Patents by Inventor Thomas Flatscher

Thomas Flatscher 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).

  • Liner element for a turbine intermediate case
    Patent number: 10392972
    Abstract: A liner element of a hot-gas-conveying duct of a turbine intermediate case of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, the liner element includes a central portion having at least one first reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending substantially straight between an axial forward end and an axial rearward end; at least one of the two axial ends being adjoined by a second reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending inclinedly or curvedly relative to the straight-line extent of the first reinforcement portion; the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion together forming a reinforcing element; the entire reinforcing element being disposed within the outer surface of the central portion, in particular in such a way that the reinforcing element is spaced apart from the first connecting portion and from the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Thomas Flatscher, Alois Eichinger, Wolfgang Bickmeier, Manfred Feldmann, Daniel Kirchner, Johannes Geisler
  • Liner element for a turbine intermediate case
    Publication number: 20180038244
    Abstract: A liner element of a hot-gas-conveying duct of a turbine intermediate case of a gas turbine, in particular of an aircraft gas turbine, the liner element includes a central portion having at least one first reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending substantially straight between an axial forward end and an axial rearward end; at least one of the two axial ends being adjoined by a second reinforcement portion projecting in a direction away from the duct and extending inclinedly or curvedly relative to the straight-line extent of the first reinforcement portion; the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion together forming a reinforcing element; the entire reinforcing element being disposed within the outer surface of the central portion, in particular in such a way that the reinforcing element is spaced apart from the first connecting portion and from the second connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Flatscher, Alois Eichinger, Wolfgang Bickmeier, Manfred Feldmann, Daniel Kirchner, Johannes Geisler