Patents by Inventor Bernard VIOLA

Bernard VIOLA 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: 10260347
    Abstract: The technical field of the invention is steam turbines including a steam feed circuit based on a functional steam generator set that may be nuclear- or fossil-fuel powered, and in particular a steam feed circuit (1) of a turbine (2), comprising n main steam lines (3) and n? steam admission lines (4) to the turbine, the number n? of steam admission lines (4) to the turbine being strictly greater than the number n of main steam lines (3), characterized in that there are n direct steam admission lines (5) to the turbine linking the as main steam lines (3) directly to the steam admission lines (4) to the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Vincent Jourdain, Bernard Viola, Damien Milet
  • Publication number: 20140030068
    Abstract: The technical field of the invention is steam turbines including a steam feed circuit based on a functional steam generator set that may be nuclear- or fossil-fuel powered, and in particular a steam feed circuit (1) of a turbine (2), comprising n main steam lines (3) and n? steam admission lines (4) to the turbine, the number n? of steam admission lines (4) to the turbine being strictly greater than the number n of main steam lines (3), characterized in that there are n direct steam admission lines (5) to the turbine linking the as main steam lines (3) directly to the steam admission lines (4) to the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Vincent JOURDAIN, Bernard VIOLA, Damien MILET