Patents by Inventor Markus WIERER

Markus WIERER 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 producing a profiled component, and profiled component
    Patent number: 11873537
    Abstract: A method for producing a component may include one or more of the following: providing and/or producing a profiled structural part, the structural part including a predetermined profile along its length; heat treating the profiled structural part; and press hardening the profiled structural part in a press-hardening tool. The profiled structural part in the press-hardening tool may be cooled in an interior thereof by circulating air, where during cooling of the profiled structural part in the press-hardening tool, different material properties are specifically set in at least two regions of the profiled structural part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hoesl, Ulrich Schmid, Markus Wierer, Siegfried Georg Zehentbauer
  • Method for Producing a Profiled Component, and Profiled Component
    Publication number: 20200318211
    Abstract: A method produces a profiled component. In the method, a profiled structural part is provided and/or manufactured. The profiled structural part is heat-treated and press-hardened in a press hardening tool, wherein the profiled structural part is cooled in its interior by circulating air in the press hardening tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas HOESL, Ulrich SCHMID, Markus WIERER, Siegfried Georg ZEHENTBAUER