Patents by Inventor Dominikus Bucker

Dominikus Bucker 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: 7503178
    Abstract: A thermal power plant with sequential combustion and reduced CO2 emissions is disclosed, which includes the following components, which are connected in series via in each case at least one flow passage (S): a combustion feed air compressor unit, a first combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine stage, a second combustion chamber and a low-pressure turbine stage. The second combustion chamber and/or the low-pressure turbine stage can be supplied with a cooling gas stream for cooling purposes. A method for operating a thermal power plant of this type is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Dominikus Bücker, Timothy Griffin, Dieter Winkler
  • Publication number: 20060272331
    Abstract: A thermal power plant with sequential combustion and reduced CO2 emissions is disclosed, which includes the following components, which are connected in series via in each case at least one flow passage (S): a combustion feed air compressor unit, a first combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine stage, a second combustion chamber and a low-pressure turbine stage. The second combustion chamber and/or the low-pressure turbine stage can be supplied with a cooling gas stream for cooling purposes. A method for operating a thermal power plant of this type is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Dominikus Bucker, Timothy Griffin, Dieter Winkler