Patents by Inventor Michael WESTERMEIER

Michael WESTERMEIER 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: 11591072
    Abstract: Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a wing including a fixed wing portion and a trailing edge control surface. The trailing edge control surface includes a fore panel rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and an aft panel rotatably coupled to the fore panel. The wing also includes a linkage assembly including a rocking lever rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the fore panel, a trailing edge link having a first end rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and a second end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever, and an aft panel link having a first end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever and a second end rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the aft panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ross Michael Westermeier, Kevin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220227480
    Abstract: Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a wing including a fixed wing portion and a trailing edge control surface. The trailing edge control surface includes a fore panel rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and an aft panel rotatably coupled to the fore panel. The wing also includes a linkage assembly including a rocking lever rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the fore panel, a trailing edge link having a first end rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and a second end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever, and an aft panel link having a first end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever and a second end rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the aft panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ross Michael Westermeier, Kevin Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190137041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a hydrogen outlet temperature at a filling station, comprising inter alia a liquid reservoir (1), a cryopump (2), a heat exchanger (6), a gas reservoir (11) and a mixing point (7), wherein a cold hydrogen stream and a warm hydrogen stream are intermixed such that the temperature at the mixing point (7) lies between ?30 and ?45° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wilfried-Henning Reese, Tobias Kederer, Martin Brücklmeier, Simon Schäfer, Michael Westermeier
  • Publication number: 20190128246
    Abstract: A fluid energy machine, comprising a crank drive (A) and a drive device which is mechanically connected to the crank drive, wherein the drive device has two electric motors, the respective output members of which are mechanically connected to the crank drive is disclosed. The fluid energy machine is arranged within a housing which seals the fluid energy machine with respect to the surroundings and which is connected to a pressure-holding system. A method for operating a fluid energy machine of this type is further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wilfried-Henning Reese, Tobias Kederer, Martin Brücklmeier, Simon Schäfer, Michael Westermeier
  • Publication number: 20180010591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid energy machine and a method for generating a fluid-volume flow and for compressing a fluid by means of the fluid energy machine according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for refuelling a vehicle with a fluid using the method according to the invention for generating a fluid-volume flow and for compressing a fluid, and to the use of a fluid energy machine according to the invention for refuelling a motor vehicle. The fluid energy machine comprises a crank drive (20) and a drive device (10) that is mechanically connected to the crank drive (20), by means of which drive device a torque can be introduced into the crank drive (20), as well as a piston-cylinder unit (30), the piston (32) of which is mechanically connected to the crank drive (20). The drive device (10) comprises two electric motors (50, 60), the respective output members (51, 61) of which are mechanically connected to the crank drive (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Wilfried-Henning Reese, Tobias Kederer, Martin Brückimeier, Simon Schäfer, Michael Westermeier
  • Publication number: 20160230931
    Abstract: A method for operating a hydrogen fueling station is described, wherein the latter exhibits at least at least one storage tank, which is used to store liquefied hydrogen, and in which boil-off gas at least occasionally accumulates, at least one cryogenic pump, which is used to compress the hydrogen to the desired dispensing pressure, at least one dispenser, through which the compressed hydrogen is dispensed, and lines that connect the aforementioned components. According to the invention, the boil-off gas that accumulates is at least partially used for cooling at least one component and/or line of the hydrogen fueling station and/or is at least partially catalytically combusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wilfried-Henning Reese, Tobias Kederer, Simon Schäfer, Michael Westermeier, Johann Scheday
  • Publication number: 20160131307
    Abstract: A method for determining a tank pressure in a tank before the tank is filled with pressurised, gaseous hydrogen, according to which method an accumulator, in which the hydrogen to be used to fill the tank is stored as liquid hydrogen, is connected to the tank by means of a filling line and a subsequent check valve of the tank wherein hydrogen is pumped from the accumulator into the filling line by means of a pump and the filling-line pressure arising in the filling line during the pumping is measured, wherein the check valve is opened if the filling-line pressure exceeds the tank pressure, and wherein the tank pressure is determined as the filling-line pressure that exists when the check valve is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Wilfried-Henning REESE, Harald KRAUS, Tobias KEDERER, Michael WESTERMEIER