Patents by Inventor Stefan MENCZYKALSKI

Stefan MENCZYKALSKI 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: 12253000
    Abstract: An oil system of a gas turbine engine, includes a first oil circuit and a second oil circuit. Via the oil circuits, oil is supplied to a hydraulic load of a transmission of the engine. Downstream of the load, in the region of a return of the transmission, oil is introduced into the oil circuits from the transmission. Upstream of the load, in the region of inlets, oil can be introduced into the transmission from the oil circuits. The second oil circuit includes an oil accumulator between the return and the inlet of the second oil circuit. The oil accumulator is configured such that, according to a feed pressure of the oil upstream of the inlet, oil is stored in the oil accumulator or oil stored in the oil accumulator is fed toward the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventors: David Williams, Stefan Menczykalski, Stephan Uhkötter, Uwe Kracht, Wolfram Kurz-Hardjosoekatmo
  • Publication number: 20230101143
    Abstract: An oil system of a gas turbine engine, includes a first oil circuit and a second oil circuit. Via of the oil circuits, oil is supplied to a hydraulic load of a transmission of the engine. Downstream of the load, in the region of a return of the transmission, oil is introduced into the oil circuits from the transmission. Upstream of the load, in the region of inlets, oil can be introduced into the transmission from the oil circuits. The second oil circuit includes an oil accumulator between the return and the inlet of the second oil circuit. The oil accumulator is configured such that, according to a feed pressure of the oil upstream of the inlet oil is stored in the oil accumulator or oil stored in the oil accumulator is fed toward the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: David WILLIAMS, Stefan MENCZYKALSKI, Stephan UHKÖTTER, Uwe KRACHT, Wolfram KURZ-HARDJOSOEKATMO
  • Publication number: 20220389873
    Abstract: The invention describes a transmission (30) having a rotatably mounted component (34) that is designed with at least two approximately rotationally symmetrical channels (41, 141) into which oil from a respective oil supply (44, 144) fixed to the housing can be introduced proceeding from the respective radially inner region (42, 142) of said channels. In at least one radially outer region (45, 145), the channels (41, 141) each have at least one outlet opening (46, 146) for the oil. Furthermore, the oil can be conveyed from the outlet openings (46, 146) to at least one hydraulic consumer via at least one line region (47, 147) in each case. A gas turbine engine having the transmission (30) is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stephan UHKOETTER, Stefan MENCZYKALSKI
  • Patent number: 11215078
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft including a unit supplied with oil from a first oil circuit and a second oil circuit. The first oil circuit and the second oil circuit each are fluidly coupled with at least one inlet and with at least one outlet of the unit and with at least one inlet and with at least one outlet of an oil tank. The first oil circuit and the second oil circuit are configured to receive oil from the oil tank and to direct the received oil to the unit. The oil tank is incorporating offset outlets to each of the oil circuits. The offset outlet of the second oil circuit is positioned higher in the oil tank than the offset outlet of the first oil circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co. KG, Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Stefan Menczykalski, Stephan Uhkoetter, John R. Mason, David A. Edwards, Neil Davies, Lynn Hammond, David Williams
  • Patent number: 11131214
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox receiving input from a core shaft and driving a fan at a lower speed than the core shaft. First and second oil circuits fluidly couple with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. A third oil circuit fluidly couples with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. The outlet of the gearbox includes a device directing oil from the gearbox to the first oil circuit, to the second oil circuit and to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox exceeds a predefined oil flow rate, or deviates an operational value corresponding with that oil flow rate, and directs oil from the gearbox to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox is ? the predefined flow rate or is ? a corresponding operational value or is greater than or equal to a further corresponding operational value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG, ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Stefan Menczykalski, Stephan Uhkoetter, John R. Mason, David A. Edwards, Neil Davies, Lynn Hammond, David Williams
  • Publication number: 20190316522
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft including a unit supplied with oil from a first oil circuit and a second oil circuit. The first oil circuit and the second oil circuit each are fluidly coupled with at least one inlet and with at least one outlet of the unit and with at least one inlet and with at least one outlet of an oil tank. The first oil circuit and the second oil circuit are configured to receive oil from the oil tank and to direct the received oil to the unit. The oil tank is incorporating offset outlets to each of the oil circuits. The offset outlet of the second oil circuit is positioned higher in the oil tank than the offset outlet of the first oil circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan MENCZYKALSKI, Stephan UHKOETTER, John R. MASON, David A. EDWARDS, Neil DAVIES, Lynn HAMMOND, David WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20190316488
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox receiving input from a core shaft and driving a fan at a lower speed than the core shaft. First and second oil circuits fluidly couple with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. A third oil circuit fluidly couples with an inlet and outlet of the gearbox. The outlet of the gearbox includes a device directing oil from the gearbox to the first oil circuit, to the second oil circuit and to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox exceeds a predefined oil flow rate, or deviates an operational value corresponding with that oil flow rate, and directs oil from the gearbox to the third oil circuit when feeding to the gearbox is the predefined flow rate or is a corresponding operational value or is greater than or equal to a further corresponding operational value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan MENCZYKALSKI, Stephan UHKOETTER, John R. MASON, David A. EDWARDS, Neil DAVIES, Lynn HAMMOND, David WILLIAMS