Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Britz

Wolfgang Britz 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: 10066645
    Abstract: A turbine valve actuator (100) controls a valve unit of a media-operated consumer unit, such as a steam or gas turbine, and has an actuating part drive (102) with a movable actuating part (104), a first media space (106) and a second media space (108). A pressure build up in the first media space (106) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in a first direction (R). A pressure build-up in the second media space (108) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in an opposing second direction (GR). The first media space (106) can be supplied with a fluid in predeterminable amounts by a supply (110). The second media space (108) is acted upon by a hydraulic accumulator (112) provided with a preload pressure and permanently connected to the second media space (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: HYDAC SYSTEM GMBH
    Inventors: Kristof Schlemmer, Martin Piechnick, Wolfgang Britz
  • Publication number: 20150275931
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine valve actuator (300) for Controlling at least one valve unit of a media-operated consumer unit, such as a steam or gas turbine, having an actuating part drive (102) which has a movable actuating part (104), at least one first media space (106) and at least one second media space (108), wherein a pressure build up in the first media space (106) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in a first direction (R) and a pressure build-up in the second media space (108) attempts to cause a movement of the actuating part (104) in an opposing second direction (GR), wherein the first media space (106) can be supplied with a fluid in predeterminable amounts by means of a supply arrangement (110) and the second media space (108) is acted upon by an energy accumulator (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kristof Schlemmer, Martin Piechnick, Wolfgang Britz