Patents by Inventor Marcel Stalder

Marcel Stalder 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).

  • Patent number: 11649080
    Abstract: A rectangular blank has sides X and Y, where a and b are side dimensions, h is height, and r is width, or width reduced by height h, of the periphery region R of the finished packaging. The method includes: producing folding lines B in the blank parallel to side Y at these distances from the latter: B1: a1=h; B2: a2=h+a; B3: a3=2h+a; severing of two severing lines T, each starting from opposite sides X, along one of the folding lines B, or the extension thereof; selecting the distance between two end points ET of the severing lines T which are closer to an axis of symmetry S1 parallel to the side X, such that the distance corresponds to a side B? of the finished packaging or length of a side M of a packaging insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KERN AG
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Wolfgang Freyer, Patrick Vogel
  • Publication number: 20220081135
    Abstract: A rectangular blank has sides X and Y, where a and b are side dimensions, h is height, and r is width, or width reduced by height h, of the periphery region R of the finished packaging. The method includes: producing folding lines B in the blank parallel to side Y at these distances from the latter: B1: a1=h; B2: a2=h+a; B3: a3=2h+a; severing of two severing lines T, each starting from opposite sides X, along one of the folding lines B, or the extension thereof; selecting the distance between two end points ET of the severing lines T which are closer to an axis of symmetry S1 parallel to the side X, such that the distance corresponds to a side B? of the finished packaging or length of a side M of a packaging insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Wolfgang Freyer, Patrick Vogel
  • Patent number: 11214389
    Abstract: A method for producing reusable packaging from a carton. A rectangular blank has sides X and Y, a total area xy, 2(a+h)?x?3(a+h)+a, and y?2(h+r)?b?y, where a and b are side dimensions, h is height, and r is width, or width reduced by height h, of the periphery region R of the finished packaging. The method includes: producing folding lines B in the blank parallel to a first side Y at these distances from the latter: B1: a1=h; B2: a2=h+a; B3: a3=2h+a; severing of two severing lines T, each starting from opposite sides X, along one of the folding lines B, or the extension thereof; selecting the distance between two end points ET of the severing lines T which are closer to an axis of symmetry S1, which is parallel to the side X, such that the distance corresponds to a side B? of the finished packaging or length of a side M of a packaging insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KERN AG
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Wolfgang Freyer, Patrick Vogel
  • Patent number: 7685803
    Abstract: A gas turbine uses a first fuel at full load and an improved emission behavior is achieved by operating the gas turbine (11) at partial load with a second fuel, which has a richer mix of higher-value hydrocarbons (C2+) with 2 and more carbon atoms per molecule like ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Dieter Rebhan, Marcel Stalder
  • Publication number: 20080196385
    Abstract: A gas turbine uses a first fuel at full load and an improved emission behavior is achieved by operating the gas turbine (11) at partial load with a second fuel, which has a richer mix of higher-value hydrocarbons (C2+) with 2 and more carbon atoms per molecule like ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Dieter Rebhan, Marcel Stalder
  • Patent number: 7380402
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine uses a first fuel at full load. An improved emission behavior is achieved by operating the gas turbine (11) at partial load with a second fuel, which has a richer mix of higher-value hydrocarbons (C2+) with 2 and more carbon atoms per molecule like ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Dieter Rebhan, Marcel Stalder
  • Patent number: 7096670
    Abstract: In a method for igniting the combustion chamber of a gas turbine unit, a safely working ignition and a long lifetime of the ignition device (10) is achieved by discharging a compressed gas with a supercritical pressure ratio through a nozzle (21) and heating it up to a temperature sufficient to ignite hydrocarbons by interacting with a resonance tube (19) arranged behind said nozzle (21), and using said heated-up gas to directly or indirectly ignite a fuel/air mixture introduced into said combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Franz Joos, Marcel Stalder
  • Patent number: 6969251
    Abstract: A burner (1) for heat generation, in particular in a gas turbine, is disclosed as well as a method for the stabilization of the flame of a burner (1). The burner (1) comprises inlet openings (3) for a combustion air stream, at least a swirl generator (2) for the combustion air stream and one or more first fuel supplies (4) with first fuel outlet openings (5) for injection of fuel into the combustion air stream. At least one resonance tube (6) with an open (7) and an essentially closed end (8) is arranged in or at the burner (1), whose closed end (8) is positioned in the region of a flame front (9) which forms during operation of the burner (1) on the side of the burner (1). An outlet opening (10) of a supply (11) for a compressible medium is arranged at the open end (7) of the resonance tube (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Majed Toqan
  • Publication number: 20050126178
    Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine uses a first fuel at full load. An improved emission behavior is achieved by operating the gas turbine (11) at partial load with a second fuel, which has a richer mix of higher-value hydrocarbons (C2+) with 2 and more carbon atoms per molecule like ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Dieter Rebhan, Marcel Stalder
  • Publication number: 20050053876
    Abstract: In a method for igniting the combustion chamber of a gas turbine unit, a safely working ignition and a long lifetime of the ignition device (10) is achieved by discharging a compressed gas with a supercritical pressure ratio through a nozzle (21) and heating it up to a temperature sufficient to ignite hydrocarbons by interacting with a resonance tube (19) arranged behind said nozzle (21), and using said heated-up gas to directly or indirectly ignite a fuel/air mixture introduced into said combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Franz Joos, Marcel Stalder
  • Publication number: 20040131986
    Abstract: A burner (1) for heat generation, in particular in a gas turbine, is disclosed as well as a method for the stabilization of the flame of a burner (1). The burner (1) comprises inlet openings (3) for a combustion air stream, at least a swirl generator (2) for the combustion air stream and one or more first fuel supplies (4) with first fuel outlet openings (5) for injection of fuel into the combustion air stream. At least one resonance tube (6) with an open (7) and an essentially closed end (8) is arranged in or at the burner (1), whose closed end (8) is positioned in the region of a flame front (9) which forms during operation of the burner (1) on the side of the burner (1). An outlet opening (10) of a supply (11) for a compressible medium is arranged at the open end (7) of the resonance tube (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Majed Toqan
  • Patent number: 6729142
    Abstract: In a thermal turbomachine with a housing, a combustion chamber, an ignition device, a fuel supply, and an air supply, the ignition device includes an ignition space and an igniter arranged in the ignition space. The fuel supply and the air supply open into the ignition space. The ignition space is connected to the combustion chamber, and the ignition device is arranged outside the housing of the thermal turbomachine. A process is shown for the ignition of the thermal turbomachine outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Franz Joos
  • Patent number: 6718773
    Abstract: In a method for igniting a thermal turbomachine, the turbomachine containing a combustion chamber (30), an ignition device (10), a fuel supply (60) and an air supply (70), and the ignition device (10) consisting of an ignition space (50) and of an ignitor (51) arranged in the ignition space (50), the fuel supply (60) and the air supply (70) discharging into the ignition space (50), and the ignition space (50) being connected to the combustion chamber (30) via a flame tube (40), prior to the ignition of the combustion chamber (30), an overall fuel/air mixture ratio &PHgr;overall=1/&lgr;overall greater than 1, with &lgr;overall being the overall air ratio, is set in the flame tube (40) of the ignition device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Urs Benz, Franz Joos, Pirmin Schiessel, Jaan Hellat, Guenter Sybon
  • Patent number: 6694745
    Abstract: A method for running up a gas turbine plant (1) is disclosed. In the method, a fuel (6) is injected into the combustion chamber (5) via a plurality of pilot burners (10) and premix burners (11). During the start-up and in a lower load range, the combustion chamber (5) is operated in the pilot mode, and, at a specific time point, the combustion chamber (5) is changed over from the pilot mode to the premix mode. The changeover time point from the pilot mode to the premix mode depends on a variable changeover temperature (TSWO), and this changeover temperature (TSWO) is determined from pulsations occurring in the flame of the combustion chamber (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Dieter Rebhan, Thomas Kueenzi, Hans Peter Knoepfel
  • Patent number: 6688111
    Abstract: A combustion chamber includes a mixing zone and a combustion zone within which self-ignition of a fuel and air mixture can occur. Fuel and support air are injected laterally at the sidewall of the mixing zone into hot gases passing through the mixing zone. The operating range of the combustion chamber can be increased while noxious substances are reduced by injecting differently controlled fuel/support air mixture jets into different target spaces within the mixing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Daniel Burri, Urs Benz
  • Publication number: 20030093997
    Abstract: In a combustion chamber (1) that consists of a mixing zone (11) and a combustion zone (12) and which works due to self-ignition, fuel (3) and support air (4) are injected laterally at the sidewall (6) of the mixing zone (11) into hot gases (5). By injecting differently controlled fuel/support air mixture jets (7) into different target spaces within the mixing zone (11), the operating range of the combustion chamber (1) can be increased while noxious substances are reduced. The invention relates both to the combustion chamber (1) as well as to the method for operating this combustion chamber (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Daniel Burri, Urs Benz
  • Publication number: 20030019215
    Abstract: In a method for igniting a thermal turbomachine, the turbomachine containing a combustion chamber (30), an ignition device (10), a fuel supply (60) and an air supply (70), and the ignition device (10) consisting of an ignition space (50) and of an ignitor (51) arranged in the ignition space (50), the fuel supply (60) and the air supply (70) discharging into the ignition space (50), and the ignition space (50) being connected to the combustion chamber (30) via a flame tube (40), prior to the ignition of the combustion chamber (30), an overall fuel/air mixture ratio &PHgr;overall=1/&lgr;overall greater than 1, with &lgr;overall being the overall air ratio, is set in the flame tube (40) of the ignition device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Urs Benz, Franz Joos, Pirmin Schiessel, Jaan Hellat, Guenter Sybon
  • Publication number: 20020194851
    Abstract: A method for running up a gas turbine plant (1) is disclosed. In the method, a fuel (6) is injected into the combustion chamber (5) via a plurality of pilot burners (10) and premix burners (11). During the start-up and in a lower load range, the combustion chamber (5) is operated in the pilot mode, and, at a specific time point, the combustion chamber (5) is changed over from the pilot mode to the premix mode. The changeover time point from the pilot mode to the premix mode depends on a variable changeover temperature (TSWO), and this changeover temperature (T-SWO) is determined from pulsations occurring in the flame of the combustion chamber (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Dieter Rebhan, Thomas Kueenzi, Hans Peter Knoepfel
  • Publication number: 20020170294
    Abstract: In a thermal turbomachine with a housing (80), a combustion chamber (30), an ignition device (10), a fuel supply (60), and an air supply (70), in which the ignition device (10) consists of an ignition space (50) and an igniter (51) arranged in the ignition space (50); in which the fuel supply (60) and the air supply (70) open into the ignition space (50); and in which the ignition space (50) is connected to the combustion chamber (30), the ignition device (10) is arranged outside the housing (80) of the thermal turbomachine. The invention also relates to a process for the ignition of the thermal turbomachine outside the housing (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Franz Joos
  • Patent number: 6370879
    Abstract: A damping device for reducing the vibration amplitude of acoustic waves and a burner for operating an internal combustion engine, the burner having a mixing region, in which an air flow and a fuel flow are mixed with one another to form an air/fuel mixture, and a combustion chamber, which in the direction of flow of the fuel/air mixture is arranged downstream of the mixing region, in which the fuel/air mixture can be ignited. A Helmholtz resonator directly connected to the mixing region of the burner such that acoustic waves formed in the burner are suppressed in the Helmholtz resonator and are not reflected back into the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom
    Inventors: Marcel Stalder, Franz Joos