Patents by Inventor Marcel Meier
Marcel Meier 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: 20230405617Abstract: In a method for producing a spray nozzle device, in particular for spraying a casting strand during casting of metallic products, the spray nozzle device includes a basic body with an air inlet, a water inlet and a nozzle body with a mixing chamber for producing an air/water mixture which emerges through at least one nozzle outlet. The air inlet is formed by at least one air inlet nozzle, with a nozzle tip projecting into the mixing chamber, and has at least one air outlet hole. The water inlet opens into the mixing chamber close to the nozzle tip of the air inlet through at least one water outlet hole oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of the mixing chamber. At least one part region of the spray nozzle device is produced by a generative production process, preferably operating as a 3D printing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: SMS Concast AGInventors: Stephan Feldhaus, Nina Uppenkamp, Robert Burgfeld, Tobias Brune, Roland HAFLIGER, Marcel Meier, Steve Munch
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Publication number: 20170207628Abstract: A method for operating a power plant is disclosed. The method comprises providing at least one shaft power thereby providing a total shaft power, driving at least one generator thereby providing a total electric power output, providing a first share of the total electric power output to a grid as a grid power output, and providing a second share of the total electric power output to at least one power consumer. The grid power output is modulated independently from the total electric power output and the total shaft power output in modulating the second share of the total electric power output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Mengbin ZHANG, Christian STOCKMANN, Kevin Kok Fun CHAN, Marcel MEIER, Peter-Paul MULLER
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Patent number: 9599999Abstract: A method for early detection and anticipatory control of consumer-end load shedding in a single-phase or polyphase electrical grid supplied with single phase or polyphase by at least one generator driven by at least one rotating machine includes measuring a current and a voltage between the at least one generator and the electrical grid and/or a current and a voltage in the electrical grid, deriving at least one signal from the measured current and voltage and using the at least one derived signal to act on the at least one rotating machine.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventors: Marcel Meier, Christian Stockmann, Erhard Liebig, Jose Taborda
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Publication number: 20130261820Abstract: A method for early detection and anticipatory control of consumer-end load shedding in a single-phase or polyphase electrical grid supplied with single phase or polyphase by at least one generator driven by at least one rotating machine includes measuring a current and a voltage between the at least one generator and the electrical grid and/or a current and a voltage in the electrical grid, deriving at least one signal from the measured current and voltage and using the at least one derived signal to act on the at least one rotating machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Marcel Meier, Christian Stockmann, Erhard Liebig, Jose Taborda
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Patent number: 8498751Abstract: A method for early detection and anticipatory control of consumer-end load shedding in a single-phase or polyphase electrical grid supplied with single phase or polyphase by at least one generator driven by at least one rotating machine includes measuring a current and a voltage between the at least one generator and the electrical grid and/or a current and a voltage in the electrical grid, deriving at least one signal from the measured current and voltage and using the at least one derived signal to act on the at least one rotating machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Alstom Technology LtdInventors: Marcel Meier, Christian Stockmann, Erhard Liebig, Jose Taborda
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Patent number: 7946809Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in a bearing housing, a turbine wheel arranged on the shaft, and a heat-protection wall, the heat-protection wall defining with the turbine casing an inflow passage leading to the turbine wheel. The heat-protection wall has two seatings, the first seating resting on the bearing housing and the second seating resting on the turbine casing. If the heat-protection wall becomes hot, the two seatings are pressed against the bearing housing and the turbine casing. The turbine casing is pressed outward in the radial direction. Centering of the heat-protection wall and thus also of the turbine casing is ensured by the radially inner seating of the heat-protection wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Marcel Meier, Tobias Gwehenberger, Marcel Zehnder, Anton Meier
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Publication number: 20110068576Abstract: A method for early detection and anticipatory control of consumer-end load shedding in a single-phase or polyphase electrical grid supplied with single phase or polyphase by at least one generator driven by at least one rotating machine includes measuring a current and a voltage between the at least one generator and the electrical grid and/or a current and a voltage in the electrical grid, deriving at least one signal from the measured current and voltage and using the at least one derived signal to act on the at least one rotating machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTDInventors: Marcel MEIER, Christian STOCKMANN, Erhard LIEBIG, Jose TABORDA
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Publication number: 20080138196Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in a bearing housing, a turbine wheel arranged on the shaft, and a heat-protection wall, the heat-protection wall defining with the turbine casing an inflow passage leading to the turbine wheel. The heat-protection wall has two seatings, the first seating resting on the bearing housing and the second seating resting on the turbine casing. If the heat-protection wall becomes hot, the two seatings are pressed against the bearing housing and the turbine casing. The turbine casing is pressed outward in the radial direction. Centering of the heat-protection wall and thus also of the turbine casing is ensured by the radially inner seating of the heat-protection wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Marcel Meier, Tobias Gwehenberger, Marcel Zehnder, Anton Meier
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Patent number: 7384236Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine casing, a shaft rotatably mounted in a bearing housing, a turbine wheel arranged on the shaft, and a heat-protection wall, the heat-protection wall defining with the turbine casing an inflow passage leading to the turbine wheel. The heat-protection wall has two seatings, the first seating resting on the bearing housing and the second seating resting on the turbine casing. If the heat-protection wall becomes hot, the two seatings are pressed against the bearing housing and the turbine casing. The turbine casing is pressed outward in the radial direction. Centering of the heat-protection wall and thus also of the turbine casing is ensured by the radially inner seating of the heat-protection wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Marcel Meier, Tobias Gwehenberger, Marcel Zehnder, Anton Meier
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Publication number: 20070101713Abstract: An exhaust-gas turbocharger with a compressor casing, turbine housing and bearing housing is supported on a base in the area of the bearing housing by means of a first support and in the area of the turbine housing by means of a second support. The second support is made in at least two parts, whereby the two parts can be moved relative to one another in the support direction. As a result, the length of the supports can be varied and counterbalance a temperature-related raising or lowering of the exhaust-gas turbocharger housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AGInventors: Josef Battig, Marcel Meier, Jean-Yves Werro, Ulrich Wellenkamp
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Patent number: 7008182Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine wheel arranged on a shaft, a bearing casing for the bearing arrangement of the rotatable shaft, a gas-inlet casing supported on the bearing casing and concentrically surrounding the bearing casing in the supporting region, and a centering ring for centering the gas-inlet casing relative to the shaft mounted in the bearing casing. The centering ring and either the bearing casing or the gas-inlet casing comprise grooves and either radially or axially unidirectional centering lugs for engaging in the grooves. Due to the radially or axially unidirectional centering lugs with corresponding grooves, at least one of the connections between the bearing casing and the centering ring and the centering ring and the gas-inlet casing is not positive-locking, as a result of which any desired positioning of the gas-inlet casing relative to the bearing casing is made possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Adrian Kopp, Josef Bättig, Marcel Meier
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Publication number: 20050053463Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine wheel arranged on a shaft, a bearing casing for the bearing arrangement of the rotatable shaft, a gas-inlet casing supported on the bearing casing and concentrically surrounding the bearing casing in the supporting region, and a centering ring for centering the gas-inlet casing relative to the shaft mounted in the bearing casing. The centering ring and either the bearing casing or the gas-inlet casing comprise grooves and either radially or axially unidirectional centering lugs for engaging in the grooves. Due to the radially or axially unidirectional centering lugs with corresponding grooves, at least one of the connections between the bearing casing and the centering ring and the centering ring and the gas-inlet casing is not positive-locking, as a result of which any desired positioning of the gas-inlet casing relative to the bearing casing is made possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Adrian Kopp, Josef Battig, Marcel Meier
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Publication number: 20040109755Abstract: The exhaust-gas turbine comprises a turbine casing (1), a shaft (3) rotatably mounted in a bearing housing (4), a turbine wheel (5) arranged on the shaft, and a heat-protection wall (2), the heat-protection wall defining with the turbine casing an inflow passage (6) leading to the turbine wheel. The heat-protection wall has two seatings, the first seating resting on the bearing housing (4) and the second seating resting on the turbine casing (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: ABB Turbo Systems AGInventors: Marcel Meier, Tobias Gwehenberger, Marcel Zehnder, Anton Meier
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Patent number: 6358522Abstract: The present invention provides orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions containing an inhibitor of gastrointestinal lipase, one (or more) additive(s) of the group consisting of substantially non-digestible, substantially non-fermentable, hydrophilic and/or hydrocolloidal food grade thickeners and emulsifiers, and auxiliary excipients. Methods are provided for preventing and treating anal leakage of oil in a patient by administering the compositions of the present invention to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1999Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.Inventors: Manuela Hug, Hans-Peter Märki, Marcel Meier
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Patent number: 5964574Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a nozzle ring for the exhaust-gas turbine of a turbocharger which, in addition to an improved service life, also guarantees a constant efficiency.According to the invention, this is achieved in that an radial expansion gap (20) is formed between the turbine casing (2) and the nozzle ring (11), and at least one seal (22) is arranged in the expansion gap (20). To this end, an encircling groove (21) accommodating the seal (22) is formed in at least one of the fastening elements (16, 17) of the nozzle ring (11) or in at least one of the components (3, 4, 5) which surround the fastening elements (16, 17).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1998Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AGInventors: Marcel Meier, Martin Seiler, Claus Weisheit, Marcel Zehnder