Patents by Inventor Olaf HEINTZE

Olaf HEINTZE 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).

  • AERODYNAMIC COMPONENT WITH A DEFORMABLE OUTER SHELL
    Publication number: 20100294893
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerodynamic component, in particular a wing, a landing flap, a pitch elevator, a yaw rudder, a fin or tail. The aerodynamic component comprises an outer shell and at least one supporting element supporting said outer shell. A drive unit rotates the supporting element. A supporting region is created between the supporting element and the outer shell. The supporting region transfers deformation forces from the drive unit via the supporting element to the outer shell. The supporting element is designed and configured for changing the distance of the supporting region from a longitudinal plane of the aerodynamic component with a rotation of the supporting element. The outer shell comprises an elastic deformation region. The elastic deformation region is elastically deformed by the deformation forces with a rotation of the supporting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.
    Inventors: Olaf HEINTZE, Hans Peter MONNER, Markus KINTSCHER, Johannes RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Thomas LORKOWSKI