Patents by Inventor Thomas Sauterleute

Thomas Sauterleute 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: 20240035492
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve, preferably a continuous valve comprising a spool and a spool sleeve, wherein the spool comprises a control surface and the spool sleeve comprises an opening, wherein the valve is configured in such a way that the control surface can cover the opening, wherein the spool can be positioned such that the control surface at least partially does not cover the opening, wherein the spool sleeve comprises a further opening, wherein the control surface can cover the further opening, wherein the spool can be positioned such that the control surface at least partially does not cover each of the opening and the further opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ralf BRUGGER, Andreas DÜRNER, Thomas SAUTERLEUTE
  • Publication number: 20240035493
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a valve, preferably a continuous valve or a proportional valve, wherein the valve comprises means configured to control and/or regulate a pressure and/or flow of a fluid, wherein the means are further configured to effect at least one further function or to participate in the function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas DÃœRNER, Thomas SAUTERLEUTE, Anton GAILE
  • Patent number: 11767101
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flight control system comprising at least one hydraulic servo actuator, wherein the servo actuator includes a two-stage electrohydraulic servo valve, wherein the servo valve comprises a pilot stage in which the control current is translated into a hydraulic control pressure, and a power stage in which a valve slide is moved in response to the control pressure in order to adjust the throughflow direction and throughflow cross-section of the valve. The disclosure furthermore relates to an aircraft comprising such a flight control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE LINDENBERG GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Roeben, Thomas Sauterleute, Anton Gaile
  • Publication number: 20220144414
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flight control system comprising at least one hydraulic servo actuator, wherein the servo actuator includes a two-stage electrohydraulic servo valve, wherein the servo valve comprises a pilot stage in which the control current is translated into a hydraulic control pressure, and a power stage in which a valve slide is moved in response to the control pressure in order to adjust the throughflow direction and throughflow cross-section of the valve. The disclosure furthermore relates to an aircraft comprising such a flight control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Roeben, Thomas Sauterleute, Anton Gaile