Patents by Inventor Timothy Hoffmann

Timothy Hoffmann 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).

  • Rotating machinery with damping system
    Patent number: 8727699
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a damping system for rotating machinery such as gas turbine engines. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for damping systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kent Vetters, Timothy Hoffmann, Steven Arlen Klusman
  • ROTATING MACHINERY WITH DAMPING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110171012
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a damping system for rotating machinery such as gas turbine engines. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for damping systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Kent Vetters, Timothy Hoffmann, Steven Arlen Klusman