Patents by Inventor Alexander HITZEK

Alexander HITZEK 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: 11725704
    Abstract: A method for producing a brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes laser depositing a duplex steel anti-corrosion layer to an axial friction side of a main body produced from gray cast iron at a surface speed of more than 10 m/min and applying an anti-abrasion layer to the anti-corrosion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Publication number: 20220268329
    Abstract: A method for producing a brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes laser depositing a duplex steel anti-corrosion layer to an axial friction side of a main body produced from gray cast iron at a surface speed of more than 10 m/min and applying an anti-abrasion layer to the anti-corrosion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Patent number: 11339841
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a duplex steel layer that provides a cost-effective coating for the brake disk and enables improved corrosion resistance. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Publication number: 20200072307
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a duplex steel layer that provides a cost-effective coating for the brake disk and enables improved corrosion resistance. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver RETTIG, Jaroslaw GROCHOWICZ, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT, Andreas WANK, Alexander HITZEK, Christian SCHMENGLER, Karin MÜLLER-RODEN
  • Publication number: 20200072306
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a cost-effective coating for the brake disk that enables enhanced corrosion resistance and is provided as a sherardizing layer. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant for the at least one frictional face of the brake disk and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver RETTIG, Jaroslaw GROCHOWICZ, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT, Andreas WANK, Alexander HITZEK, Christian SCHMENGLER, Karin MÜLER-RODEN, Klaus KAESGEN