Patents by Inventor Gunter Kirchhoff

Gunter Kirchhoff 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).

  • Method for brazing ceramic surfaces
    Patent number: 7478742
    Abstract: A method for producing a brazed joint having at least one of a metal/ceramic joint and a ceramic/ceramic joint. The method includes forming bores in at least one ceramic surface to be brazed, and the bores have an average diameter of greater than 550 ?m. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: EADS SPACE Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Beyer, Stephan Schmidt, Jan Hauptmann, Gunter Kirchhoff, Erich Lugscheider
  • Method for brazing ceramic surfaces
    Publication number: 20050145679
    Abstract: A method for producing a brazed joint having at least one of a metal/ceramic joint and a ceramic/ceramic joint. The method includes forming bores in at least one ceramic surface to be brazed, and the bores have an average diameter of greater than 550 ?m. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Steffen Beyer, Stephan Schmidt, Jan Hauptmann, Gunter Kirchhoff, Erich Lugscheider