Patents by Inventor Daniela LIMACHER

Daniela LIMACHER 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).

  • Arrangement, use of an arrangement, device, snow lance and method for producing ice nuclei and artificial snow
    Patent number: 10527336
    Abstract: A nucleator nozzle (20) for producing ice nuclei is designed as convergent-divergent nozzle. The nozzle channel (25) has a section (27) that is widening. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening (23) to the cross-sectional area of the nozzle channel (25) in the region of the nucleus diameter (26) is at least approximately 4:1. A snow lance (1) having at least one nucleator nozzle (20) and having at least one water nozzle (30; 30?) is designed such that water droplets (32) produced by the water nozzle (30; 30?) pass through a droplet path (31; 31?) of at least 20 cm until they reach ice nuclei (28) from the nucleator nozzle (20) in a germination zone E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BAECHLER TOP TRACK AG
    Inventors: Daniela Limacher, Mathieu Fauve, Bruno Koch, Claus Dangel
  • ARRANGEMENT, USE OF AN ARRANGEMENT, DEVICE, SNOW LANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ICE NUCLEI AND ARTIFICIAL SNOW
    Publication number: 20170038113
    Abstract: A nucleator nozzle (20) for producing ice nuclei is designed as convergent-divergent nozzle. The nozzle channel (25) has a section (27) that is widening. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening (23) to the cross-sectional area of the nozzle channel (25) in the region of the nucleus diameter (26) is at least approximately 4:1. A snow lance (1) having at least one nucleator nozzle (20) and having at least one water nozzle (30; 30?) is designed such that water droplets (32) produced by the water nozzle (30; 30?) pass through a droplet path (31; 31?) of at least 20 cm until they reach ice nuclei (28) from the nucleator nozzle (20) in a germination zone E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Daniela LIMACHER, Mathieu FAUVE, Bruno KOCH, Claus DANGEL