Patents by Inventor Guenter Kappler

Guenter Kappler 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: 5003768
    Abstract: In order to achieve in connection with gas turbine installations which are to be used preferably as motor vehicle drive, a combustion low in harmful components, a two-stage combustion chamber with catalytic combustion in the first stage is proposed. The second stage has the task to ready the necessary additional energy during acceleration- and full-load operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guenter Kappler, Dieter Rist
  • Patent number: 4275564
    Abstract: Combustion chambers for gas turbine engines and, more particularly, an annular combustion chamber. The combustion chamber comprises a flame tube having a back wall through which several vaporizers project into the flame tube or combustion zone. Each vaporizer has a pipe section extending within the flame tube, fuel supply and also supply ports in communication with the pipe section, and at least one outlet port for supplying a vaporous fuel-air mixture from the pipe section to the flame tube. Outlet ports of adjacent vaporizers are arranged spaced-apart from and facing one another, whereby a zone of maximum turbulence is formed between the outlet ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1981
    Assignee: Motoren- und Turbinen Union Munchen GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Kappler, Adolf Fehler
  • Patent number: 4050239
    Abstract: The useful life of a gas turbine combustion chamber and especially its flame pipe is increased by an improved cooling arrangement which branches off a small proportion of the air from the compressor upstream of the combustion chamber. The branched off air is directed into the combustion chamber and onto the flame pipe so that it flows in a cooling manner around at least the front end of the flame pipe without initially substantially participating in the combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignees: Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Munchen GmbH, M.A.N. Maybach Mercedes-Benz
    Inventors: Guenter Kappler, Adolf Fehler