Patents by Inventor Thomas Aichner

Thomas Aichner 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).

  • Thrust nozzle with double contour and smooth transition
    Patent number: 10590888
    Abstract: A thrust nozzle, in particular thrust nozzle for a rocket engine, with a convergent wall section, a throat section and a divergent wall section. The divergent wall section has a first region adjacent to the throat section, the wall contour of which region corresponds to a truncated ideal nozzle, and the divergent wall section has a second region facing away from the throat section, which region has a wall contour deviating from the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus DS GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Frey, Thomas Aichner, Philip Martin
  • Thrust nozzle
    Publication number: 20170122260
    Abstract: A thrust nozzle, in particular thrust nozzle for a rocket engine, with a convergent wall section, a throat section and a divergent wall section. The divergent wall section has a first region adjacent to the throat section, the wall contour of which region corresponds to a truncated ideal nozzle, and the divergent wall section has a second region facing away from the throat section, which region has a wall contour deviating from the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Frey, Thomas Aichner, Philip Martin