Patents by Inventor Bernd Jahnke

Bernd Jahnke 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: 5128314
    Abstract: A superconducting fiber bundle includes carrier material formed by fibers of carbon, silicon carbide, steel, boron or glass. The fibers have a superconducting coating formed of a superconducting, non-metallic, inorganic material. The coating of the fibers is carried out from the liquid phase or the gas phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Jahnke, Franz-Josef Rohr, Franz Schmaderer, Georg Wahl, Andy Reich
  • Patent number: 4909984
    Abstract: A high temperature protective coating formed by an alloy on the basis of nickel, cobalt, chromium, aluminum and also frequently of yttrium. There is improved adherence of the metallic oxide covering layer which forms on the protective coating and increased the oxidation and corrosion resistance. Silicon may be admixed to the alloy as a first addition. The amount of the silicon to be admixed to the alloy lies between 1 and 3% by weight. The oxidation and corrosion resistance can be increased by means of a further addition of zirconium in an amount of 1% by weight. The same results can be obtained by a further addition of tantalum, also in the amount of 1% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: BBC Aktiengesellschaft Brown, Boveri & Cie
    Inventors: Lorenz Singheiser, Georg Wahl, Bernd Jahnke
  • Patent number: 4849806
    Abstract: A shunting element includes two terminal elements for bridging an electrical component, at least one semiconductor component, and at least one electrically conducting layer connecting the semiconductor component to the two terminal elements, the electrically conducting layer being alloyed with the semiconductor component to form a shorting element upon the passage of a current which increases the temperature in the electrically conducting layer and in the semiconductor component to a given value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Brown, Boveri & Cie AG
    Inventors: Hans Kahlen, Bernd Jahnke, Conrad Schmidt, Botho Ziegenbein
  • Patent number: 4750946
    Abstract: Components (5) in a superalloy, in particular a dispersion hardened nickel based alloy, are connected together by pressure bonding in the solid condition with the greatest possible limitation of the overall deformation of the complete components (5) by lateral restraint (7), the actual bonding zone (6) having short-term intensive dynamic plastic flow imposed on it and, taking account of the deformation temperature, the local deformation rate .epsilon..sub.l and the local deformation .epsilon..sub.l referred to the bonding zone (6) are matched together in such a way that the driving force during the subsequent heat treatment of the complete workpiece above the recrystallization temperature is sufficient to force the formation of coarse grain under all conditions. It can then be assumed that, in general, the expression ##EQU1## h.sub.o =height of the bonding zone (6) before connection, h.sub.f =height of the bonding zone (6) after connection,D.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: BBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited
    Inventors: Bernd Jahnke, Gernot Gessinger, Hans Rydstad, Robert Singer
  • Patent number: 4746055
    Abstract: Method for the metallic joining of parts which are formed by semiconductor components with metallization on at least one side or by metallic components or metallic substrates. A composite multilayer material is arranged between the parts to be joined together. Subsequently, the components are joined together at least under the action of defined heat such that only the surface layers directly facing the parts of the composite material are softened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Brown, Boveri & Cie AG
    Inventors: Peter Ingram, Bernd Jahnke, Arno Neidig
  • Patent number: 4678635
    Abstract: A metallic joining material which is provided particularly for the joining of parts of oxide-dispersion-hardened alloys. The metallic joining material in particular is a solder which contains chromium, cobalt, boron, silicon, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, aluminum, titanium zirconium with the remainder nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: BBC Aktiengesellschaft Brown, Boveri & Cie
    Inventor: Bernd Jahnke
  • Patent number: 4611752
    Abstract: Method for bonding metallic structural elements to form a component, in particular for stationary gas turbines, wherein at least one intermediate layer with a defined thickness is located between the structural elements and is heated together with the structural elements to a temperature which can be specified in advance, and pressure of a magnitude which can be specified in advance is exerted on the structural elements before or after this heating. The temperature and the pressure are maintained sufficiently long that isothermal solidification of the intermediate layer and/or of the alloying material of the structural elements is attained in the joint zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: BBC Aktiengesellschaft Brown, Boveri & Cie.
    Inventor: Bernd Jahnke
  • Patent number: 4606778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a joining method for the production of a component from two or more constructional elements which are manufactured from a highly distortion-resistant metallic material, in particular a material based on nickel or iron. The constructional elements and the interlayer are manufactured from an oxide dispersion-hardened material, and are joined together with insertion of the interlayer to give the component. The interlayer is in an unrecrystallized fine-grained plastic state before the joining process, and undergoes recrystallization, as a result of heat treatment, only after the joining process, which is carried out at a temperature of 800 to 1,100 degrees centigrade and under a pressure of 1 to 200 Mpa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: BBC Aktiengesellschaft Brown, Boveri & Cie
    Inventor: Bernd Jahnke
  • Patent number: 4409462
    Abstract: In order to join by welding shaped parts, in particular, of cast superalloys based on nickel or cobalt, without cracking, by means of a beam of energy, preferably an electron beam, according to the invention the weld zone and an adjacent area of adequate size, often the entire part, are heated to a preheat temperature between 1000.degree. to 1250.degree. C., preferably between 1070.degree. and 1180.degree. C., and maintained at this temperature at least until the temperature is at least extensively equalized. The weld surfaces in contact with each other are then melted and welded together by means of the energy beam. Subsequently, the weld zone and the adjacent area are cooled uniformly.In this manner, a welded joint is obtained having mechanical properties that are equal to or only slightly reduced compared to those of the initial material and containing no pores or cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: BBC Brown, Boveri & Company, Limited
    Inventor: Bernd Jahnke