Patents by Inventor Robin RETTBERG

Robin RETTBERG 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: 11845131
    Abstract: A component of a rotary machine extends to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is formed by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Bruno Maroccia
  • Patent number: 11752553
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction. A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Thomas Kränzler, Enno Danke
  • Publication number: 20220341326
    Abstract: A component of a rotary machine extends to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is formed by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Bruno MAROCCIA
  • Patent number: 11401813
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extending to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Bruno Maroccia
  • Publication number: 20220219267
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction. A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Thomas KRÄNZLER, Enno DANKE
  • Patent number: 11318568
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction, A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Thomas Kränzler, Enno Danke
  • Patent number: 11111800
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an impeller of a rotary machine, the impeller including at least one vane limiting an inner channel, which is at least partly closed, the method includes successively manufactured the impeller of several material layers by a build-up process from a powder. The powder is applied in each case to a processing plane for the production of each material layer, and then a solid material layer is produced from the powder by a selective energy input, and structural orientation is determined for the impeller, according to which the impeller is built up in layers, and the structural orientation is defined by a first and a second angle, which angles describe the relative position of the impeller to the processing plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Kaspar Löffel, Jonas Ess, Marc Huber, Martin Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20210039194
    Abstract: A component of a rotary machine formed from a blank, the component includes a center, a boundary surface, and at least one inner passage extending from the center up to the boundary surface and being at least partly closed. The inner passage is formed by a first subtractive machining in which a part of the passage that at least includes an opening of the passage into the boundary surface as well as a cut-out in the top surface is manufactured by machining production, and subsequently the passage is completed by a build-up production on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Thomas KRÄNZLER, Andreas WÜRMS
  • Patent number: 10864607
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction, A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Thomas Kränzler, Enno Danke
  • Patent number: 10857621
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component has at least one inner passage that extends from a center up to a boundary surface of the component and is at least partly closed, and a blank is provided that includes the boundary surface and a top surface. The Method includes a first subtractive machining step that is carried out in which a part of the passage that at least includes an opening of the passage into the boundary surface as well as a cut-out in the top surface are manufactured by machining production, and subsequently the passage is completed by build-up production on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Thomas Kränzler, Andreas Würms
  • Patent number: 10851653
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extending to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Robin Rettberg, Bruno Maroccia
  • Publication number: 20200361042
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction, A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Thomas KRÄNZLER, Enno DANKE
  • Publication number: 20200362700
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extending to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Bruno MAROCCIA
  • Publication number: 20190003322
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an impeller of a rotary machine, the impeller including at least one vane limiting an inner channel, which is at least partly closed, the method includes successively manufactured the impeller of several material layers by a build-up process from a powder. The powder is applied in each case to a processing plane for the production of each material layer, and then a solid material layer is produced from the powder by a selective energy input, and structural orientation is determined for the impeller, according to which the impeller is built up in layers, and the structural orientation is defined by a first and a second angle, which angles describe the relative position of the impeller to the processing plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Kaspar LÖFFEL, Jonas ESS, Marc HUBER, Martin HARTMANN
  • Publication number: 20180080325
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extending to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Bruno MAROCCIA
  • Publication number: 20180079038
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extends in an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end in a center of the component to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is partially closed. A blank includes the center of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The maximum dimension of the outer surface in the radial direction is smaller than the dimension of the limiting surface in the radial direction, A first subtractive process step is performed such that a part of the channel is manufactured by a machining process, with the part extending from the first end of the channel to the outer surface of the blank. Afterwards the channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Thomas KRÄNZLER, Enno DANKE
  • Publication number: 20170341178
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component has at least one inner passage that extends from a center up to a boundary surface of the component and is at least partly closed, and a blank is provided that includes the boundary surface and a top surface. The Method includes a first subtractive machining step that is carried out in which a part of the passage that at least includes an opening of the passage into the boundary surface as well as a cut-out in the top surface are manufactured by machining production, and subsequently the passage is completed by build-up production on the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Robin RETTBERG, Thomas KRÄNZLER, Andreas WÜRMS