Patents by Inventor Eric Silberberg
Eric Silberberg 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).
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Patent number: 11668002Abstract: A coated metallic substrate including at least a first coating of aluminum, such first coating having a thickness below 5 ?m and being directly topped by a second coating including from 0.5 to 5.9% by weight of magnesium, the balance being zinc.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Daniel Chaleix, Christian Allely, Eric Silberberg, Sergio Pace, Lucie Gaouyat
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Publication number: 20230079019Abstract: A steel sheet is provided with a coating having at least one layer of zinc and a top layer of paint applied by cataphoresis. The zinc layer is deposited by a jet vapor deposition process in a deposition chamber maintained at a pressure between 6·10?2 mbar and 2·10?1 mbar. A fabrication method and an installation are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Daniel Chaleix, Daniel Jacques, Sergio Pace, Eric Silberberg, Bruno Schmitz, Xavier Vanden Eynde
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Patent number: 11525182Abstract: A steel sheet is provided with a coating having at least one layer of zinc and a top layer of paint applied by cataphoresis. The zinc layer is deposited by a jet vapor deposition process in a deposition chamber maintained at a pressure between 6·10?2 mbar and 2·10?1 mbar. A fabrication method and an installation are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Daniel Chaleix, Daniel Jacques, Sergio Pace, Eric Silberberg, Bruno Schmitz, Xavier Vanden Eynde
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Patent number: 11492695Abstract: A Method for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from at least one metal inside a vacuum deposition facility including a vacuum chamber; a substrate coated with at least one metal on both sides of the substrate having an average thickness, wherein the coating is deposited homogenously such that the maximum thickness of the coating can exceed the average thickness of 15% maximum. A vacuum deposition facility also is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Eric Silberberg, Sergio Pace, Remy Bonnemann
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Patent number: 11447874Abstract: A method for fabricating a substrate provided with a plurality of layers, includes: providing a steel substrate with an oxide layer including metal oxides on the steel substrate; providing a metal coating layer directly on the oxide layer, the metal coating layer including: at least 8% by weight nickel; at least 10% by weight chromium; and a remainder being iron and impurities from a fabrication process; and providing an anti-corrosion coating layer directly on the metal coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Daniel Chaleix, Eric Silberberg, Bruno Schmitz, Xavier Vanden Eynde, Sergio Pace
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Patent number: 11434560Abstract: The invention relates to a vapour generator for the deposition of a metal coating onto a substrate (7), preferably a steel strip, that comprises a vacuum chamber (6) in the form of a housing including a vapour deposition head or ejector (3) in tight communication via a supply duct (4) with at least one crucible (1) containing the coating metal in a liquid form and located outside the vacuum chamber (6), characterised in that the ejector (3) includes a longitudinal slot for the vapour outlet acting as a sonic throat and extending on the entire width of the substrate (7), a filtration medium or a charge loss member (3A) made of a sintered material being provided in the ejector immediately before said slot on the vapour path in order to equalise the flow speed of the vapour exiting the ejector (3) through the sonic throat.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Arcelormittal FranceInventors: Pierre Banaszak, Didier Marneffe, Eric Silberberg, Luc Vanhee
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Publication number: 20220228252Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility is provided for continuously depositing on a running substrate coatings formed from metal alloys including a main element and at least one additional element. The facility includes a vacuum deposition chamber and a substrate running through the chamber. The facility also includes a vapor jet coater, an evaporation crucible for feeding the vapor jet coater with a vapor having the main element and the at least one additional element, a recharging furnace for feeding the evaporation crucible with the main element in molten state and maintaining a constant level of liquid in the evaporation crucible, and a feeding unit being fed with the at least one additional element in solid state for feeding the evaporation crucible with the at least one additional element either in molten state, in solid state or partially in solid state. A process is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Sergio PACE, Eric SILBERBERG, Dimitri WILDERS, Rémy BONNEMANN, Lucie GAOUYAT
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Patent number: 11319626Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility is provided for continuously depositing on a running substrate coatings formed from metal alloys including a main element and at least one additional element. The facility includes a vacuum deposition chamber and a substrate running through the chamber. The facility also includes a vapor jet coater, an evaporation crucible for feeding the vapor jet coater with a vapor having the main element and the at least one additional element, a recharging furnace for feeding the evaporation crucible with the main element in molten state and maintaining a constant level of liquid in the evaporation crucible, and a feeding unit being fed with the at least one additional element in solid state for feeding the evaporation crucible with the at least one additional element either in molten state, in solid state or partially in solid state. A process is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Sergio Pace, Eric Silberberg, Dimitri Wilders, Rémy Bonnemann, Lucie Gaouyat
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Patent number: 11313023Abstract: Equipment for manufacturing a metal strip coated by a process that includes vacuum-depositing a layer of an oxidizable metal or an oxidizable metal alloy on a metal strip precoated with zinc or with a zinc alloy, then coiling the coated metal strip, then oxidizing a surface of the metal strip coated with the oxidizable metal or oxidizable metal alloy and treating the oxidized wound coil with a static diffusion treatment to obtain a strip having a coating that includes, in an upper portion, a layer of an alloy formed by diffusion of the oxidizable metal or the oxidizable metal alloy in all or part of the zinc or zinc alloy layer. The equipment includes a device for galvanizing the metal strip, a vacuum deposition coating device, and a static heat treatment device operating in a controlled atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Luc Vanhee, Maxime Monnoyer, Bruno Schmitz, Benoit Deweer, Eric Silberberg
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Publication number: 20210254205Abstract: A method for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from at least one metal inside a vacuum deposition facility including a vacuum chamber; a coated substrate coated with at least one metal and a vacuum deposition facility for the method for continuously depositing on a running substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Eric SILBERBERG, Sergio PACE, Remy BONNEMANN
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Publication number: 20210238734Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility 1 for continuously depositing, on a running substrate S, coatings formed from metal or metal alloy, the facility including an evaporation crucible 4 suited to supply metal or metal alloy vapor and including an evaporation pipe 7, a deposition chamber 2 suited to have the substrate S run through along a given path P and a vapor jet coater 3 linking the evaporation pipe to the deposition chamber, wherein the vapor jet coater further includes a repartition chamber 31 including at least one reheater 33 positioned within the repartition chamber and a vapor outlet orifice 32 including a base opening linking the vapor outlet orifice to the repartition chamber, a top opening through which the vapor can exit in the deposition chamber and two sides converging toward each other in the direction of the top opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Sergio PACE, Bruno SCHMITZ, Didier MARNEFFE, Eric SILBERBERG
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Publication number: 20210238735Abstract: A method for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from at least one metal inside a Vacuum deposition facility including a vacuum chamber, a coated substrate coated with at least one metal on both sides of the substrate and a vacuum deposition facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Eric SILBERBERG, Thiago RABELO NUNES CAMPOS, Negar GILANI
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Publication number: 20210230736Abstract: A Method for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from at least one metal inside a vacuum deposition facility including a vacuum chamber; a substrate coated with at least one metal on both sides of the substrate having an average thickness, wherein the coating is deposited homogenously such that the maximum thickness of the coating can exceed the average thickness of 15% maximum. A vacuum deposition facility also is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Eric SILBERBERG, Sergio PACE, Remy BONNEMANN
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Publication number: 20210164088Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from metal or metal alloy, the facility including—a vacuum chamber and a device for running the substrate through the vacuum chamber along a given path, wherein the vacuum chamber further includes: a central casing including a substrate entry and a substrate exit located on two opposite sides of the central casing and a vapor jet coater, the inner walls of the central casing being suited to be heated at a temperature above the condensation temperature of the metal or metal alloy vapors, a vapor trap in the form of an external casing located at the substrate exit of the central casing, the inner walls of the vapor trap being suited to be maintained at a temperature below the condensation temperature of the metal or metal alloy vapors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Eric SILBERBERG, Bruno SCHMITZ, Sergio PACE, Remy BONNEMANN, Didier MARNEFFE
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Publication number: 20200362450Abstract: A vacuum deposition facility for continuously depositing, on a running substrate, coatings formed from metal or metal alloy, and including: a central casing including a vapor jet coater, the inner walls of the central casing being suited to be heated at a temperature above the condensation temperature of the metal or metal alloy vapors, a vapor trap located at the substrate exit of the central casing, the inner walls of the vapor trap being suited to be maintained at a temperature below the condensation temperature of the metal or metal alloy vapors, the passage linking the central casing to the vapor trap including at least one thermal connector extending at least from the inner walls of the central casing to the inner walls of the vapor trap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Eric SILBERBERG, Bruno SCHMITZ, Sergio PACE, Remy BONNEMANN, Didier MARNEFFE
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Publication number: 20200263289Abstract: A coated metallic substrate including at least a first coating consisting of aluminum is provided. The first coating has a thickness between 1.0 and 4.5 ?m and is directly topped by a second coating based on zinc, such second coating having a thickness between 1.5 and 9.0 ?m. The thickness ratio of the first coating with respect to the second coating is between 0.2 and 1.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Daniel CHALEIX, Christian ALLELY, Eric SILBERBERG, Sergio PACE, Lucie GAOUYAT
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Patent number: 10711339Abstract: A method deposits a metal alloy coating on a substrate using a vacuum deposition facility. The facility is equipped with a vapour generator/mixer comprising a vacuum chamber enclosure provided with an inlet and an outlet for the substrate. The enclosure includes a vapour deposition head and an ejector is provided to create a jet of metal alloy vapour of sonic velocity towards the surface of the substrate and perpendicular thereto. The ejector is in sealed communication with a separate mixer device, which is itself connected upstream to at least two crucibles respectively, these containing different metals in liquid form, each crucible being connected to the mixer by its own pipe. The method uses a series of partitions to create alternating layers of metal vapours. The metal vapours enter the mixer inlet of the mixer at a velocity from 5 to 50 m/s to provide better homogeneity.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Arcelormittal FranceInventors: Eric Silberberg, Luc VanHee, Bruno Schmitz, Maxime Monnoyer
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Publication number: 20200199762Abstract: A method for fabricating a substrate provided with a plurality of layers, includes: providing a steel substrate with an oxide layer including metal oxides on the steel substrate; providing a metal coating layer directly on the oxide layer, the metal coating layer including: at least 8% by weight nickel; at least 10% by weight chromium; and a remainder being iron and impurities from a fabrication process; and providing an anti-corrosion coating layer directly on the metal coating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Daniel Chaleix, Eric Silberberg, Bruno Schmitz, Xavier Vanden Eynde, Sergio Pace
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Publication number: 20200190656Abstract: A coated metallic substrate including at least a first coating of aluminum, such first coating having a thickness below 5 ?m and being directly topped by a second coating including from 0.5 to 5.9% by weight of magnesium, the balance being zinc.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Daniel CHALEIX, Christian ALLELY, Eric SILBERBERG, Sergio PACE, Lucie GAOUYAT
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Patent number: 10619250Abstract: Substrate provided with a plurality of layers, at least one of which includes metal oxides and is topped directly by a metal coating layer that contains at least 8% by weight nickel and at least 10% by weight chromium, the remainder being iron, additional elements and the impurities resulting from the fabrication process, wherein this metal coating layer is topped directly by an anticorrosion coating layer. A corresponding fabrication method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: ArcelorMittalInventors: Daniel Chaleix, Eric Silberberg, Bruno Schmitz, Xavier Vanden Eynde, Sergio Pace