Patents by Inventor Stephan Prostler

Stephan Prostler 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).

  • Brush seal and method for producing a brush seal
    Patent number: 10100655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush seal, in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers, individual wires or bundles of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Christoph Cernay, Stephan Prostler, Wolfgang Schmidmayr, Julian Weber, Benjamin Grobkurth, Stefan Beichl
  • Brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another
    Patent number: 9777588
    Abstract: A brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another includes a gas seal housing that receives at least one brush head of a brush seal and a support element by means of which a brush packet projecting from the brush head of the brush seal may be supported against flexing. The support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a brush seal system and to a thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Stephan Klan, Frank Stiehler, Julian Weber, Markus Schlemmer, Stephan Prostler
  • BRUSH SEAL SYSTEM FOR SEALING A GAP BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A THERMAL GAS TURBINE THAT MAY BE MOVED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER
    Publication number: 20150098798
    Abstract: A brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another includes a gas seal housing that receives at least one brush head of a brush seal and a support element by means of which a brush packet projecting from the brush head of the brush seal may be supported against flexing. The support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a brush seal system and to a thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: STEPHAN KLAN, FRANK STIEHLER, JULIAN WEBER, MARKUS SCHLEMMER, STEPHAN PROSTLER
  • BRUSH SEAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BRUSH SEAL
    Publication number: 20150084285
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush seal (10), in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers (12), individual wires or bundles (14) of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers (12) or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles (14) or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package (16). In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Cernay, Stephan Prostler, Wolfgang Schmidmayr, Julian Weber, Benjamin Grobkurth, Stefan Beichl