Patents by Inventor Mark-Andre Schwarz

Mark-Andre Schwarz 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).

  • Steam turbine having bearing struts
    Patent number: 8550773
    Abstract: A steam turbine having an exhaust-steam casing for directing an exhaust-steam mass flow, a shaft bearing for mounting a turbine shaft, and at least two bearing struts, by means of which the shaft bearing is fastened to the exhaust-steam casing, is characterized according to the invention in that each of the at least two bearing struts has a cooling cavity arranged in the respective bearing strut for directing a coolant, and the cooling cavities of the at least two bearing struts are connected in a fluidically conductive manner via a closed-off connecting cavity in the region of the shaft bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henning Almstedt, Stefan Essink, Norbert Pieper, Mark-Andre Schwarz, Kais Sfar
  • Steam turbine
    Patent number: 8192142
    Abstract: A steam turbine has a two-shell housing, including an outer casing and an inner casing arranged therein, as well as a pipe that extends through the outer casing for supplying and/or removing steam to or from the inner casing, the pipe being provided with a pair of apertures arranged opposite each other on the inner casing. According to the invention, a first steam supply or discharge pipe can be connected to a first aperture, and the second aperture is closed by a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henning Almstedt, Stefan Essink, Mark-Andre Schwarz, Rainer Tamme, Andreas Ulma, Kai Wieghardt
  • Steam Turbine Having Bearing Struts
    Publication number: 20100054927
    Abstract: A steam turbine having an exhaust-steam casing for directing an exhaust-steam mass flow, a shaft bearing for mounting a turbine shaft, and at least two bearing struts, by means of which the shaft bearing is fastened to the exhaust-steam casing, is characterized according to the invention in that each of the at least two bearing struts has a cooling cavity arranged in the respective bearing strut for directing a coolant, and the cooling cavities of the at least two bearing struts are connected in a fluidically conductive manner via a closed-off connecting cavity in the region of the shaft bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Henning Almstedt, Stefan Essink, Norbert Pieper, Mark-Andre Schwarz, Kais Sfar
  • Steam turbine
    Publication number: 20090196746
    Abstract: A steam turbine has a two-shell housing, including an outer casing and an inner casing arranged therein, as well as a pipe that extends through the outer casing for supplying and/or removing steam to or from the inner casing, the pipe being provided with a pair of apertures arranged opposite each other on the inner casing. According to the invention, a first steam supply or discharge pipe can be connected to a first aperture, and the second aperture is closed by a cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Henning Almstedt, Stefan Essink, Mark-Andre Schwarz, Rainer Tamme, Andreas Ulma, Kai Wieghardt