Patents by Inventor Christoph Settele

Christoph Settele 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: 11326232
    Abstract: A method for producing aluminum strips for lithographic printing plate supports, wherein the aluminum strip is produced from a rolling ingot, which after optional homogenizing is hot-rolled to a thickness of 2 mm to 7 mm and cold-rolled to a final thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm provides for an aluminum strip having a thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm and a printing plate support produced from the aluminum strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Jochen Hasenclever, Christoph Settele, Gerd Steinhoff
  • Patent number: 10927437
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for the production of lithographic printing plate supports and also to an aluminium strip produced from the aluminium alloy, a process for the production of the aluminium strip and also its use for the production of lithographic printing plate supports. The object of providing an aluminium alloy as well as an aluminium strip from an aluminium alloy that permits the production of printing plate supports having improved bending-strength fatigue transverse to the rolling direction without adversely affecting the tensile strength values before and after the annealing process and while preserving the roughening properties, is achieved by the fact that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in weight percent: 0.4%<Fe?1.0%, 0.3%<Mg?1.0%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, Mn?0.25%, Cu?0.04%, Ti<0.1%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05% and totaling at most 0.05%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Gerd Steinhoff, Christoph Settele
  • Patent number: 10696040
    Abstract: Provided is a method for production of an aluminium strip for lithographic printing plate supports from an aluminium alloy including (in wt %): 0.05%?Si?0.25%, 0.2%?Fe?1%, Cu max. 400 ppm, Mn?0.30%, 0.10%?Mg?0.50%, Cr?100 ppm, Zn?500 ppm, Ti<0.030%, the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.03%, in total at most 0.15%. In the method, a rolling ingot is cast from an aluminium alloy, and the rolling ingot is homogenised. Further, the rolling ingot is hot rolled to a hot strip final thickness, and the hot strip is cold rolled to final thickness of between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm. The product of the relative final thicknesses of the aluminium strip after the first and after the second cold rolling pass of the aluminium strip is 15% to 24%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Settele, Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Gerd Steinhoff
  • Publication number: 20190047279
    Abstract: Provided is a method for production of an aluminium strip for lithographic printing plate supports from an aluminium alloy including (in wt %): 0.05%?Si?0.25%, 0.2%?Fe?1%, Cu max. 400 ppm, Mn?0.30%, 0.10%?Mg?0.50%, Cr?100 ppm, Zn?500 ppm, Ti<0.030%, the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.03%, in total at most 0.15%. In the method, a rolling ingot is cast from an aluminium alloy, and the rolling ingot is homogenised. Further, the rolling ingot is hot rolled to a hot strip final thickness, and the hot strip is cold rolled to final thickness of between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm. The product of the relative final thicknesses of the aluminium strip after the first and after the second cold rolling pass of the aluminium strip is 15% to 24%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Settele, Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Gerd Steinhoff
  • Publication number: 20170253952
    Abstract: A method for producing aluminum strips for lithographic printing plate supports, wherein the aluminum strip is produced from a rolling ingot, which after optional homogenizing is hot-rolled to a thickness of 2 mm to 7 mm and cold-rolled to a final thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm provides for an aluminum strip having a thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm and a printing plate support produced from the aluminum strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Jochen Hasenclever, Christoph Settele, Gerd Steinhoff
  • Publication number: 20170190204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a litho sheet for electrochemical roughening, consisting of a rolled aluminium alloy, wherein the sheet surface has a topography with a maximum peak height Rp or Sp of not more than 1.4 ?m, preferably not more than 1.2 ?m, in particular not more than 1.0 ?m. The invention also relates to a method which is intended for producing a litho sheet and in the case of which a litho sheet consisting of an aluminium alloy is cold-rolled and in the case of which the litho sheet, following the final cold-rolling pass, is subjected to a degreasing treatment with a pickling step using an aqueous pickling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Christoph Settele, Olaf Güßgen
  • Publication number: 20130263749
    Abstract: The invention relates to a litho sheet for electrochemical roughening, consisting of a rolled aluminium alloy, wherein the sheet surface has a topography with a maximum peak height Rp or Sp of not more than 1.4 [mu]m, preferably not more than 1.2 [mu]m, in particular not more than 1.0 [mu]m. The invention also relates to a method which is intended for producing a litho sheet and in the case of which a litho sheet consisting of an aluminium alloy is cold-rolled and in the case of which the litho sheet, following the final cold-rolling pass, is subjected to a degreasing treatment with a pickling step using an aqueous pickling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Christoph Settele, Olaf Güßgen
  • Publication number: 20120094103
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for producing lithographic printing plate supports. The object of providing an aluminium alloy and an aluminium strip made of an aluminium alloy which make it possible to produce printing plate supports having improved flexural fatigue strength transverse to the rolling direction and having improved heat resistance, without impairing roughening properties, is achieved for an aluminium alloy in that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in percent by weight: 0.2%?Fe?0.5%, 0.41%?Mg?0.7%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, 0.31%?Mn?0.6%, Cu?0.04%, Ti<0.1%, Zn?0.1%, Cr?0.1%, the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, each in an amount of 0.05% at most to give a total of 0.15% at most.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: HYDRO ALUMINIUM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Gerd Steinhoff, Christoph Settele
  • Publication number: 20120073711
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for producing lithographic printing plate supports as well as an aluminium strip produced from the aluminium alloy, and a method for producing the aluminium strip and use thereof to produce lithographic printing plate supports. These objects are achieved in that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in % by weight: Fe<0.4%, 0.41%?Mg?0.7%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, 0.1%?Mn?0.6%, Cu?0.04%, Ti<0.1%, Zn?0.1%, Cr?0.1%, the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, each in an amount of 0.05% at most to give a total of 0.15% at most.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HYDRO ALUMINIUM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Gerd Steinhoff, Christoph Settele
  • Publication number: 20110290381
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for the production of lithographic printing plate supports and also to an aluminium strip produced from the aluminium alloy, a process for the production of the aluminium strip and also its use for the production of lithographic printing plate supports. The object of providing an aluminium alloy as well as an aluminium strip from an aluminium alloy that permits the production of printing plate supports having improved bending-strength fatigue transverse to the rolling direction without adversely affecting the tensile strength values before and after the annealing process and while preserving the roughening properties, is achieved by the fact that the aluminium alloy contains the following alloy components in weight per cent: 0.4%<Fe?1.0%, 0.3%<Mg?1.0%, 0.05%?Si?0.25%, Mn?0.25%, Cu?0.04%, Ti?0.1%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05% and totaling at most 0.05%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: HYDRO ALUMINIUM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Jochen Hasenclever, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Gerd Steinhoff, Christoph Settele
  • Publication number: 20110039121
    Abstract: A method for producing aluminum strips for lithographic printing plate supports, wherein the aluminum strip is produced from a rolling ingot, which after optional homogenizing is hot-rolled to a thickness of 2 mm to 7 mm and cold-rolled to a final thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm provides for an aluminum strip having a thickness of 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm and a printing plate support produced from the aluminum strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Kernig, Henk-Jan Brinkman, Jochen Hasenclever, Christoph Settele, Gerd Steinhoff