Patents by Inventor Lorenz Vinke

Lorenz Vinke 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).

  • Sealing assembly for a fluid kinetic machine, method for producing a sealing assembly as well as fluid kinetic machine
    Patent number: 10865651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a fluid kinetic machine, in particular for an aircraft engine, for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, including at least one sealing support for retaining and/or fixing at least one sealing element, wherein the sealing support includes a first and a second radial web extending in a radial extension direction as well as an axial web extending in an axial extension direction, firmly bonded to the radial webs, and the radial webs form a receptacle for receiving an element of the stator. Therein, the radial webs are formed as sheet elements formed elongated in radial direction, wherein a radially interior end of the radial webs is respectively firmly bonded, in particular welded, to a radially exterior surface of the axial web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: MTU Aero Engines AG, Almecon Technologie GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Klaus Pirker, Ralph Kropp, Lorenz Vinke, Waldemar Wiebe
  • SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID KINETIC MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALING ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS FLUID KINETIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190136705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a fluid kinetic machine, in particular for an aircraft engine, for sealing a radial gap between a rotor and a stator, including at least one sealing support for retaining and/or fixing at least one sealing element, wherein the sealing support includes a first and a second radial web extending in a radial extension direction as well as an axial web extending in an axial extension direction, firmly bonded to the radial webs, and the radial webs form a receptacle for receiving an element of the stator. Therein, the radial webs are formed as sheet elements formed elongated in radial direction, wherein a radially interior end of the radial webs is respectively firmly bonded, in particular welded, to a radially exterior surface of the axial web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicants: MTU Aero Engines AG, ALMECON TECHNOLOGIE GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Schlemmer, Klaus Pirker, Ralph Kropp, Lorenz Vinke, Waldemar Wiebe