Patents by Inventor Wolfram Cromme

Wolfram Cromme 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).

  • Publication number: 20200072159
    Abstract: A coated aluminum piston, for an internal combustion engine includes an area of the piston having a plasma oxide layer which is sealed with a coating that comprises a polysilazane-based, a water glass-based or polysiloxane-based polymer. A method of coating the piston is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: WOLFRAM CROMME, MARGRIT DANNENFELDT, MONIKA BLUMM
  • Patent number: 10443536
    Abstract: A piston capable of withstanding high temperatures and extreme conditions of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and manufactured with reduced costs is provided. The method of manufacturing the piston includes casting or forging the bulk of the piston as a single-piece with an open cooling gallery from an economical first material, such as steel, cast iron, or aluminum. The method further includes forming a portion of a combustion bowl surface, which is a small area of the piston directly exposed to the combustion chamber, from a second material by additive machining. The second material has a higher thermal conductivity and higher resistance to oxidation, erosion, and oil coking, compared to the first material. The additive machining process is efficient and creates little waste, which further reduces production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Evers, Scott Kenningley, Wolfram Cromme
  • Patent number: 10252366
    Abstract: In a method for producing a piston (10) for an internal combustion engine, a melt treatment is performed at least in regions in particular in the region of a combustion chamber depression (14), the depth of said melt treatment being varied in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Nurnberg GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Lades, Wolfram Cromme
  • Publication number: 20180066603
    Abstract: A piston capable of withstanding high temperatures and extreme conditions of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and manufactured with reduced costs is provided. The method of manufacturing the piston includes casting or forging the bulk of the piston as a single-piece with an open cooling gallery from an economical first material, such as steel, cast iron, or aluminum. The method further includes forming a portion of a combustion bowl surface, which is a small area of the piston directly exposed to the combustion chamber, from a second material by additive machining. The second material has a higher thermal conductivity and higher resistance to oxidation, erosion, and oil coking, compared to the first material. The additive machining process is efficient and creates little waste, which further reduces production costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: ROSS EVERS, SCOTT KENNINGLEY, WOLFRAM CROMME
  • Patent number: 9765727
    Abstract: A piston capable of withstanding high temperatures and extreme conditions of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and manufactured with reduced costs is provided. The method of manufacturing the piston includes casting or forging the bulk of the piston as a single-piece with an open cooling gallery from an economical first material, such as steel, cast iron, or aluminum. The method further includes forming a portion of a combustion bowl surface, which is a small area of the piston directly exposed to the combustion chamber, from a second material by additive machining. The second material has a higher thermal conductivity and higher resistance to oxidation, erosion, and oil coking, compared to the first material. The additive machining process is efficient and creates little waste, which further reduces production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul LLC
    Inventors: Ross Evers, Scott Kenningley, Wolfram Cromme
  • Publication number: 20150247474
    Abstract: A piston capable of withstanding high temperatures and extreme conditions of a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and manufactured with reduced costs is provided. The method of manufacturing the piston includes casting or forging the bulk of the piston as a single-piece with an open cooling gallery from an economical first material, such as steel, cast iron, or aluminum. The method further includes forming a portion of a combustion bowl surface, which is a small area of the piston directly exposed to the combustion chamber, from a second material by additive machining. The second material has a higher thermal conductivity and higher resistance to oxidation, erosion, and oil coking, compared to the first material. The additive machining process is efficient and creates little waste, which further reduces production costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Ross Evers, Scott Kenningley, Wolfram Cromme
  • Publication number: 20150174679
    Abstract: In a method for producing a piston (10) for an internal combustion engine, a melt treatment is performed at least in regions in particular in the region of a combustion chamber depression (14), the depth of said melt treatment being varied in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Klaus Lades, Wolfram Cromme
  • Patent number: 8898898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine, wherein a section which in the finished piston has a cooling duct (14) and a piston ring groove is recessed at first, the later cooling duct is then covered, and finally material for accommodating the piston ring is applied, and which is characterized in that the later cooling duct is covered by a wire material which is provided in a length, greater than necessary for one single piston. A device for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine with an at first recessed section that in the finished piston has a cooling duct (14) and a piston ring groove, has a device for attaching a cover on the cooling duct and a device for providing wire material having a length greater than necessary for one single piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Nurnberg GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Godel, Marc-Manuel Matz, Wolfram Cromme, Klaus Lades, Frank Dornenburg
  • Publication number: 20120103298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine, wherein a section which in the finished piston has a cooling duct (14) and a piston ring groove is recessed at first, the later cooling duct is then covered, and finally material for accommodating the piston ring is applied, and which is characterized in that the later cooling duct is covered by a wire material which is provided in a length, greater than necessary for one single piston. A device for producing a piston for an internal combustion engine with an at first recessed section that in the finished piston has a cooling duct (14) and a piston ring groove, has a device for attaching a cover on the cooling duct and a device for providing wire material having a length greater than necessary for one single piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Godel, Marc-Manuel Matz, Wolfram Cromme, Klaus Lades, Frank Dornenburg