Patents by Inventor Dorothée DORNER

Dorothée DORNER 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: 10730105
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a 0.8-4.5 mm thick steel strip with an amorphous, partially amorphous or fine-crystalline microstructure with grain sizes in the range of 10-10000 nm and also a flat steel product made therefrom. A molten steel is cast into a cast strip in a casting device and cooled down at an accelerated rate. Along with Fe and impurities that are unavoidable for production-related reasons, the molten material contains at least two elements belonging to the group “Si, B, C and P”. In this case, the following applies for the contents of these elements (in % by weight) Si: 1.2-7.0%, B: 0.4-4.0%, C: 0.5-4.0%, P: 1.5-8.0%. With a corresponding composition and a microstructure with corresponding characteristics, a flat steel product according to the invention has a HV0.5 hardness of 760-900.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Dorothée Dorner, Christian Höckling, Harald Hofmann, Matthias Schirmer, Markus Daamen
  • Patent number: 10131976
    Abstract: A cold-rolled flat steel product for deep drawing applications is disclosed, composed of a steel which, in addition to Fe and unavoidable impurities (in % by weight) contains C: <0.1%, Al: 6.5-11%, REM: 0.02-0.2%, P: <0.1%, S: <0.03%, N: <0.1% and optionally one or more elements from the group of “Mn, Si, Nb, Ti, Mo, Cr, Zr, V, W, Co, Ni, B, Cu, Ca, N”, provided that Mn: <6%, Si: <1%, Nb: <0.3%, Ti: <0.3%, Zr: <1%, V: <1%, V: <1%, Mo: <1%, Cr: <3%, Co: <1%, Ni: <2%, B: <0.1%, Cu: <3%, Ca: <0.015%. For production of such a flat steel product, a steel of appropriate composition is cast to give a pre-product, which is then hot-rolled to hot strip at a hot rolling end temperature of 820-1000° C. The latter is subsequently wound at a winding temperature of up to 850° C., after winding annealed at an annealing temperature of >650-1200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
    Inventors: Dorothée Dorner, Christian Höckling, Harald Hofmann, Magnus Miller, Matthias Schirmer, Jonas Schwabe, Alexander Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20160203897
    Abstract: Non-grain-oriented electrical steel strips or electrical steel sheets for electrotechnical applications may be produced from a steel that, in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities, contains the following in percent by weight: 2.0-4.5% Si, 0.03-0.3% Zr, up to 2.0% Al, up to 1.0% Mn, up to 0.01% C, up to 0.01% N, up to 0.001% S, up to 0.015% P. Moreover, in some examples, a microstructure of the electrical steel strip or sheet may contain ternary Fe—Si—Zr precipitates. The ternary Fe—Si—Zr precipitates in the microstructure increase the strength of non-grain-oriented electrical steel strips or sheets produced from steel by precipitation or particle hardening without having a significant influence on electromagnetic properties. In addition, example methods for producing such electrical steel strips and electrical steel sheets are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
    Inventors: Dorothée DORNER, Olaf FISCHER, Karl TELGER
  • Publication number: 20150376751
    Abstract: A cold-rolled flat steel product for deep drawing applications is disclosed, composed of a steel which, in addition to Fe and unavoidable impurities (in % by weight) contains C: <0.1%, Al: 6.5-11%, REM: 0.02-0.2%, P: <0.1%, S: <0.03%, N: <0.1% and optionally one or more elements from the group of “Mn, Si, Nb, Ti, Mo, Cr, Zr, V, W, Co, Ni, B, Cu, Ca, N”, provided that Mn: <6%, Si: <1%, Nb: <0.3%, Ti: <0.3%, Zr: <1%, V: <1%, V: <1%, Mo: <1%, Cr: <3%, Co: <1%, Ni: <2%, B: <0.1%, Cu: <3%, Ca: <0.015%. For production of such a flat steel product, a steel of appropriate composition is cast to give a pre-product, which is then hot-rolled to hot strip at a hot rolling end temperature of 820-1000° C. The latter is subsequently wound at a winding temperature of up to 850° C., after winding annealed at an annealing temperature of >650-1200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Dorothée Dorner, Christian Höckling, Harald Hofmann, Magnus Miller, Matthias Schirmer, Jonas Schwabe, Alexander Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20150360285
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a 0.8-4.5 mm thick steel strip with an amorphous, partially amorphous or fine-crystalline microstructure with grain sizes in the range of 10-10000 nm and also a flat steel product made therefrom. A molten steel is cast into a cast strip in a casting device and cooled down at an accelerated rate. Along with Fe and impurities that are unavoidable for production-related reasons, the molten material contains at least two elements belonging to the group “Si, B, C and P”. In this case, the following applies for the contents of these elements (in % by weight) Si: 1.2-7.0%, B: 0.4-4.0%, C: 0.5-4.0%, P: 1.5-8.0%. With a corresponding composition and a microstructure with corresponding characteristics, a flat steel product according to the invention has a HV0.5 hardness of 760-900.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Dorothée DORNER, Christian HOCKLING, Harald HOFMANN, Matthias SCHIRMER, Markus DAAMEN