Patents by Inventor Thomas Pontow

Thomas Pontow 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).

  • Power plant with cassette-type power unit
    Patent number: 8952559
    Abstract: A hydroelectric power station has an energy unit including a turbine and a generator. The impeller of the turbine includes an impeller ring and turbine blades. The radially outer ends of the turbine blades are fixed to the inner surface of the impeller ring, and the radially inner ends of the turbine blades are free and together form a central passage. The impeller ring is surrounded by the generator and acts as a bearing therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Holstein, Jorg Lochschmidt, Thomas Pontow
  • WATER TURBINE
    Publication number: 20130088014
    Abstract: A hydroelectric power station has an energy unit including a turbine and a generator. The impeller of the turbine includes an impeller ring and turbine blades. The radially outer ends of the turbine blades are fixed to the inner surface of the impeller ring, and the radially inner ends of the turbine blades are free and together form a central passage. The impeller ring is surrounded by the generator and acts as a bearing therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: VOITH PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin Holstein, Jorg Lochschmidt, Thomas Pontow