Patents by Inventor Richard Weinhold

Richard Weinhold 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: 9040167
    Abstract: A flat steel product having a base layer of a steel material and a multilayer coating applied thereto, and a method for producing the flat steel product. The method having the following steps: providing a steel base layer; applying a zinc layer to the base layer by electrolytic coating; applying an aluminum layer to the surface of the zinc layer, wherein no treatment is made to the surface of the zinc layer in regard to the oxides and sulfides present thereon at the end of the electrolytic zinc coating step or occurring during the course of the aluminum coating step; applying a magnesium layer to the aluminum layer; and subsequently heat treating the flat steel product in such a way that an MgZn2 layer forms in the coating above the Al layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schuhmacher, Christian Schwerdt, Nicole Weiher, Richard Weinhold
  • Patent number: 8991871
    Abstract: An apparatus for connecting double jacketed pipes is provided. The apparatus includes two pipe coupling parts corresponding to one another and a locking element for axially connecting the pipe coupling parts: at least one of the pipe coupling parts being divided in form and having two separate components, namely an inner component which is formed by an inner ring or at least includes the latter and has an external thread, and an outer component which is formed by an outer ring or includes the latter, and has an internal thread corresponding to the external thread of the inner component so that the outer component can be screwed onto the inner component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Richard Weinhold
  • Publication number: 20130049355
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for connecting double jacketed pipes, comprising two pipe coupling parts corresponding to one another and a locking element for axially connecting the pipe coupling parts. At least one of the pipe coupling parts is divided in form and has two separate components, namely an inner component which is formed by an inner ring or at least includes the latter and has an external thread, and an outer component which is formed by an outer ring or includes the latter, and has an internal thread corresponding to the external thread of the inner component so that the outer component can be screwed onto the inner component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Richard WEINHOLD
  • Publication number: 20120129001
    Abstract: A flat steel product, comprising a base layer consisting of a steel material, and a multilayer coating applied thereto, and a method for producing the flat steel product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schuhmacher, Christian Schwerdt, Nicole Weiher, Richard Weinhold