Patents by Inventor Rudiger Ewald

Rudiger Ewald 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: 6790332
    Abstract: A method for galvanically depositing nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys in a galvanic bath includes using electrolytes containing nickel compounds or cobalt compounds. At least one anode and at least one cathode of the bath are subject to periodic current pulses. The IA/IC ratio of the anode current density IA to the cathode current density IC is selected to be greater than 1 and smaller than 1.5, where the anode current density IA and the cathode current density IC are defined as current densities with respect to a deposition body on which deposition occurs during the application of periodic current pulses where the deposition body serves as anode and cathode respectively. The charge ratio QA/QC=TAIA/TCIC of the charge QA, transported during anode pulse of duration TA, to the charge QC transported during a cathode pulse of duration TC, is between 30% and 45%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Ewald, Peter Filke, Michael Heckmann, Wolflgang Keinath, Günter Langel, Anton Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20020084190
    Abstract: A method for galvanically depositing nickel, cobalt, nickel alloys or cobalt alloys in a galvanic bath includes using electrolytes containing nickel compounds or cobalt compounds. At least one anode and at least one cathode of the bath are subject to periodic current pulses. The IA/IC ratio of the anode current density IA to the cathode current density IC is selected to be greater than 1 and smaller than 1.5. The charge ratio QA/QC=TAIA/TCIC of the charge QA, transported during an anode pulse of duration TA, to the charge QC transported during a cathode pulse of duration TC , is between 30 and 45. A bath for carrying out the method may have contoured anodes, current restrictors, a cleaning device for the electrolyte, and a circulating device with recycling of the electrolyte through nozzles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Rudiger Ewald, Peter Filke, Michael Heckmann, Wolflgang Keinath, Gunter Langel, Anton Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6112515
    Abstract: A device for fastening an injection element 4 with its foot 5 in a hole of a base plate 1 of an injection head 2 of a rocket engine, the foot 5 is tapered in steps up to its end. A first shoulder 7 of the foot abuts against the base plate 1; a thread (6) screwed into the base plate 1 is present after the first shoulder 7; the thread 6 is followed by a second shoulder 8 and then by a first, smooth cylindrical piece 9. This is followed by a third shoulder 11, on which a solder ring 12 made of a gold alloy is seated. A second, smooth cylindrical piece 13, which has a solder gap 13a between it and the corresponding hole in the base plate 1, follows after the third shoulder 11 up to the end. A process for fastening the injection element 4 provides for the solder ring 12 being first placed on the third shoulder 11, after which the injection element 4 is screwed into the base plate by means of a hexagon 22, and the injection head 2 is subsequently heated to about 1,035.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Klotz, Bernhard Stahn, Rudiger Ewald
  • Patent number: 5983626
    Abstract: An injection head for rocket engines, in the combustion chambers of which one or more liquid propellants are chemically reacted to generate thrust, with a plurality of injection elements as well as with a distribution chamber arranged before these injection elements in terms of flow. The distribution chamber is divided into two chambers connected in series in terms of flow by means of a separator plate arranged at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the engine. The separator plate has a plurality of openings, each with a different flow cross section and with a defined direction of flow, wherein each opening is associated with one or more injection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Stahn, Hans-Joachim Klotz, Rudiger Ewald