Patents by Inventor Rainer Thomas

Rainer Thomas 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: 12435729
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compressor impeller or rotor including a hub that carries blades, involving a step of manufacturing a hub which includes all or some of the blades, and a step of additive manufacture by adding localised material using a method such as the LMD process to form or finish each blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Rainer Thomas, Laurent Pierre Tarnowski, Mathieu Laurent Herran, Ludovic André Joël Naudot
  • Publication number: 20240314244
    Abstract: A jitter compensation during receipt of voice content (1, 2, 3, 4) via IP-based networks in voice packets (110, 120; 210) with a header (H) and payload (PL) is described, wherein a piece of time information of a transmitter time of a transmitter, which indicates the time of sending (ts) of the voice packet (110, 120; 210), is contained in the voice packet (110, 120; 210). It is provided that the receiver initializes a receiver clock using a transmitter time by means of the time information in the initial packet, that the receiver determines a minimum relative packet transmission duration (delta) after the initialization of the receiver clock, adjusts the receiver time as a function of the minimum relative packet transmission duration (delta), during the receipt of a first voice packet (111) with voice content, determines the actual time of receipt of this voice packet and determines the buffer (DJB) as a function of the actual time of receipt (FIG. 4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Rainer THOMAS, Andreas POTYKA
  • Publication number: 20220134426
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a compressor impeller or rotor including a hub that carries blades, involving a step of manufacturing a hub which includes all or some of the blades, and a step of additive manufacture by adding localised material using a method such as the LMD process to form or finish each blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Rainer THOMAS, Laurent Pierre TARNOWSKI, Mathieu Laurent HERRAN, Ludovic André Joël NAUDOT
  • Patent number: 9500128
    Abstract: A heat-exchange architecture for exhaust of a turbine engine, including heat-exchange elements partially obstructing a hot exhaust gases stream. In an architecture built into an exhaust line for gas streams of a turbine engine, the turbine engine is a turboshaft engine including a gas generator and a free turbine supplying power to a shaft via a through-shaft and an upstream reduction gear. An annular plate-shaped exchanger is installed in the axisymmetric portion of the ejector. The exchanger includes inlet and outlet channels, connected to the inlet and outlet of a central channel wound into a helix shape or sine curve in the annular plate. The channels are connected at the other ends to mechanical or electromechanical mechanisms for recovering and recycling energy. The energy is recovered via a cold fluid heated in the central channel by transfer of heat from residual gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: TURBOMECA
    Inventor: Rainer Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130086906
    Abstract: A heat-exchange architecture for exhaust of a turbine engine, including heat-exchange elements partially obstructing a hot exhaust gases stream. In an architecture built into an exhaust line for gas streams of a turbine engine, the turbine engine is a turboshaft engine including a gas generator and a free turbine supplying power to a shaft via a through-shaft and an upstream reduction gear. An annular plate-shaped exchanger is installed in the axisymmetric portion of the ejector. The exchanger includes inlet and outlet channels, connected to the inlet and outlet of a central channel wound into a helix shape or sine curve in the annular plate. The channels are connected at the other ends to mechanical or electromechanical mechanisms for recovering and recycling energy. The energy is recovered via a cold fluid heated in the central channel by transfer of heat from residual gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: TURBOMECA
    Inventor: Rainer Thomas
  • Publication number: 20060273455
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for electronic device packaging having stacked dice are disclosed herein. A first die has a through silicon via formed therethrough. A second die is landed on the through silicon via of the first die. A mount having a lead is coupled to the through silicon via of the first die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Christina Williams, Rainer Thomas
  • Publication number: 20060019025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel, reliable, and forgery-proof method for temperature-induced marking of glass and coating compositions for use in this marking and detection methods for checking the performance of the heat treatment in glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: Rainer Thomas
  • Patent number: 4052384
    Abstract: Aziridinocarboxylic acid esters of polyols are manufactured by trans-esterification of the corresponding esters of lower alcohols, using magnesium oxide or calcium oxide as the trans-esterification catalyst; this method gives a higher yield and a purer product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Toni Dockner, Albrecht Wallis, Rolf Fikentscher, Rainer Thomas, Reinhard Herzog