Patents by Inventor Raphael Schmid

Raphael Schmid 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 for repairing or reconditioning a badly damaged component, in particular from the hot gas region of a gas turbine
    Patent number: 8910361
    Abstract: A method for repairing or reconditioning a damaged component includes working the damaged component by removing a damaged region from the damaged component while creating a cutout corresponding to the damaged region so as to provide a worked component. The worked component is measured and a computer-aided design (CAD) model of a replacement piece based on the measuring and is configured to be inserted into the cutout of the worked component is created. The replacement piece is produced based on the CAD model. The replacement piece and the worked component are connected by joining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Lukas Emanuel Rickenbacher, Simone Hoevel, Adriaan Bernardus Spierings, Raphael Schmid, Stefan Buob
  • METHOD FOR REPAIRING OR RECONDITIONING A BADLY DAMAGED COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FROM THE HOT GAS REGION OF A GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20120198676
    Abstract: A method for repairing or reconditioning a damaged component includes working the damaged component by removing a damaged region from the damaged component while creating a cutout corresponding to the damaged region so as to provide a worked component. The worked component is measured and a computer-aided design (CAD) model of a replacement piece based on the measuring and is configured to be inserted into the cutout of the worked component is created. The replacement piece is produced based on the CAD model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Lukas Emanuel Rickenbacher, Simone Hoevel, Adriaan Bernardus Spierings, Raphael Schmid, Stefan Buob