Patents by Inventor Willem Bokhorst

Willem Bokhorst 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).

  • Patent number: 10577959
    Abstract: The seal arrangement for a mid turbine frame of a gas turbine, especially an aircraft gas turbine, includes a tubular fluid duct, especially an oil duct, which extends along an axial direction, a bearing sleeve surrounding the fluid duct radially outside and in the peripheral direction, and at least one seal ring arranged between fluid duct and bearing sleeve in the radial direction, this ring being arranged around the fluid duct. The seal ring is taken up at least partly in a groove provided in the bearing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Willem Bokhorst, Fabian Moritz
  • Patent number: 10323527
    Abstract: A device such as a drum for positioning at least one guide blade row from a plurality of guide blade groups in a turbomachine, the device on the outer circumferential side including at least one flange for attachment to a housing section of the turbomachine and on the inner circumferential side including a plurality of uniformly distributed receptacles for accommodating holding elements of the guide blade groups and a plurality of recesses, the device having a depth-reduced inner circumferential section, relative to the accommodating grooves, between at least two adjoining receptacles, which extends in each case from the one receptacle to the other receptacle; a blade-device combination; a method for assembling such a blade-device combination; and a turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Stricker, Stefan Rauscher, Willem Bokhorst
  • Patent number: 10180206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipe arrangement with a fluid-carrying inner pipe and an outer pipe that surrounds the inner pipe, wherein spacers are arranged between the inner pipe and the outer pipe in such a way that a gap is formed between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, wherein the outer pipe is joined at its first axial end section in a material-bonded or cohesive manner to a first spacer, which is joined to the inner pipe in a material-bonded manner, and wherein the outer pipe is arranged at its second axial end section at least partially with a radial spacing to a second spacer, which is joined to the inner pipe in a material-bonded manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Hugh Alun John Jackson, Willem Bokhorst, Manfred Michl
  • Publication number: 20180080333
    Abstract: The seal arrangement for a mid turbine frame of a gas turbine, especially an aircraft gas turbine, includes a tubular fluid duct, especially an oil duct, which extends along an axial direction, a bearing sleeve surrounding the fluid duct radially outside and in the peripheral direction, and at least one seal ring arranged between fluid duct and bearing sleeve in the radial direction, this ring being arranged around the fluid duct. The seal ring is taken up at least partly in a groove provided in the bearing sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Willem Bokhorst, Fabian Moritz
  • Publication number: 20170356590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipe arrangement (10) with a fluid-carrying inner pipe (12) and an outer pipe (14) that surrounds the inner pipe (12), wherein spacers (20, 24) are arranged between the inner pipe (12) and the outer pipe (14) in such a way that a gap (16) is formed between the inner pipe (12) and the outer pipe (14), wherein the outer pipe (14) is joined at its first axial end section (18) in a material-bonded or cohesive manner to a first spacer (20), which is joined to the inner pipe (12) in a material-bonded manner, and wherein the outer pipe (14) is arranged at its second axial end section (22) at least partially with a radial spacing (26) to a second spacer (24), which is joined to the inner pipe (12) in a material-bonded manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Hugh Alun John Jackson, Willem Bokhorst, Manfred Michl
  • Publication number: 20150010396
    Abstract: A device such as a drum for positioning at least one guide blade row from a plurality of guide blade groups in a turbomachine, the device on the outer circumferential side including at least one flange for attachment to a housing section of the turbomachine and on the inner circumferential side including a plurality of uniformly distributed receptacles for accommodating holding elements of the guide blade groups and a plurality of recesses, the device having a depth-reduced inner circumferential section, relative to the accommodating grooves, between at least two adjoining receptacles, which extends in each case from the one receptacle to the other receptacle; a blade-device combination; a method for assembling such a blade-device combination; and a turbomachine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Hans STRICKER, Stefan Rauscher, Willem Bokhorst