Patents by Inventor Andreas Wank

Andreas Wank 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
  • Patent number: 11635117
    Abstract: A process for producing a protective coating on a brake side of a brake disk main element includes using a laser powder build-up welding process. An NbC metal matrix powder or a Cr3C2 metal matrix powder is produced by agglomeration and sintering of NbC particles or Cr3C2 particles with particles of a metallic matrix composed of a stainless steel. During the laser powder build-up welding process, the NbC metal matrix powder or the Cr3C2 metal matrix powder and an aluminum alloy powder is supplied simultaneously to a molten surface region of the brake disk main element which has been melted by a laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Klaus Kaesgen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Andreas Wank, Christian Schmengler, Annika Krause
  • 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: 20210293292
    Abstract: A process for producing a protective coating on a brake side of a brake disk main element includes using a laser powder build-up welding process. An NbC metal matrix powder or a Cr3C2 metal matrix powder is produced by agglomeration and sintering of NbC particles or Cr3C2 particles with particles of a metallic matrix composed of a stainless steel. During the laser powder build-up welding process, the NbC metal matrix powder or the Cr3C2 metal matrix powder and an aluminum alloy powder is supplied simultaneously to a molten surface region of the brake disk main element which has been melted by a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Klaus Kaesgen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Andreas Wank, Christian Schmengler, Annika Krause
  • Patent number: 10871124
    Abstract: At least one coated valve seat region has at least one first layer and a second layer, the second layer is arranged on the first layer, and the first layer and the second layer are different. The first layer and the second layer are each formed by a local thermal deposition welding method. In the case of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, a valve seat region is formed by depositing a first layer on a substrate material of the valve seat by a laser deposition welding method in one method step and, in a subsequent method step, depositing a second layer on the first layer by a laser deposition welding method. The second layer contains a material which exerts a material hardening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Nigel Turner, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Frank Beck
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20200040840
    Abstract: At least one coated valve seat region has at least one first layer and a second layer, the second layer is arranged on the first layer, and the first layer and the second layer are different. The first layer and the second layer are each formed by a local thermal deposition welding method. In the case of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, a valve seat region is formed by depositing a first layer on a substrate material of the valve seat by a laser deposition welding method in one method step and, in a subsequent method step, depositing a second layer on the first layer by a laser deposition welding method. The second layer contains a material which exerts a material hardening effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Nigel Turner, Bas van den Heuvel, Richard Fritsche, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Frank Beck