Patents by Inventor Manfred Berthan

Manfred Berthan 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).

  • Rotor For A Turbo Machine And Method For The Manufacture Of Such A Rotor
    Publication number: 20070274832
    Abstract: A rotor for a turbo machine, in particular for a gas turbine, is disclosed. The rotor includes a rotor base body and several rotor blades arranged over the circumference of the rotor base body, in which case the rotor base body is manufactured of an MMC composite material, and in which case the rotor blades are an integral part of the rotor. The rotor base body is configured in the shape of a ring, in which case the ring-shaped rotor base body includes, in a radially internal section, at least one groove-like recess which is filled radially on the inside with fibers exhibiting tensile strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Andrees, Manfred Berthan, Bertram Kopperger, Josef Kranzeder, Raimund Lackermeier, Axel Rossmann