Patents by Inventor Marcel Schirbach

Marcel Schirbach 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).

  • Device for damping thermoacoustic pressure vibrations
    Patent number: 5784889
    Abstract: A device for damping thermoacoustic pressure vibrations in a combustion chamber (1), in particular in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine, includes a pressure sensor (6) which is connected to the input of a regulating device (10), the regulating device (10) is connected at its output to a device for electrically controlling the flame in the combustion chamber (1). This device for electrically controlling the flame includes a voltage source (11) and an electrode (14). The electrode (14) is connected to a heat shield (12) which surrounds the outflow side of a burner (3) in an annular manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventors: Franz Joos, Marcel Schirbach