Patents by Inventor Jens Kleinfeld

Jens Kleinfeld 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: 20220228746
    Abstract: A burner adapted for use in a streaming engine, wherein the burner provides a combustion channel and a burner tip, wherein the burner tip provides at least one longitudinal cooling fin, and wherein the at least one longitudinal cooling fin provides a longitudinal direction helically circling the combustion channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jonas Eriksson, Torsten Jokisch, Jens Kleinfeld
  • Patent number: 10989412
    Abstract: A heat shield assembly of a combustion chamber has a supporting structure and heat shield elements arranged on the supporting structure. For fastening, the supporting structure has spring devices fastened therein, into each of which a fastening bolt can be screwed. In order to realize the pre-installation and the later removal of the spring elements contained in the spring device, at a holding sleeve, a contact plate is removably fastened in the holding sleeve on the side facing the heat shield element and a stationary securing plate is arranged on the opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Buse, Andreas Böttcher, Manfred Hartmann, Jens Kleinfeld, Andre Kluge, Patrick Lapp, Thomas-Dieter Tenrahm
  • Patent number: 10578305
    Abstract: A burner assembly with a combustion chamber, a plurality of mixing ducts leading into the combustion chamber, where combustion air and introduced fuel are mixed. The mixing ducts are formed by mixing tubes extending axially through an annular space between a tubular outer wall, a tubular inner wall arranged radially at a distance from the outer wall, a ring-shaped end plate arranged upstream and a ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The end plates have through-openings, which accommodate and/or extend the mixing tubes, and the end plates have, both radially inside and outside, a circumferential edge extending in the direction of the annular space, with axial bores in the edge of the ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The axial bores extend from the annual space into the end plate, and at least one opening is for removing cooling air, the opening branching from the axial bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Patrick Lapp, Jens Kleinfeld, Matthias Chlebowski, Fabian Sander, Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Patrick Ronald Flohr, Thomas Hauser, Simon Purschke, Günther Walz
  • Publication number: 20190107286
    Abstract: A heat shield assembly of a combustion chamber has a supporting structure and heat shield elements arranged on the supporting structure. For fastening, the supporting structure has spring devices fastened therein, into each of which a fastening bolt can be screwed. In order to realize the pre-installation and the later removal of the spring elements contained in the spring device, at a holding sleeve, a contact plate is removably fastened in the holding sleeve on the side facing the heat shield element and a stationary securing plate is arranged on the opposite side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Buse, Andreas Böttcher, Manfred Hartmann, Jens Kleinfeld, Andre Kluge, Patrick Lapp, Thomas-Dieter Tenrahm
  • Patent number: 10156148
    Abstract: A transition duct assembly has a plurality of transition ducts (2). Each transition duct has a tubular main body and has a flange portion provided at a downstream end of tubular main body (3). There is a gap between neighboring flanges. A plurality of seals seal the gaps between the flange portions (4) of neighboring transition ducts (2). Each seal (5) is received in two opposing receiving channels (7) formed in side edges (8) of neighboring flange portions (4). Each seal is a one-piece and bent elongate spring steel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: John M. Crane, Jens Kleinfeld, Kagan Özkan
  • Publication number: 20170350767
    Abstract: A thermocouple system, has a metal feedthrough having a cylindrical portion having an axis of symmetry and a terminal end region arranged thereon, which completely closes the cylindrical portion, and which has at least two passageways, the opening cross-section of which is smaller than the cross-sectional surface vertical to the axis of symmetry through the cylindrical portion. Through one passageway, a thermocouple is guided, and in the region of the passageway, the thermocouple is connected to the end region in a fluid-tight manner by way of a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gilbert Braun, Andreas Böttcher, Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Ljiljana Hanf, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Fabian Sander
  • Publication number: 20170227227
    Abstract: A burner for a combustion machine, having a pilot burner, which extends in the axial direction, having a nozzle chamber, having a burner region and having a cover plate which is arranged between the nozzle chamber and the burner region and which has an inlet opening, wherein an adapter is arranged, in order to guide air out of the nozzle chamber along a specified flow path in the direction of the combustion region, wherein a flow channel is formed as part of the flow path between the adapter and the cover plate and the adapter has a radially extending, annular section which, together with the cover plate, forms a radial section of the flow channel, in order to cool the cover plate by the air. A combustion machine has such a burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jens Kleinfeld, Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Christopher Grandt, Thomas Hauser, Tobias Krieger, Stefan Reich
  • Publication number: 20170227223
    Abstract: A burner assembly with a combustion chamber, a plurality of mixing ducts leading into the combustion chamber, where combustion air and introduced fuel are mixed. The mixing ducts are formed by mixing tubes extending axially through an annular space between a tubular outer wall, a tubular inner wall arranged radially at a distance from the outer wall, a ring-shaped end plate arranged upstream and a ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The end plates have through-openings, which accommodate and/or extend the mixing tubes, and the end plates have, both radially inside and outside, a circumferential edge extending in the direction of the annular space, with axial bores in the edge of the ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The axial bores extend from the annual space into the end plate, and at least one opening is for removing cooling air, the opening branching from the axial bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Patrick Lapp, Jens Kleinfeld, Matthias Chlebowski, Fabian Sander, Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Patrick Ronald Flohr, Thomas Hauser, Simon Purschke, Günther Walz
  • Patent number: 9488105
    Abstract: An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Böttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
  • Publication number: 20160290165
    Abstract: A transition duct assembly has a plurality of transition ducts (2). Each transition duct has a tubular main body and has a flange portion provided at a downstream end of tubular main body (3). There is a gap between neighboring flanges. A plurality of seals seal the gaps between the flange portions (4) of neighboring transition ducts (2). Each seal (5) is received in two opposing receiving channels (7) formed in side edges (8) of neighboring flange portions (4). Each seal is a one-piece and bent elongate spring steel strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: John M. CRANE, Jens KLEINFELD, Kagan ÖZKAN
  • Publication number: 20160010865
    Abstract: A method for producing a fuel lance for a burner, in particular for a gas turbine burner, has at least the following steps: creating a fuel lance body having a tip that has a cooling air duct, which opens into an exit opening extending around a longitudinal axis of the fuel lance body, and a nozzle face, which is arranged around the exit opening and has a plurality of fuel nozzles; determining a spatial distribution of a heat input, to which the nozzle face is subjected during operation when a fuel flowing out through the fuel nozzles is burnt; and applying a thermally insulating layer onto the nozzle face in accordance with the spatial distribution of the heat input. A fuel lance is produced with the method. A burner has such a fuel lance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Clossen-von Lanken Schulz, Kai Kadau, Jens Kleinfeld, Georg Rollmann, Kai-Uwe Schildmacher, Kagan Özkan
  • Publication number: 20150167978
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustion chamber (8) surrounded by an inner wall (2) having cooling air bores (17) and an outer wall (9) that is spaced from the inner wall (2). The outer wall (9) likewise has cooling air bores (16) and is formed of a plurality of wall elements (11) that are arranged in the circumferential direction of the gas turbine combustion chamber (8) essentially next to each other. The outer wall elements are arranged on the inner wall (2) by means of a fixed bearing (24) on one narrow side (21) of a wall element and by means of a floating bearing (25) on an opposite narrow side (21) of the element, configured to define a hollow space (10) is formed between the two walls (2, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Matthias Hase, Jens Kleinfeld, Bernd Prade
  • Patent number: 8869534
    Abstract: A burner for a gas turbine including a main burner and a pilot burner is provided. The main burner has a supporting structure, a heat shield and a holder for the heat shield, and wherein the holder is at least partially located within the supporting structure and the heat shield is at least partially located within the holder. The heat shield is fastened to the holder by a force-fit and/or a frictional connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Böttcher, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Sabine Tüschen, Ulrich Wörz
  • Publication number: 20140130502
    Abstract: An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Böttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
  • Patent number: 8266352
    Abstract: The keys which are used to activate the machine functions are embodied as keys (T1 Tn) which are directly connected to one of the SPS inputs (9). One of the several key planes can be selected by the user interface (13) of the PC coupled to the SPS. A control unit (4), which is connected to the SPS inputs (9) and which processes data in the SPS, is provided. Said control unit contains information about the keyboard layout of the keys (T1 Tn) on the respectively selected key plane by the PC by means of the data interface (8) and comprises a key signal which is arranged on the SPS entry (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Jens Kleinfeld
  • Publication number: 20120137691
    Abstract: An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Andreas Bõttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
  • Patent number: 8091364
    Abstract: In a combustion chamber wall for a combustion chamber having a combustion chamber outlet through which a hot combustion exhaust gas can exit the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber wall comprises an outlet end which surrounds the combustion chamber outlet, and the outlet end is provided with a tempering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Böttcher, Jens Kleinfeld, Claus Krusch
  • Publication number: 20100170267
    Abstract: A burner for a gas turbine including a main burner and a pilot burner is provided. The main burner has a supporting structure, a heat shield and a holder for the heat shield, and wherein the holder is at least partially located within the supporting structure and the heat shield is at least partially located within the holder. The heat shield is fastened to the holder by a force-fit and/or a frictional connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Böettcher, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Sabine Tüschen, Ulrich Wörz
  • Patent number: 7677044
    Abstract: A heat shield according to the invention on a support structure comprises a number of heat shield elements, which are configured and arranged on the support structure such that they abut each other leaving gaps. The support structure of the heat shield according to the invention has a peripheral direction and an axial direction, the heat shield elements abutting each other in the peripheral direction of the support structure leaving a gap, hereafter referred to as a peripheral gap, and in the axial direction of the support structure leaving a gap, hereafter referred to as an axial gap. Both the peripheral gaps and the axial gaps are also sealed by sealing elements, the sealing elements sealing the axial gaps being at a different distance from the support structure from the sealing elements sealing the peripheral gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Claudia Barbeln, Olga Deiss, Jens Kleinfeld, Marc Tertilt, Bernd Vonnemann
  • Publication number: 20090094986
    Abstract: In a combustion chamber wall for a combustion chamber having a combustion chamber outlet through which a hot combustion exhaust gas can exit the combustion chamber, the combustion chamber wall comprises an outlet end which surrounds the combustion chamber outlet, and the outlet end is provided with a tempering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Andreas Bottcher, Jens Kleinfeld, Claus Krusch