Patents by Inventor André Schwind

André Schwind 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: 7131814
    Abstract: A cooling arrangement (17) for supplying a first cavity (9) with a cooling gas, in particular in a gas turbine of a power plant, includes a cooling-gas passage (19) which is formed in a first component (6) and connects the first cavity (9) to a second cavity (10 ). A second component (16 ) bears against a bearing side (15) remote from the second cavity (10 ) and separates the first cavity (9) from a third cavity (12). The second component (16 ) is displaceable within a range of displacement. To improve the cooling effect, an orifice region (20) of the cooling-gas passage (19) is dimensioned and/or positioned in such a way that its orifice cross section (21) projects from the range of displacement to such an extent that it is open at least with a predetermined minimum cross section in any position of the second component (16 ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Nagler, André Schwind, Ralf Walz