Patents by Inventor Uwe Hortig

Uwe Hortig 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).

  • Increasing the strength of iridium, rhodium, and alloys thereof
    Patent number: 8613788
    Abstract: The addition of 0.5 to 30 ppm boron and 0.5 to 20 ppm calcium to iridium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof and rhodium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof surprisingly increases the creep rupture strength at high temperatures, in particular around 1,800° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Hortig, Verena Baier, Harald Manhardt, Oliver Warkentin, David Francis Lupton
  • INCREASING THE STRENGTH OF IRIDIUM, RHODIUM, AND ALLOYS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100329922
    Abstract: The addition of 0.5 to 30 ppm boron and 0.5 to 20 ppm calcium to iridium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof and rhodium and the Zr- and Hf-free alloys thereof surprisingly increases the creep rupture strength at high temperatures, in particular around 1,800° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: W.C. HERAEUS GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe Hortig, Verena Baier, Harald Manhardt, Oliver Warkentin, David Francis Lupton