Patents by Inventor Rolf Kleinstueck

Rolf Kleinstueck 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: 8172520
    Abstract: A turbine vane of a gas turbine, especially a gas turbine aircraft engine, is disclosed. The turbine vane includes a vane base body with an outer surface forming a suction side and a pressure side, the outer surface of the vane base body being at least partially coated with a thermal barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating extends continuously or uninterruptedly at least largely over the suction side and largely over the pressure side of the surface of the vane base body, with the layer thickness of the thermal barrier coating being variable or adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Hernan Victor Arrieta, Rolf Kleinstueck, Paul Storm, Peter Wiedemann
  • Publication number: 20100014962
    Abstract: A turbine vane of a gas turbine, especially a gas turbine aircraft engine, is disclosed. The turbine vane includes a vane base body with an outer surface forming a suction side and a pressure side, the outer surface of the vane base body being at least partially coated with a thermal barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating extends continuously or uninterruptedly at least largely over the suction side and largely over the pressure side of the surface of the vane base body, with the layer thickness of the thermal barrier coating being variable or adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: MUT Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Hernan Arrieta, Rolf Kleinstueck, Paul Storm, Peter Wiedemann