Patents by Inventor Günter FILKORN

Günter FILKORN 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: 11255212
    Abstract: Gas turbine unit having an axis parallel to the main gas flow, the gas turbine unit comprising: a blade having a tip; a stator heat shield having an inner surface facing the blade tip; wherein the inner surface of the stator heat shield and the blade tip define a variable clearance depending on the applied thermal condition; wherein the blade tip is configured to have a cylindrical shape along the axial direction in a hot running condition starting from a conical shape along the axial direction in a cold starting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Martin Schnieder, Beat Von Arx, Marcel Koenig, Francesco Garbuglia, Günter Filkorn
  • Publication number: 20180142566
    Abstract: Gas turbine unit having an axis parallel to the main gas flow, the gas turbine unit comprising: a blade having a tip; a stator heat shield having an inner surface facing the blade tip; wherein the inner surface of the stator heat shield and the blade tip define a variable clearance depending on the applied thermal condition; wherein the blade tip is configured to have a cylindrical shape along the axial direction in a hot running condition starting from a conical shape along the axial direction in a cold starting condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Martin SCHNEIDER, Beat VON ARX, Marcel KOENIG, Francesco GARBUGLIA, Günter FILKORN