Patents by Inventor Uwe Hoferer

Uwe Hoferer 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: 6378787
    Abstract: A novel combined pressure atomizing nozzle for gas-turbine burners is provided, with which an improved adaptation of the atomizing quality of liquids to the respective load conditions, i.e. good premixing over the entire load range, can be realized. To this end, the pressure atomizing nozzle comprises a nozzle body (1) having at least two separate feed passages (7, 12) for at least one liquid (14, 29, 31) to be atomized. The first feed passage (7) is at least partly enclosed by the second feed passage (12) and is connected downstream to an outer space (5) via a discharge orifice (11). The second feed passage (12) is likewise connected to the outer space (5), in which case the second feed passage (12) has at least two discharge orifices (13) to the outer space (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom
    Inventors: Franz Büchi, Uwe Hoferer, Peter Jansohn, Christian Steinbach