Patents by Inventor Valentin Stenz

Valentin Stenz 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).

  • Turbine part replacing apparatus
    Patent number: 10071450
    Abstract: A turbine part replacing apparatus for moving a combustor of an industrial gas turbine from and to a mounting port of the gas turbine is disclosed, the apparatus including a mobile frame with a moving mechanism for substantially horizontal translation motion on the ground, a vertically extendable arm attached to and extending from said mobile frame, and a carriage attached to the extendable arm such that the carriage may be moved vertically with respect to the mobile frame. Moreover, the turbine part replacing apparatus is adapted for receiving the combustor in the carriage and for vertically moving the received combustor by the extendable arm from and to the mounting port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Heinz Gerber, Davide Aratori, Daniel Seng, Valentin Stenz
  • TURBINE PART REPLACING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160263715
    Abstract: A turbine part replacing apparatus for moving a combustor of an industrial gas turbine from and to a mounting port of the gas turbine is disclosed, the apparatus including a mobile frame with a moving mechanism for substantially horizontal translation motion on the ground, a vertically extendable arm attached to and extending from said mobile frame, and a carriage attached to the extendable arm such that the carriage may be moved vertically with respect to the mobile frame. Moreover, the turbine part replacing apparatus is adapted for receiving the combustor in the carriage and for vertically moving the received combustor by the extendable arm from and to the mounting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Heinz Gerber, Davide Aratori, Daniel Seng, Valentin Stenz