Patents by Inventor Markus Oehl

Markus Oehl 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: 7175387
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for reducing the seal gaps within a rotary flow machine, preferably an axial turbomachine, has rotor blades and guide vanes, which are respectively arranged in at least one rotor blade row and guide vane row and have respective blade/vane roots (2,3) which protrude into fastening contours within the rotor blade and guide vane rows. A sealing element (4) of plastically deformable material is provided between at least two adjacent blade/vane roots (2,3) along a rotor blade row or guide vane row or between a blade/vane root (2,3) of a rotor blade or guide vane and a rotary flow machine component directly adjoining the blade/vane root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Erhard Kreis, Markus Oehl, Ulrich Rathmann
  • Publication number: 20040179937
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for reducing the seal gaps within a rotary flow machine, preferably an axial turbomachine, having rotor blades and guide vanes, which are respectively arranged in at least one rotor blade row and guide vane row and have respective blade/vane roots (2,3) which protrude into fastening contours within the rotor blade and guide vane rows, is described. The invention is characterized in that a sealing element (4) in plastically deformable material is provided between at least two adjacent blade/vane roots (2,3) along a rotor blade row or guide vane row or between a blade/vane root (2,3) of a rotor blade or guide vane and a rotary flow machine component directly adjoining the blade/vane root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Erhard Kreis, Markus Oehl, Ulrich Rathmann
  • Patent number: 6773753
    Abstract: The invention discloses a process for treating a ceramic protective layer (3) which is applied to the surface (2) of a gas turbine part (1). The roughness of the ceramic protective layer (3) is reduced at at least one first location (5), and the original roughness is retained at at least one second location (6). The roughness is advantageously retained at locations (6) on a turbine blade or vane (1) which are at risk of detachment, while the roughness of the remaining surface (2) is reduced in order to reduce the heat transfer to the surrounding hot-gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology LTD
    Inventors: Gordon Anderson, Reinhard Fried, Michael Loetzerich, Markus Oehl, Stefan Schlechtriem, Joerg Stengele
  • Patent number: 6682304
    Abstract: A cooled gas turbine blade with a shroud in which a cooling channel system is provided, which is closed off radially to the gas turbine blade with a cover plate is characterized in that the cover plate has a circumferential edge, along the entire extension of which the cover plate enters into a continuous shape-mated connection or a plurality of locally limited shape-mated connections with the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Reinhard Fried, Markus Oehl
  • Patent number: 6623790
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the size of cooling holes of a gas turbine component is disclosed in which the component is shielded with an easily removable and non- conductive shielding material without shielding the cooling holes themselves. The cooling holes are then coated by a galvanic process and the size of the cooling holes is restored to within manufacturing tolerances. The shielding material is removed and, subsequently, a heat treatment for securing a bonding of the metallic coating is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd
    Inventors: John Fernihough, Markus Oehl
  • Patent number: 6589011
    Abstract: Described is a cooling device for a shroud of a gas turbine blade, having a cooling channel system provided in the shroud, which is provided radially to the gas turbine blade with cooling channels that are open on one side, and which is closed off with a cover plate. The invention is characterized in that, between the cover plate and the cooling channels that are open on one side, an impact cooling plate is provided in such a way that the impact cooling plate rests on the cooling channels that are open on one side, is pressed against them by force, and encloses a space with the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Alstom (Switzerland) Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Reinhard Fried, Markus Oehl
  • Patent number: 6569492
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of repairing a MCrAlY-coating of an article, which has being exposed to the hot gases of, for example, a gas turbine. The MCrAlY-coating is examined and repaired only locally where it is needed and then, subsequently, on top of the MCrAlY-coating the article is aluminized and/or chromized, avoiding the stripping of the whole coating and re-coating over the entire surface of the article. This is for replenishing the coating of Al and/or Cr that become depleted during engine operation, in an easy, cost and time saving manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Alstom Ltd
    Inventors: John Fernihough, Abdus S. Khan, Maxim Konter, Markus Oehl, Hans-Joachim Dorn
  • Publication number: 20030035968
    Abstract: The invention discloses a process for treating a ceramic protective layer (3) which is applied to the surface (2) of a gas turbine part (1). The roughness of the ceramic protective layer (3) is reduced at at least one first location (5), and the original roughness is retained at at least one second location (6). The roughness is advantageously retained at locations (6) on a turbine blade or vane (1) which are at risk of detachment, while the roughness of the remaining surface (2) is reduced in order to reduce the heat transfer to the surrounding hot-gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Gordon Anderson, Reinhard Fried, Michael Loetzerich, Markus Oehl, Stefan Schlechtriem, Joerg Stengele
  • Patent number: 6499943
    Abstract: A component such as a turbine blade (1) of a gas turbine is provided with an intermetallic felt (2). By providing the tip (11) of the turbine blade (1) with the intermetallic felt (2) and optionally a coating of a ceramic material (3), improved protection against thermal and mechanical effects and improved oxidation resistance can be achieved. Also conceivable would be an arrangement of the intermetallic felt (2) at the rotor (4, 4a) or stator (4, 4b) opposite from the turbine blade (1) or on the platform (12) of the turbine blade (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom (Switzerland Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Mohamed Nazmy, Markus Oehl, Christoph Tonnes
  • Publication number: 20020136635
    Abstract: Described is a cooling device for a shroud (1) of a gas turbine blade, having a cooling channel system provided in the shroud (1), which is provided radially to the gas turbine blade with cooling channels (4) that are open on one side, and which is closed off with a cover plate (2),
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Reinhard Fried, Markus Oehl
  • Publication number: 20020127103
    Abstract: Described is a cooled gas turbine blade with a shroud (2) in which a cooling channel system (K) is provided, which is closed off radially to the gas turbine blade with a cover plate (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Alexander Beeck, Reinhard Fried, Markus Oehl
  • Publication number: 20010053410
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of repairing a MCrAlY-coating of an article, which has being exposed to the hot gases of, for example, a gas turbine. The MCrAlY-coating is examined and repaired only locally where it is needed and then, subsequently, on top of the MCrAlY-coating the article is aluminized and/or chromized, avoiding the stripping of the whole coating and re-coating over the entire surface of the article. This is for replenishing the coating of Al and/or Cr that become depleted during engine operation, in an easy, cost and time saving manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: John Fernihough, Abdus S. Khan, Maxim Konter, Markus Oehl, Hans-Joachim Dorn
  • Publication number: 20010048972
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the size of cooling holes (4) of a gas turbine component (1) is disclosed in which the component (1) is shielded with an easy removable and non conduction shielding material (7) without shielding the cooling holes (4) itself. The cooling holes (4) are then coated by means of a galvanic process and thereby a manufacturing tolerance of the size of the cooling holes (4) is reached. The shielding material (7) is removed and, subsequently, a heat treatment for securing a bonding of the metallic coating is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: John Fernihough, Markus Oehl