Patents by Inventor Andreas Ploch

Andreas Ploch 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: 8088229
    Abstract: A method for producing high-quality grain oriented magnetic steel sheet utilizes a steel alloy with (in wt %) Si: 2.5-4.0%, C: 0.02-0.10%, Al: 0.01-0.065%, N: 0.003-0.015%. The method utilizes an operational sequence whose individual steps (secondary metallurgical treatment of the molten metal, continuous casting of the molten metal into a strand, dividing of the strand into thin slabs, heating of the thin slabs, continuous hot rolling of the thin slabs into hot strip, cooling of the hot strip, coiling of the hot strip, cold rolling of the hot strip into cold strip, recrystallization and decarburization annealing of the cold strip, application of an annealing separator, final annealing of the recrystallization and decarburization annealed cold strip to form a Goss texture) are harmonized with one another, so that a magnetic steel sheet with optimized electromagnetic properties is obtained using conventional apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
    Inventors: Klaus Günther, Ludger Lahn, Andreas Ploch, Eberhard Sowka
  • Patent number: 8038806
    Abstract: A method, which makes it possible to economically produce high-quality grain oriented magnetic steel sheet, utilizes a steel alloy with (in wt %) Si: 2.5-4.0%, C: 0.01-0.10 %, Mn: 0.02-0.50%, S and Se in contents, whose total amounts to 0.005-0.04%. The method utilizes an operational sequence whose individual routine steps (secondary metallurgical treatment of the molten metal in a vacuum-or ladle facility, continuous casting of the molten metal into a strand, dividing of the strand, heating in a facility standing inline, continuous hot rolling in a multi-stand hot rolling mill standing inline, cooling, coiling, cold rolling, recrystallization and decarburization annealing, application of an annealing separator, final annealing to form a Goss texture) are harmonized with one another, so that a magnetic steel sheet with optimized electromagnetic properties is obtained using conventional apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
    Inventors: Klaus Günther, Ludger Lahn, Andreas Ploch, Eberhard Sowka
  • Publication number: 20090139609
    Abstract: A method, which makes it possible to economically produce high-quality grain oriented magnetic steel sheet, utilizes a steel alloy with (in wt %) Si: 2.5-4.0%, C: 0.01-0.10%, Mn: 0.02-0.50%, S and Se in contents, whose total amounts to 0.005-0.04%. The method utilizes an operational sequence whose individual routine steps (secondary metallurgical treatment of the molten metal in a vacuum—or ladle facility, continuous casting of the molten metal into a strand, dividing of the strand, heating in a facility standing inline, continuous hot rolling in a multi-stand hot rolling mill standing inline, cooling, coiling, cold rolling, recrystallization and decarburization annealing, application of an annealing separator, final annealing to form a Goss texture) are harmonized with one another, so that a magnetic steel sheet with optimized electromagnetic properties is obtained using conventional apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
    Inventors: Klaus Gunther, Ludger Lahn, Andreas Ploch, Eberhard Sowka
  • Publication number: 20080216985
    Abstract: A method for producing high-quality grain oriented magnetic steel sheet utilizes a steel alloy with (in wt %) Si: 2.5-4.0%, C: 0.02-0.10%, Al: 0.01-0.065%, N: 0.003-0.015%. The method utilizes an operational sequence whose individual steps (secondary metallurgical treatment of the molten metal, continuous casting of the molten metal into a strand, dividing of the strand into thin slabs, heating of the thin slabs, continuous hot rolling of the thin slabs into hot strip, cooling of the hot strip, coiling of the hot strip, cold rolling of the hot strip into cold strip, recrystallization and decarburization annealing of the cold strip, application of an annealing separator, final annealing of the recrystallization and decarburization annealed cold strip to form a Goss texture) are harmonized with one another, so that a magnetic steel sheet with optimized electromagnetic properties is obtained using conventional apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Klaus Gunther, Ludger Lahn, Andreas Ploch, Eberhard Sowka
  • Patent number: 6432165
    Abstract: A blowing lance for treating molten metals which are situated in vacuum-treatment vessels, in particular steel in RH vessels, having a central pipe and an encasing pipe which is arranged coaxially with respect to the central pipe and can be cooled by a cooling medium. The central pipe and the encasing pipe are connected to supply lines, which in turn can be connected to an oxygen station, a fuel-gas station and an inert-gas station and to a solids-feed device. In this lance, the cooled encasing pipe is arranged at a distance from the central pipe over its entire length. The free annular area (AR) between the two pipes satisfying the following statement AR=0.8 to 1.2×AZ where AZ=free cross-sectional area of the central pipe. The end of the central pipe is designed in the form of a Laval nozzle. The nozzle opening of the central pipe is being arranged at a distance (a) inside the encasing tube, where a=0.5 to 0.8×d where d=clear diameter of the central pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: SMS Demag AG
    Inventors: Rainer Dittrich, Horst-Dieter Schöler, Andreas Ploch, Manfred Zeimes