Patents by Inventor Claus Thomy

Claus Thomy 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: 11590578
    Abstract: An internal defect detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive molding by emitting a laser beam to a powder bed is provided. This system specifies a candidate position of an internal defect on the basis of a change amount of a local temperature measured in an irradiated part of a powder bed irradiated by a laser beam. The system calculates a cooling speed at the candidate position on the basis of a temperature distribution and determines whether an internal defect exists on the basis of the cooling speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Akio Kondou, Masashi Kitamura, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Claus Thomy, Henry Koehler
  • Patent number: 11554419
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing method includes: forming a powder bed by supplying a raw material powder; and irradiating the raw material powder that forms the powder bed with a light beam having an intensity distribution of a second or higher order mode or of a top hat shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Shuji Tanigawa, Yasuyuki Fujiya, Claus Thomy, Dieter Tyralla, Thomas Seefeld
  • Publication number: 20210370403
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing method according to at least one embodiment of the disclosure includes the steps of, forming a powder bed by supplying a raw material powder, and irradiating the raw material powder that forms the powder bed with a light beam having intensity distribution of a high-order mode that is the second order and higher order mode or of a top hat shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Shuji Tanigawa, Yasuyuki Fujiya, Claus Thomy, Dieter Tyralla, Thomas Seefeld
  • Patent number: 11185925
    Abstract: A process abnormality detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive modeling by emitting a beam to a powder bed determines that a laying abnormality of the powder bed is occurring if at least one of a first condition that an average height of the powder bed from a reference position is out of a first predetermined range or a second condition that a height variation of the powder bed is out of a second predetermined range is satisfied, on the basis of a detection result of a shape measurement sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Narita, Toshiya Watanabe, Akio Kondou, Masashi Kitamura, Hidetaka Haraguchi, Shuji Tanigawa, Claus Thomy, Henry Koehler, Michael Kalms
  • Publication number: 20210331245
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an additive manufacturing process according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of acquiring information on a temperature of a region upstream of a melt pool in a scanning direction of an energy beam, the melt pool being formed by irradiating a raw material with the energy beam, acquiring a parameter indicating a cooling rate of the region based on the information on the temperature, and determining a formation status based on the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi NARITA, Shuji TANIGAWA, Yasuyuki FUJIYA, Claus THOMY, Dieter TYRALLA, Thomas SEEFELD
  • Publication number: 20210162508
    Abstract: A forming defect detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive molding by emitting a laser beam to a powder bed is provided. This system specifies a candidate position of a forming defect on the basis of a change amount of a local temperature measured in an irradiated part of a powder bed irradiated by a laser beam. The system calculates a cooling speed at the candidate position on the basis of a temperature distribution and determines whether a forming defect exists on the basis of the cooling speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ryuichi NARITA, Toshiya WATANABE, Akio KONDOU, Masashi KITAMURA, Hidetaka HARAGUCHI, Shuji TANIGAWA, Claus THOMY, Henry KOEHLER
  • Publication number: 20200180023
    Abstract: A process abnormality detection system for a three-dimensional additive manufacturing device which performs additive modeling by emitting a beam to a powder bed determines that a laying abnormality of the powder bed is occurring if at least one of a first condition that an average height of the powder bed from a reference position is out of a first predetermined range or a second condition that a height variation of the powder bed is out of a second predetermined range is satisfied, on the basis of a detection result of a shape measurement sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ryuichi NARITA, Toshiya WATANABE, Akio KONDOU, Masashi KITAMURA, Hidetaka HARAGUCHI, Shuji TANIGAWA, Claus THOMY, Henry KOEHLER, Michael KALMS
  • Publication number: 20190299527
    Abstract: A three-dimensional additive manufacturing apparatus for additive manufacturing by irradiating a powder bed placed in a build surface area with is configured to project a fringe pattern over the build surface area and detect unevenness in the build surface area, based on image data obtained by capturing an image of the fringe pattern. The projection unit and the imaging unit are disposed so as to avoid an irradiation region of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi KITAMURA, Koji TSUKIMOTO, Ryuichi NARITA, Michael KALMS, Claus THOMY
  • Patent number: 8722201
    Abstract: A connection is between a monolithic metal component and a continuous-fiber reinforced laminate component wherein the metal component and the laminate component are joined at the ends thereof. A method allows for the production of the connection between the monolithic metal component and the continuous-fiber reinforced laminate component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick Schiebel, Christoph Hoffmeister, Claus Thomy, Axel Herrmann, Frank Vollertsen
  • Publication number: 20110206942
    Abstract: A connection is between a monolithic metal component and a continuous-fiber reinforced laminate component wherein the metal component and the laminate component are joined at the ends thereof. A method allows for the production of the connection between the monolithic metal component and the continuous-fiber reinforced laminate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick Schiebel, Christoph Hoffmeister, Claus Thomy, Axel Herrmann, Frank Vollertsten
  • Publication number: 20070119829
    Abstract: The invention relates to an orbital welding device for mobile use in order to join a first pipe (1) and a second pipe end (2) along a circumferential joint (3) by at least one weld seam (4), particularly for producing a pipeline (5) to be placed on land. The inventive device includes a guide ring (6), which can be oriented toward the first pipe end (1) and the circumferential joint (3), and an orbital carriage (7) that can be motor-displaced along the guide ring (6) via an advancing device (8). On the orbital carriage (7), a laser welding head (12) for directing a laser beam (10) into a laser welding zone (13) is mounted in a manner that enables it to be oriented toward the circumferential joint (3) whereby enabling the production of the weld seam (4) along the circumferential joint (3) by displacing the orbital carriage (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: VIETZ GmbH
    Inventors: Eginhard Vietz, Frank Vollertsen, Harald Kohn, Claus Thomy