Patents by Inventor Stephan Proestler

Stephan Proestler 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).

  • Publication number: 20170145846
    Abstract: Disclosed is a brush sealing arrangement for a turbomachine, comprising at least one stator, one rotor and one brush seal. The brush seal comprises at least one brush element and one ring for receiving the brush element. The brush sealing arrangement seals a gap between the stator and the rotor. The ring is connected to the stator by means of a press-fit. The ring comprises a first material having a first thermal expansion coefficient and at least a portion of the stator comprises for receiving the ring a second material having a second thermal expansion coefficient. Also disclosed are an installation securing arrangement comprising the brush sealing arrangement and a turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Lothar ALBERS, Georg ZOTZ, Stephan PROESTLER, Stefan BEICHL, Hermann BECKER
  • Patent number: 9234463
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a high pressure compressor rotor having a plurality of disks and a shaft; at least one forward cavity between a rim of at least one of the disks and the shaft and at least one aft cavity formed between a rim of at least one other of the disks and the shaft; a first flow of cooling air in the at least one forward cavity; and a second flow of cooling air in the at least one aft cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Daniel Benjamin, Daniel Carminati, David S. Jang, Stephan Proestler