Patents by Inventor Volker Derflinger
Volker Derflinger 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).
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Publication number: 20220145442Abstract: A component including a substrate surface coated with a coating including at least one MoN layer having a thickness not less than 40 nm. Between the substrate surface and the at least one MoN layer the component includes: i) a substrate surface hardened layer, which is a hardened, nitrogen-containing substrate surface layer that is the result of a nitriding treatment carried out at the substrate surface and has a thickness not less than 10 nm, preferably not less than 20 nm and not greater than 150 nm, and/or ii) a layer system composed of more than 2 MoN layers and more than 2 CrN layers, wherein the MoN and CrN layers forming the layer system are individual layers deposited alternatingly one on each other forming a multilayer MoN/CrN coating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Johann Karner, Volker Derflinger, Maximilian Erich Luichti
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Patent number: 11168392Abstract: A component including a substrate surface coated with a coating including at least one MoN layer having a thickness not less than 40 nm. Between the substrate surface and the at least one MoN layer the component includes: i) a substrate surface hardened layer, which is a hardened, nitrogen-containing substrate surface layer that is the result of a nitriding treatment carried out at the substrate surface and has a thickness not less than 10 nm, preferably not less than 20 nm and not greater than 150 nm, and/or ii) a layer system composed of more than 2 MoN layers and more than 2 CrN layers, wherein the MoN and CrN layers forming the layer system are individual layers deposited alternatingly one on each other forming a multilayer MoN/CrN coating film.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄHHIKONInventors: Johann Karner, Volker Derflinger, Maximilian Erich Luichti
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Patent number: 11014167Abstract: A multilayer hard film-coated cutting tool including a cutting tool body and a multilayer hard film formed on a surface of the cutting tool body, wherein the multilayer hard film comprises at least an upper layer and a lower layer; the upper layer is made of a Ti and Si compound layer; the lower layer is made of a multi-layered film of an A-layer and a B-layer, a layer thickness of the B-layer is equal to or thicker than a layer thickness of the A-layer, a ratio of the layer thicknesses of the A-layer and the B-layer being A-layer:B-layer=1:1 to 1:2, the multilayer hard films having 2 to 8 pairs of the A-layer and the B-layer in a case where a single pair is defined by a combination of a single A-layer and a single B-layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignees: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, PfaffikonInventors: Masakuni Takahashi, Denis Kurapov, Volker Derflinger, Wolfgang Kalss
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Patent number: 10982313Abstract: A coated body having a substrate and a wear-resistant coating applied to the substrate by physical vapor deposition, the coating comprising a main layer applied to the substrate in a thickness of 1 to 10 ?m, wherein said main layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof; and a cover layer adjacent to the main layer at a thickness of 0.1 to 5 ?m, wherein the cover layer comprises at least one alternating layer consisting of an oxynitride layer and a nitride layer arranged over the oxynitride layer, wherein the oxynitride layer is formed from an oxynitride of aluminum and optionally further metals from the group consisting of chromium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, silicon and combinations thereof, and the nitride layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: KENNAMETAL INC., OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKONInventors: Volker Derflinger, Joern Kohlscheen
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Publication number: 20190226075Abstract: A coated body having a substrate and a wear-resistant coating applied to the substrate by physical vapor deposition, the coating comprising a main layer applied to the substrate in a thickness of 1 to 10 pm, wherein said main layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof; and a cover layer adjacent to the main layer at a thickness of 0.1 to 5 ?m, wherein the cover layer comprises at least one alternating layer consisting of an oxynitride layer and a nitride layer arranged over the oxynitride layer, wherein the oxynitride layer is formed from an oxynitride of aluminum and optionally further metals from the group consisting of chromium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, silicon and combinations thereof, and the nitride layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Volker DERFLINGER, Joern KOHLSCHEEN
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Publication number: 20190193165Abstract: A multilayer hard film-coated cutting tool including a cutting tool body and a multilayer hard film formed on a surface of the cutting tool body, wherein the multilayer hard film comprises at least an upper layer and a lower layer; the upper layer is made of a Ti and Si compound layer; the lower layer is made of a multi-layered film of an A-layer and a B-layer, a layer thickness of the B-layer is equal to or thicker than a layer thickness of the A-layer, a ratio of the layer thicknesses of the A-layer and the B-layer being A-layer:B-layer=1:1 to 1:2, the multilayer hard films having 2 to 8 pairs of the A-layer and the B-layer in a case where a single pair is defined by a combination of a single A-layer and a single B-layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION, Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, PfaffikonInventors: Masakuni TAKAHASHI, Denis KURAPOV, Volker DERFLINGER, Wolfgang KALSS
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Patent number: 9974598Abstract: A coating system comprising at least one layer made at least essentially of ZrO2 which is used for providing insulating properties to parts of medical devices, particularly of electrosurgical devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, PfäffikonInventors: Albert Peter Gerhard Janssen, Volker Derflinger, Canet Acikgoz
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Publication number: 20180135164Abstract: A component including a substrate surface coated with a coating including at least one MoN layer having a thickness not less than 40 nm. Between the substrate surface and the at least one MoN layer the component includes: i) a substrate surface hardened layer, which is a hardened, nitrogen-containing substrate surface layer that is the result of a nitriding treatment carried out at the substrate surface and has a thickness not less than 10 nm, preferably not less than 20 nm and not greater than 150 nm, and/or ii) a layer system composed of more than 2 MoN layers and more than 2 CrN layers, wherein the MoN and CrN layers forming the layer system are individual layers deposited alternatingly one on each other forming a multilayer MoN/CrN coating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Johann Karner, Volker Derflinger, Maximilian Erich Luichtl
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Publication number: 20160074094Abstract: A coating system comprising at least one layer made at least essentially of ZrO2 which is used for providing insulating properties to parts of medical devices, particularly of electrosurgical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Albert Peter Gerhard Janssen, Volker Derflinger, Canet Acikgoz
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Patent number: 8318328Abstract: An inventive workpiece features on at least parts of its surface a wear resistant hard coating comprising the following composition Al1-a-b-c-dCraXbSicBdZ, where x is at least one element from Nb, Mo, W or Ta; Z is one element or compound from N, C, CN, NO, CO, CNO; and 0.2<=a<=0.5; 0.01<=b<=0.2; 0<=c<=0.1; 0<=d<=0.1. Further a PVD process for depositing such a wear resistant coating is disclosed whereby at least one workpiece is installed in a vacuum coating system and said system is operated in a low pressure argon atmosphere utilizing at least two metal or metal alloy targets with at least temporarily addition of a reactive gas.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Jose Endrino, Volker Derflinger, Christoph Gey
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Patent number: 7988832Abstract: A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (AlyCr1-y)X, where X=N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and 0.2?y<0.7, with the composition within said film being either essentially constant or varying over the thickness of the film continually or in steps, as well as a process for producing it.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Volker Derflinger, Andreas Reiter, Christoph Gey
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Patent number: 7943017Abstract: A vacuum process system for surface-treating work pieces uses an arc evaporation source. The system has a first electrode connected to a DC power source and a second electrode, disposed separately from the arc evaporation source. The two electrodes are operated while being connected to a single pulsed power supply.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Jürgen Ramm, Beno Widrig, Daniel Lendi, Volker Derflinger, Andreas Reiter
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Publication number: 20110044779Abstract: A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (AlyCr1-y)X, where X=N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and 0.2?y<0.7, with the composition within said film being either essentially constant or varying over the thickness of the film continually or in steps, as well as a process for producing it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Volker Derflinger, Andreas Reiter, Christoph Gey
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Patent number: 7851075Abstract: A work piece or structural component is coated with a system of film layers at least one of which is composed of (AlyCr1-y)X, where X?N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO or CBNO and 0.2?y<0.7, with the composition within said film being either essentially constant or varying over the thickness of the film continually or in steps, as well as a process for producing it.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Volker Derflinger, Andreas Reiter, Christoph Gey
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Patent number: 7718043Abstract: A multilayer hard coating for tools for machining applications with a multilayer structure for improving the wear resistance of workpieces includes at least one (AlyCr1-y)X layer (0.2?y?0.7), wherein X is one of the following elements N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO, CBNO, but preferably N or CN, and/or a (TizSi1-z) layer (0.99?z?0.7). The hard coating also includes at least one layer stack with one (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (TizSi1-z)X layer, followed by another (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (AlyCr1-y)X layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Oelikon Trading AGInventor: Volker Derflinger
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Publication number: 20100012483Abstract: A multilayer hard coating for tools for machining applications with a multilayer structure for improving the wear resistance of workpieces includes at least one (AlyCr1-y)X layer (0.2?y?0.7), wherein X is one of the following elements N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO, CBNO, but preferably N or CN, and/or a (TizSi1-z) layer (0.99?z?0.7). The hard coating also includes at least one layer stack with one (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (TizSi1-z)X layer, followed by another (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (AlyCr1-y)X layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TruebbachInventor: Volker Derflinger
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Patent number: 7618720Abstract: A multilayer hard coating for tools for machining applications with a multilayer structure for improving the wear resistance of workpieces includes at least one (AlyCr1-y)X layer (0.2?y?0.7), wherein X is one of the following elements N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO, CBNO, but preferably N or CN, and/or a (TizSi1-z) layer (0.99?z?0.7). The hard coating also includes at least one layer stack with one (AlCrTiSi)X mixed layer, followed by another (TizSi1-z)X layer, followed by another (AlCrTiSi)X mixed layer, followed by another (AlyCr1-y)X layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventor: Volker Derflinger
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Publication number: 20080318062Abstract: An inventive workpiece features on at least parts of its surface a wear resistant hard coating comprising the following composition Al1-a-b-c-dCraXbSicBdZ, where x is at least one element from Nb, Mo, W or Ta; Z is one element or compound from N, C, CN, NO, CO, CNO; and 0.2<=a<=0.5; 0.01<=b<=0.2; 0<=c<=0.1; 0<=d<=0.1. Further a PVD process for depositing such a wear resistant coating is disclosed whereby at least one workpiece is installed in a vacuum coating system and said system is operated in a low pressure argon atmosphere utilizing at least two metal or metal alloy targets with at least temporarily addition of a reactive gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2005Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: OC OERLIKON BALZERS AGInventors: Jose Endrino, Volker Derflinger, Christoph Gey
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Publication number: 20080173536Abstract: A vacuum process system for surface-treating work pieces uses an arc evaporation source. The system has a first electrode connected to a DC power source and a second electrode, disposed separately from the arc evaporation source. The two electrodes are operated while being connected to a single pulsed power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Jürgen Ramm, Beno Widrig, Daniel Lendi, Volker Derflinger, Andreas Reiter
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Patent number: RE42491Abstract: A multilayer hard coating for tools for machining applications with a multilayer structure for improving the wear resistance of workpieces includes at least one (AlyCr1-y)X layer (0.2?y?0.7), wherein X is one of the following elements N, C, B, CN, BN, CBN, NO, CO, BO, CNO, BNO, CBNO, but preferably N or CN, and/or a (TizSi1-z) layer (0.99?z?0.7). The hard coating also includes at least one layer stack with one (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (TizSi1-z)X layer, followed by another (AlCrTiSi) X mixed layer, followed by another (AlyCr1-y)X layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventor: Volker Derflinger