Company patents
Flender GmbH
Flender GmbH's patent strategy reveals a surprising shift away from core electrical components, with Electric Motors & Generators experiencing an 80.0% decline in 2026 (so far) and Couplings & Brakes (Mechanical) seeing a 100.0% decline in 2026, despite these areas historically being significant. Concurrently, the company is showing an emerging focus on Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), which saw a 100.0% year-over-year growth in 2026, indicating a strategic pivot towards advanced manufacturing processes.
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Yearly patent publications since 2023
Product themes
Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.
114 US filings (since 2023) · 10 categories · 20 themes
Designs and components for efficiently supplying, collecting, and managing lubricants (oil, grease) within gearboxes and transmissions to reduce friction, dissipate heat, and extend component operational life.
Assemblies and components designed for reliable and efficient transfer of rotational or axial forces between mechanical parts, accommodating misalignment or specific motion profiles.
Novel configurations and materials for gears and drivetrain components, including specialized profiles, self-aligning features, damping elements, and complex gear train arrangements like planetary, cycloidal, or strain wave gearing.
Integration of additional functionalities or equipment with wind turbines, such as energy storage systems, hydrogen production (electrolysers), or hybrid energy harvesting combining wind with other renewable sources like hydrokinetic or wave power.
Methods and equipment for the efficient manufacturing, assembly, transport, installation, and maintenance of wind turbine components, particularly large structures like blades, towers, and generator modules.
Manufacturing processes and techniques for producing stator cores, windings, and coils, including lamination, impregnation, hairpin winding, and segment coil bending, to improve motor efficiency, power density, or reliability.
Systems and methods for real-time or periodic assessment of turbine engine health, including detection of wear, damage, unbalance, or deterioration, to enable predictive maintenance and extend operational life.
Transmissions designed to provide a continuous range of gear ratios between fixed limits, often employing ball-planetary, toroidal, or belt-pulley mechanisms, and including their control systems for stable operation in various directions.
Development of novel motor architectures beyond traditional radial flux designs, including linear, axial, or multi-armature configurations, often to optimize for specific performance characteristics like torque density or form factor.
Novel designs or control strategies for clutches, including one-way, centrifugal, or disconnect types, to manage torque transmission in powertrains and other mechanical systems.
Bearings that utilize a pressurized gas or liquid film to create a non-contact support surface, reducing friction and wear, often incorporating specific flow restriction or airfoil designs.
Design and integration of bearings within larger mechanical systems or devices, focusing on mounting structures, housing, endplay management, and overall assembly for specific applications.
Focuses on novel wind turbine blade designs, including internal structural elements like shear webs and spar caps, external aerodynamic enhancements such as chord extensions or serrations, and advanced materials or integrated sensors for improved performance, durability, and load management.
Integration of elastomeric or other damping elements into mechanical drive components to absorb shocks, reduce noise, and mitigate vibrations during operation.
Systems and methods utilizing sensors and control logic to detect, measure, and report the wear status of brake components, enabling predictive maintenance or safety alerts.
Improvements to the internal components and configurations of rolling element bearings, such as cage designs, separator materials, raceway geometry, or adjustable elements, to enhance performance or lifespan.
Design of contact elements and their interaction to ensure stable, low-resistance electrical connection under various mechanical and environmental conditions, including spring forces and material choices.
Development of novel materials or material compositions to enhance bearing performance, such as wear resistance, friction reduction, or load capacity, often involving composites, ceramics, or specialized coatings.
Components and designs focused on preventing ingress of contaminants (e.g., dirt, water) or egress of lubricants from bearing systems, often using elastic seals, shields, or labyrinth structures.
Using computational design and simulation to optimize the performance characteristics of specific components or materials within a larger engineering system.
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