform (3) between the airfoil and the blade root, and at least one pocket (4, 5) defined by two axially spaced walls (4.1, 4.2; 5.1, 5.2) extending from the side of the platform opposite the airfoil toward the blade root. A first (4.1, 5.1) of these walls has an outer side (4.1A, 5.1A) that faces away from the pocket and, in at least one cross section perpendicular to a radial longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, slopes outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Marcin Kozdras, Lukasz Sosnowka, Manfred Feldmann, Manfred Schill
  • Publication number: 20180016918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved cast-to-size gas turbine blade comprising a blade tip shroud with a stiffening rib extending outwardly from the section of the outer side of the shroud platform located between the upstream sealing fin and the upstream edge. The stiffening rib having substantially planar top surface in form of a trapezium, and two sloping sidewalls extending between the upstream sealing fin and the upstream edge on each side of the top surface and connecting said top surface with adjacent surface of the outer side of the shroud platform. The form of the stiffening rib allows to obtain an improved shroud configuration of reduced overall blade mass, capable of providing sufficient stiffening of the shroud, reducing vibrations of the shroud platform, creep curling of the shroud edges and bending stress at the intersection of the airfoil and of the shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Piotr Lebiedowicz, Marek Szponar
  • Publication number: 20160237829
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for a turbomachine a shroud for such a blade, and a turbomachine having at least one such blade. The blade comprises a shroud which is positioned on the blade tip side of the blade and is stiffened in the region of its surface by means of a stiffening structure having at least one longitudinal stiffening element such as a rib. The height of the longitudinal stiffening element varies in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Marcin KOZDRAS, Krzysztof SKURA, Piotr LEBIEDOWICZ, Marek SZPONAR
  • Publication number: 20150003988
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a turbomachine, including an airfoil (1) for flow deflection, a blade root (2) for attachment to a rotor of the turbomachine, an inner platform (3) between the airfoil and the blade root, and at least one pocket (4, 5) defined by two axially spaced walls (4.1, 4.2; 5.1, 5.2) extending from the side of the platform opposite the airfoil toward the blade root. A first (4.1, 5.1) of these walls has an outer side (4.1A, 5.1A) that faces away from the pocket and, in at least one cross section perpendicular to a radial longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, slopes outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Krzysztof Skura, Marcin Kozdras, Lukasz Sosnowka, Manfred Feldmann, Manfred Schill