Patents by Inventor Lukas RICKENBACHER

Lukas RICKENBACHER 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).

  • Publication number: 20110099810
    Abstract: A method for repairing an ex-service gas turbine component (10) includes the steps of: removing a damaged section (13) from the gas turbine component (10), manufacturing a 3-D article, which fits in the gas turbine component (10) to replace the removed damaged section (13), and joining the gas turbine component (10) and the 3-D article inserted therein. Reduced cost, improved flexibility and productivity, and simplified handling are achieved by removing the damaged section (13) in the form of a cut-out section along a split line (14) as one single cut-out piece (15), measuring the cut-out piece (15) to obtain the actual non-parametric geometry data set of the cut-out piece (15), and manufacturing the 3-D article based on the geometry data set of the cut-out piece (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander STANKOWSKI, Simone HÖVEL, Lukas RICKENBACHER, Matthias HÖBEL, Günter AMBROSY