Patents by Inventor Reinhard Hurlimann

Reinhard Hurlimann 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).

  • Constant-pressure air-storage cavern with hydralic pressure compensation for air-storage gas turbine power stations
    Patent number: 4454721
    Abstract: A constant-pressure air-storage cavern wherein the floor and the roof of the cavern are inclined at an acute angle with respect to the horizontal and the transition portion from the cavern into the air riser and into the water tunnel is expanded to form a dome and a sump, respectively. In the sump a vortex generator is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: BBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited
    Inventors: Reinhard Hurlimann, Paul Zaugg
  • Ventilation system for rotating water feeds
    Patent number: 4026315
    Abstract: A ventilation system for rotating water feeds particularly useful in water-cooled generators is equipped with bypass means arranged to extend between coaxial feed duct means and discharge duct means defining a centrally located axis of rotation. The bypass means includes at least one inlet which is located to open in the space around the axis of rotation with outlet means of the bypass means opening into the discharge duct means to vent air or gas bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited
    Inventors: Albert Huber, Reinhard Hurlimann