Patents by Inventor Ian Michael Vale

Ian Michael Vale 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).

  • Publication number: 20100119359
    Abstract: A steam turbine with an operating temperature of more than 650° C. includes a thermally highly-loaded housing (G) which is produced by a casting technique at least partially from a nickel-based alloy. Production of such a steam turbine is simplified by the housing (G) being divided into a multiplicity of smaller housing sections (G1, . . . , G8; G21, G22, G31, G32) which are interconnected and together form the housing (G).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Brendon Scarlin, Roger Padfield, Helen Elizabeth Parker, Robert Jupp, Ian Michael Vale, Martin Reigl, Maurus Herzog, Rolf Doebler