Patents by Inventor Helmut Spindler

Helmut Spindler 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: 11970753
    Abstract: A method for producing an ultra-high-strength hot-rolled structural steel includes producing a steel alloy with a carbon content not greater than 0.2%, avoiding a diffusive transformation of the austenite by achieving a transformation delay through the addition of manganese, chromium, and boron, and casting the steel alloy. The cast steel alloy is heated and hot rolled to form a steel strip which is then immediately hardened and mechanically straightened to produce mobile dislocations, wherein the boron, manganese and chromium delay diffusive transformation from an austenite structure to achieve formation of a martensite structure during the hardening. The steel strip is then annealed at a temperature between 100 and 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler
  • Publication number: 20230357877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220145414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220018008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s, and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220010404
    Abstract: A method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature>Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, with more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20210317544
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an ultra-high-strength hot-rolled structural steel, wherein a steel is produced with a carbon content that is not greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Thomas Kurz, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler