Patents by Inventor Michael SCHACHT

Michael SCHACHT 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: 11753968
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures, where a nacelle cowling structure for a turbomachine having a bypass duct defining a path for an airflow is provided, the nacelle cowling structure including: an outer layer defining an external surface of the nacelle cowling structure, an inner layer defining a surface of the bypass duct, a front mounting area for fixation to the turbomachine and a rear mounting area for fixation to the turbomachine downstream the front mounting area with respect to the bypass duct flow path, wherein a space between the outer and inner layers and between the front and rear mounting areas is filled with acoustic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Roland Nikolaus, Michael Schacht
  • Publication number: 20230053784
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures, where a nacelle cowling structure for a turbomachine having a bypass duct defining a path for an airflow is provided, the nacelle cowling structure including: an outer layer defining an external surface of the nacelle cowling structure, an inner layer defining a surface of the bypass duct, a front mounting area for fixation to the turbomachine and a rear mounting area for fixation to the turbomachine downstream the front mounting area with respect to the bypass duct flow path, wherein a space between the outer and inner layers and between the front and rear mounting areas is filled with acoustic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Roland NIKOLAUS, Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20210404387
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine including an engine core and including a bypass channel of an aircraft is described. The bypass channel radially surrounds the engine core at least in part. At least one core shaft extending in the axial direction is provided, which shaft is operatively connected, by means of a drive train, to a core accessory gearbox arranged between the engine core and the bypass channel, and to an aircraft accessory gearbox. The aircraft accessory gearbox is arranged radially outside the bypass channel. The drive train extends substantially in the radial direction between the core shaft and the aircraft accessory gearbox. The drive train has an angle drive between a radial shaft and the core shaft. Furthermore, the drive train comprises another angle drive between the radial shaft and the core accessory gearbox and an additional angle drive between the radial shaft and the aircraft accessory gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT, Sebastian KOPP, Rüdiger MERZ
  • Publication number: 20210404386
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprising an engine core and including a bypass channel which radially surrounds the engine core at least in part is described. A core shaft is operatively connected to an engine accessory gearbox, which is arranged between the engine core and the bypass channel, by means of a radial shaft of a drive train. An electric machine is provided which is designed to start the gas turbine engine during motor operation and to generate electrical energy during alternator operation. The electric machine is arranged coaxially with the core shaft and connected thereto for conjoint rotation. Alternatively, the electric machine can be arranged radially outside the bypass channel and can be operatively connected to the core shaft by means of the radial shaft, wherein a rotor of the electric machine is arranged coaxially with the radial shaft and connected thereto for conjoint rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT, Sebastian KOPP, Rüdiger MERZ
  • Patent number: 11162458
    Abstract: A ventilation device for controlling an air flow through at least one air inlet into an interior space of a gas turbine engine, comprises: at least one actuable closure device for the at least one air inlet, which has an open position for exposing the air inlet and can be transferred by actuation into a closed position for closing the air inlet; and a fire extinguishing device having an extinguishing agent arranged in a reservoir, wherein the fire extinguishing device is connected or can be connected to the interior space and the closure device in such a way that activation of the fire extinguishing device both leads to admission of extinguishing agent from the reservoir into the interior space and brings about actuation of the closure device to transfer the closure device into the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Michael Schacht
  • Patent number: 11124305
    Abstract: An aircraft with a jet engine that has a radially outer engine cowling and an auxiliary gear appliance that has multiple auxiliary devices and that can be driven by a shaft that is in operative connection with an engine shaft that rotates about a central axis. The auxiliary gear appliance is arranged in the radial direction of the jet engine at least partially outside the outer engine cowling of the jet engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Michael Schacht
  • Patent number: 11077955
    Abstract: A jet engine with a linking device for linking the jet engine at an element of an aircraft optionally in a first mounting position and at least one second mounting position, and with at least one operating equipment appliance that has a first fluid area and a second fluid area. In the first mounting position, the first fluid area is assigned to a first functionality and the second fluid area is assigned to a second functionality. In the second mounting position, the fluid areas are assigned to the respectively other functionality. What is further described is an aircraft with at least one such jet engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel Venter, Michael Schacht
  • Patent number: 10933398
    Abstract: A device for carrying out a chemical reaction by a continuous method has a reactor with at least two reactor sections which define a direction of flow. The reactor has plug flow properties along the direction of flow. A recirculation line is present to withdraw a partial flow from the reactor at a first point and return it to the reactor at a second point located above the first point in the direction of flow. Means are provided which prevent a temperature increase in the reactor over a predetermined temperature range, for example change of more than approximately 50 K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: Fluitec Invest AG, Rudolf GmbH
    Inventors: Silvano Andreoli, Tobias Vögeli, Daniel Altenburger, Alain Georg, Michael Schacht, Gunther Duschek
  • Patent number: 10823068
    Abstract: A heat-exchanger device for an aircraft engine, having a fuel-oil heat exchanger for exchanging heat between fuel and oil, and a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the fuel-oil heat exchanger is arranged at least partially within the housing such that air flowing from the air inlet to the air outlet can flow over or around the fuel-oil heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for operating an aircraft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Markus Blumrich, Michael Schacht
  • Publication number: 20200240361
    Abstract: A ventilation device for controlling an air flow through at least one air inlet into an interior space of a gas turbine engine, comprises: at least one actuable closure device for the at least one air inlet, which has an open position for exposing the air inlet and can be transferred by actuation into a closed position for closing the air inlet; and a fire extinguishing device having an extinguishing agent arranged in a reservoir, wherein the fire extinguishing device is connected or can be connected to the interior space and the closure device in such a way that activation of the fire extinguishing device both leads to admission of extinguishing agent from the reservoir into the interior space and brings about actuation of the closure device to transfer the closure device into the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20190186362
    Abstract: A heat-exchanger device for an aircraft engine, having a fuel-oil heat exchanger for exchanging heat between fuel and oil, and a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the fuel-oil heat exchanger is arranged at least partially within the housing such that air flowing from the air inlet to the air outlet can flow over or around the fuel-oil heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for operating an aircraft engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Markus BLUMRICH, Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20190112060
    Abstract: An aircraft with a jet engine that has a radially outer engine cowling and an auxiliary gear appliance that has multiple auxiliary devices and that can be driven by a shaft that is in operative connection with an engine shaft that rotates about a central axis. The auxiliary gear appliance is arranged in the radial direction of the jet engine at least partially outside the outer engine cowling of the jet engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20190112061
    Abstract: A jet engine with a linking device for linking the jet engine at an element of an aircraft optionally in a first mounting position and at least one second mounting position, and with at least one operating equipment appliance that has a first fluid area and a second fluid area. In the first mounting position, the first fluid area is assigned to a first functionality and the second fluid area is assigned to a second functionality. In the second mounting position, the fluid areas are assigned to the respectively other functionality. What is further described is an aircraft with at least one such jet engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gideon Daniel VENTER, Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20180326393
    Abstract: A device for carrying out a chemical reaction by a continuous method has a reactor with at least two reactor sections which define a direction of flow. The reactor has plug flow properties along the direction of flow. A recirculation line is present to withdraw a partial flow from the reactor at a first point and return it to the reactor at a second point located above the first point in the direction of flow. Means are provided which prevent a temperature increase in the reactor over a predetermined temperature range, for example change of more than approximately 50 K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Silvano Andreoli, Tobias Vögeli, Daniel Altenburger, Alain Georg, Michael Schacht, Gunther Duschek
  • Publication number: 20170211422
    Abstract: A turbomachine having a wall that extends circumferentially to a central axis of the turbomachine at least in certain areas, and having at least one insert device that can be connected in a releasable manner to a wall in the area of a recess which is arranged inside the wall. The insert device has a connection device by means of which the insert device can be brought into operative connection with a connection device of the wall. The connection device of the insert device has a projection that extends in the radial direction of the turbomachine at least in certain areas in the mounted state of the insert device, and that in the mounted state of the insert device meshes in a groove of the connection device of the wall. The connection device of the wall has a projection that extends in the radial direction of the turbomachine at least in certain areas in the mounted state of the insert device, and that, in the mounted state of the insert device, meshes in a groove of the connection device of the insert device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Juergen BEIER, Patrick RUSS, Predrag TODOROVIC, Thomas KUBISCH, Michael SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20170029132
    Abstract: An aircraft engine with a fuel supply appliance and with at least one hydraulic fluid circuit that includes a hydraulic fluid reservoir, and with a heat exchanger. In the area of the heat exchanger, thermal energy can be exchanged between the hydraulic fluid conducted inside the hydraulic fluid circuit and the fuel of the fuel supply appliance. The pressure inside the hydraulic fluid circuit is higher in the area of the heat exchanger than the pressure in the fuel supply appliance. The heat exchanger is connected to the hydraulic fluid reservoir. Outer walls of the heat exchanger and outer walls of the hydraulic fluid reservoir at least partially shield an overlap area between the heat exchanger and the hydraulic fluid reservoir against an environment of the heat exchanger and of the hydraulic fluid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Juergen BEIER, Michael SCHACHT
  • Patent number: 7784860
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Schacht, Lei Cao, Matthew J. McLaughlin, Catherine A. DeVoss, Thomas J. Domlovil, Jeffrey P. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20080315659
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a seat cushion and an output shaft rotatably coupled to the seat cushion. An actuator is fixedly coupled to the seat cushion and operatively coupled to the output shaft for rotatably driving the output shaft. A front leg is operably connected to the actuator for movement between a support position supporting the seat cushion and a retracted position folded underneath the seat cushion. A front latch is mounted on the front leg and is positioned to selectively engage a striker bar along a motor vehicle floor for maintaining the front leg in the support position. A link assembly extends between the output shaft and the front latch for selectively unlocking the front latch as the output shaft is rotatably driven by the actuator to drive the front leg between the retracted position and the support position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: David Michael Schacht, Lei Cao, Matthew J. McLaughlin, Catherine A. Devoss, Thomas J. Domlovil, Jeffrey P. Carroll