Patents by Inventor Michael Sonnen

Michael Sonnen 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: 12158238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid pressure vessel with a fiber-composite component and a metallic component. Furthermore, the invention relates to a manufacturing method for such a hybrid pressure vessel. The hybrid pressure vessel according to the invention has a liner having an inner face and an outer face, with an outer diameter DL, and a metallic boss with an outer diameter DB, the metallic boss being adapted to accommodate a valve, the hybrid pressure vessel having a storage volume on the inside, the liner being pipe-shaped and the outer diameter DB of the boss being at least as large as the outer diameter DL of the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: NPROXX B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Sonnen, Frank Otremba
  • Publication number: 20220325851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid pressure vessel with a fiber-composite component and a metallic component. Furthermore, the invention relates to a manufacturing method for such a hybrid pressure vessel. The hybrid pressure vessel according to the invention has a liner having an inner face and an outer face, with an outer diameter DL, and a metallic boss with an outer diameter DB, the metallic boss being adapted to accommodate a valve, the hybrid pressure vessel having a storage volume on the inside, the liner being pipe-shaped and the outer diameter DB of the boss being at least as large as the outer diameter DL of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Michael SONNEN, Frank OTREMBA
  • Patent number: 11402065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fibre-reinforced pressure vessel having fibre-reinforced polar caps as well as a corresponding pressure vessel having these polar caps. Therein, the method comprises the steps of applying fibre composite material onto a provided winding body having the shape of the polar caps at at least one of the ends, using a winding process; of intermediately curing the fibre composite material for dimensional stabilisation, said fibre composite material, however, subsequently still remaining chemically active for later cross-linking; of severing the fibre composite material for producing a polar cap reinforcing layer which is detached from the winding body and placed onto a liner underlay of the pressure vessel. Subsequently, the polar cap reinforcing layer is cross-linked with the fibre composite material of the pressure vessel for producing the pressure vessel reinforcing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NPROXX B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Sonnen, Frank Otremba, Thomas Bäumer, Christian Middendorf, Heinz-Willi Bickendorf
  • Publication number: 20200240586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fibre-reinforced pressure vessel having fibre-reinforced polar caps as well as a corresponding pressure vessel having these polar caps. Therein, the method comprises the steps of applying fibre composite material onto a provided winding body having the shape of the polar caps at at least one of the ends, using a winding process; of intermediately curing the fibre composite material for dimensional stabilisation, said fibre composite material, however, subsequently still remaining chemically active for later cross-linking; of severing the fibre composite material for producing a polar cap reinforcing layer which is detached from the winding body and placed onto a liner underlay of the pressure vessel. Subsequently, the polar cap reinforcing layer is cross-linked with the fibre composite material of the pressure vessel for producing the pressure vessel reinforcing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Sonnen, Frank Otremba, Thomas Bäurner, Christian Middendorf, Heinz-Willi Bickendorf
  • Patent number: 9409376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component for use as a rotating component, to a corresponding rotational body and to a method for producing said component. The component comprises a fiber-composite region consisting of fiber-composite materials and embedded fibers, said region having one or more normal regions comprising one or more first fibers with a first mechanical load-bearing capacity and one or more reinforcement regions, said reinforcement regions being provided for connection to a respective force-transmission component, in order to vary the rotational energy of the component, and comprising as a reinforcement one or more second fibers with a higher load-bearing capacity in relation to the first fibers. The invention thus provides a component comprising space-saving reinforced regions, said component being capable of compensating the stresses on the component during operation and having a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Enrichment Technology Company LTD
    Inventors: Michael Sonnen, Frank Otremba