Patents by Inventor Norbert Heltsch

Norbert Heltsch 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: 20180207890
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a fiber composite member. The method involves the step of producing a fiber layer by depositing at least two fiber webs in a plane adjacent to each other and along a circular guiding arc. The fiber webs are deposited on curved deposition paths that intersect the circular guiding arc with the same predetermined angle, and are formed in the form of portions of circular involutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Norbert HELTSCH
  • Patent number: 9586668
    Abstract: A fuselage cell structure for an aircraft includes at least two skin panels including at least one double shell skin panel and at least one monolithic skin panel. At least one longitudinal brace or a transverse brace is disposed so as to form at least one of longitudinal seam or a transverse seam between the double shell skin panel and the monolithic skin panel. The fuselage cell structure includes at least one of a longitudinal bracket and a load transfer point. The longitudinal bracket is disposed in a region of the longitudinal seam and includes a first and a second longitudinal flanges disposed offset with respect to one another and connected by a web. The load transfer point is disposed in a region of the transverse seam so as to connect the longitudinal brace disposed on the monolithic skin panel to the double shell skin panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietrich Dolzinski, Norbert Heltsch, Arne Hartwig, Markus Mueller, Markus Joerg Weber, Jens-Ulrich Prowe, Paul Joern
  • Publication number: 20160375630
    Abstract: A method for welding together a first and a second multiple layered thermoplastic layer composite material component, includes removing material of the first and second components along a first and a second longitudinal edge, respectively, by a laser beam to form a first and a second step structure, respectively, having a plurality of steps. Each step is formed by one other or several others of the layers of the first and the second component, respectively, and has a surface section parallel to the direction of extension of the layers and a front section transverse to the direction of extension of the layers. The first and the second components are disposed in the abutting position, and then the first and second components are welded together by welding together the abutting surface sections of the steps of the first and second step structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Heltsch, Peter Linde
  • Patent number: 8720826
    Abstract: A window element for a double-shell skin field of an aircraft fuselage cell includes a window frame having a window module disposed in the frame, wherein the frame is disposed in an opening of the double-shell skin field, and wherein the frame is connected to the double-shell skin field by a surrounding embrasure profile positioned against a core structure of the skin field at least in some regions, wherein the core structure includes an inner and an outer covering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietrich Dolzinski, Norbert Heltsch, Arne Hartwig, Markus Mueller, Markus Joerg Weber, Jens-Ulrich Prowe, Paul Joern
  • Patent number: 8580170
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a substantially shell-shaped component, from substantially carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material having at least one local reinforcing zone and at least one stiffening element, in particular a fuselage shell, a wing shell, a vertical stabilizer shell or horizontal stabilizer shell of an aircraft or the like. The process according to the invention comprises the following steps: arranging at least one doubler which has already been cured, on an at most partially cured shell skin to form the local reinforcing zone, applying at least one stiffening element which has already been cured, and placing at least one at most partially cured connecting angle bracket against the at least one stiffening element at least in the region of the at least one doubler, and curing the shell skin and the connecting angle bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Barnaby Law, Kai Schumacher, Jonathon Komadina, Jochen Mueller, Norbert Heltsch
  • Publication number: 20120056037
    Abstract: A fuselage cell structure for an aircraft includes at least two skin panels including at least one double shell skin panel and at least one monolithic skin panel. At least one brace which is at least one of a longitudinal and a transverse brace is disposed so as to form at least one of a longitudinal seam and a transverse seam between the at least one double shell skin panel and the at least one monolithic skin panel. The fuselage cell structure includes at least one of a longitudinal bracket and a load transfer point. The longitudinal bracket is disposed in a region of the longitudinal seam and includes a first and a second longitudinal flange that are disposed offset with respect to one another and connected by a web. The load transfer point is disposed in a region of the transverse seam so as to connect the longitudinal brace disposed on the at least one monolithic skin panel to the at least one double shell skin panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietrich Dolzinski, Norbert Heltsch, Arne Hartwig, Markus Mueller, Markus Joerg Weber, Jens-Ulrich Prowe, Paul Joern
  • Publication number: 20110042516
    Abstract: A window element for a double-shell skin field of an aircraft fuselage cell includes a window frame having a window module disposed in the frame, wherein the frame is disposed in an opening of the double-shell skin field, and wherein the frame is connected to the double-shell skin field by a surrounding embrasure profile positioned against a core structure of the skin field at least in some regions, wherein the core structure includes an inner and an outer covering layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf-Dietrich Dolzinski, Norbert Heltsch, Arne Hartwig, Markus Mueller, Markus Joerg Weber, Jens-Ulrich Prowe, Paul Joern
  • Publication number: 20090115088
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing a substantially shell-shaped component, from substantially carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material having at least one local reinforcing zone and at least one stiffening element, in particular a fuselage shell, a wing shell, a vertical stabilizer shell or horizontal stabilizer shell of an aircraft or the like. The process according to the invention comprises the following steps: arranging at least one doubler which has already been cured, on an at most partially cured shell skin to form the local reinforcing zone, applying at least one stiffening element which has already been cured, and placing at least one at most partially cured connecting angle bracket against the at least one stiffening element at least in the region of the at least one doubler, and curing the shell skin and the connecting angle bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Barnaby Law, Kai Schumacher, Jonathon Komadina, Jochen Mueller, Norbert Heltsch