Patents by Inventor STEPHAN KLAN

STEPHAN KLAN 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: 11859504
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for sealing a gap between two housing parts, the gap being situated between opposite end faces of the housing parts. In the first housing part, there is a first receiving groove on the first end face, in which first receiving groove a sealing strip is arranged which protrudes out of the receiving groove and lies against a first outer flank. The sealing strip engages in an opposite second receiving groove of the second housing part and lies against a second outer flank. For position securing purposes and to achieve a sealing effect, even if there is no differential pressure, a spiral strip is provided, which spiral strip is situated in the first receiving groove and exerts an elastic force on the sealing strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Allebrod, Stephan Klän, Stephan Sonnen
  • Publication number: 20220025783
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for sealing a gap between two housing parts, the gap being situated between opposite end faces of the housing parts. In the first housing part, there is a first receiving groove on the first end face, in which first receiving groove a sealing strip is arranged which protrudes out of the receiving groove and lies against a first outer flank. The sealing strip engages in an opposite second receiving groove of the second housing part and lies against a second outer flank. For position securing purposes and to achieve a sealing effect, even if there is no differential pressure, a spiral strip is provided, which spiral strip is situated in the first receiving groove and exerts an elastic force on the sealing strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Allebrod, Stephan Klän, Stephan Sonnen
  • Patent number: 9777588
    Abstract: A brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another includes a gas seal housing that receives at least one brush head of a brush seal and a support element by means of which a brush packet projecting from the brush head of the brush seal may be supported against flexing. The support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a brush seal system and to a thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: MTU AERO ENGINES AG
    Inventors: Stephan Klan, Frank Stiehler, Julian Weber, Markus Schlemmer, Stephan Prostler
  • Publication number: 20150098798
    Abstract: A brush seal system for sealing a gap between components of a thermal gas turbine that may be moved relative to one another includes a gas seal housing that receives at least one brush head of a brush seal and a support element by means of which a brush packet projecting from the brush head of the brush seal may be supported against flexing. The support element and the brush seal housing are embodied as separate components. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing such a brush seal system and to a thermal gas turbine having such a brush seal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: STEPHAN KLAN, FRANK STIEHLER, JULIAN WEBER, MARKUS SCHLEMMER, STEPHAN PROSTLER