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).
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Publication number: 20220228746Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jonas Eriksson, Torsten Jokisch, Jens Kleinfeld
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Patent number: 10989412Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christoph Buse, Andreas Böttcher, Manfred Hartmann, Jens Kleinfeld, Andre Kluge, Patrick Lapp, Thomas-Dieter Tenrahm
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Patent number: 10578305Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20190107286Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christoph Buse, Andreas Böttcher, Manfred Hartmann, Jens Kleinfeld, Andre Kluge, Patrick Lapp, Thomas-Dieter Tenrahm
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Patent number: 10156148Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: John M. Crane, Jens Kleinfeld, Kagan Özkan
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Publication number: 20170350767Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gilbert Braun, Andreas Böttcher, Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Ljiljana Hanf, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Fabian Sander
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Publication number: 20170227227Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jens Kleinfeld, Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Christopher Grandt, Thomas Hauser, Tobias Krieger, Stefan Reich
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Publication number: 20170227223Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: 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
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Patent number: 9488105Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Andreas Böttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
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Publication number: 20160290165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: John M. CRANE, Jens KLEINFELD, Kagan ÖZKAN
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Publication number: 20160010865Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Michael Clossen-von Lanken Schulz, Kai Kadau, Jens Kleinfeld, Georg Rollmann, Kai-Uwe Schildmacher, Kagan Özkan
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Publication number: 20150167978Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Matthias Hase, Jens Kleinfeld, Bernd Prade
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Patent number: 8869534Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Böttcher, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Sabine Tüschen, Ulrich Wörz
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Publication number: 20140130502Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Andreas Böttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
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Patent number: 8266352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Jens Kleinfeld
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Publication number: 20120137691Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Andreas Bõttcher, Timothy A. Fox, Daniel W. Garan, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Stephen A. Ramier, David M. Ritland, Marcus Zurhorst
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Patent number: 8091364Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Böttcher, Jens Kleinfeld, Claus Krusch
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Publication number: 20100170267Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Andreas Böettcher, Thomas Grieb, Jens Kleinfeld, Tobias Krieger, Sabine Tüschen, Ulrich Wörz
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Patent number: 7677044Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Claudia Barbeln, Olga Deiss, Jens Kleinfeld, Marc Tertilt, Bernd Vonnemann
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Publication number: 20090094986Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Andreas Bottcher, Jens Kleinfeld, Claus Krusch