Patents by Inventor Jörg Ziege

Jörg Ziege 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).

  • Method for repairing a damaged leading or trailing edge region of a metallic turbine blade
    Patent number: 11958150
    Abstract: A method for repairing a damaged leading or trailing edge region of a metallic turbine blade, which has a suction-side blade wall, a pressure-side blade wall and a leading edge and a trailing edge, includes: removing the damaged leading or trailing edge region, with a cutout being formed; providing a replacement part which can be inserted in form-fitting fashion into the cutout and which restores the intended geometry of the turbine blade; inserting the replacement part in form-fitting fashion into the cutout in a predetermined insertion direction, and cohesively connecting the replacement part to the turbine blade, wherein mechanical connection of the replacement part and turbine blade using separate fastening elements is performed in addition to the cohesive connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Björn Anders, Reiner Anton, Constantin Garske, Kay Krabiell, Heiko Lammers, Ricardo Nilsson, Daniel Vöhringer, Jörg Ziege
  • METHOD FOR REPAIRING A DAMAGED LEADING OR TRAILING EDGE REGION OF A METALLIC TURBINE BLADE
    Publication number: 20230347457
    Abstract: A method for repairing a damaged leading or trailing edge region of a metallic turbine blade, which has a suction-side blade wall, a pressure-side blade wall and a leading edge and a trailing edge, includes: removing the damaged leading or trailing edge region, with a cutout being formed; providing a replacement part which can be inserted in form-fitting fashion into the cutout and which restores the intended geometry of the turbine blade; inserting the replacement part in form-fitting fashion into the cutout in a predetermined insertion direction, and cohesively connecting the replacement part to the turbine blade, wherein mechanical connection of the replacement part and turbine blade using separate fastening elements is performed in addition to the cohesive connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Björn Anders, Reiner Anton, Constantin Garske, Kay Krabiell, Heiko Lammers, Ricardo Nilsson, Daniel Vöhringer, Jörg Ziege