Patents by Inventor Peter Faile

Peter Faile 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).

  • Method and device for reducing pressure fluctuations in an induction pipe of a water turbine or water pump or water-pump turbine
    Publication number: 20070009352
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine or pump or pump turbine, comprising a rotor which has a plurality of rotating blades and a hub, a housing which has a distributor for regulating the currents flowing into the rotor, and an induction pipe for guiding the water flowing out of the rotor, comprising an inlet diffusor. The inventive turbine or pump or pump turbine is characterized by the following characteristics; an elongate displacement body is arranged in the induction pipe and the upstream end of the displacement body is arranged in the region of the hub of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Faile, Thomas Scherer