Patents by Inventor Franz ANDROSCH

Franz ANDROSCH 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).

  • Method for producing a semi-finished product or component comprising a metal carrier and a hardenable coating with fiber-reinforced plastic
    Patent number: 9566745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a semi-finished product or component (2), in which a hardenable coating (6, 17) with fiber-reinforced plastic is applied to a metal carrier (3), particularly a metal sheet (4), and the coated metal carrier (3) is formed, particularly deep-drawn or bent, in a subsequent step to produce a semi-finished product or component (2). According to the invention, for an improved and cost-effective method, the metal carrier (3) is coated at most only in certain regions and is only subjected to the forming when the coating thereof (6, 17) has hardened to produce at least a block-resistant surface (12), the coated metal carrier (3) being formed such that the plastic changes in shape follow forming radii (21) and are produced substantially, preferably exclusively, in the coating-free regions (15) of the metal carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Androsch, Carola Eyssell, Bernhard Strauss, Christian Walch
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT OR COMPONENT COMPRISING A METAL CARRIER AND A HARDENABLE COATING WITH FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC
    Publication number: 20150298399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a semi-finished product or component (2), in which a hardenable coating (6, 17) with fiber-reinforced plastic is applied to a metal carrier (3), particularly a metal sheet (4), and the coated metal carrier (3) is formed, particularly deep-drawn or bent, in a subsequent step to produce a semi-finished product or component (2). According to the invention, for an improved and cost-effective method, the metal carrier (3) is coated at most only in certain regions and is only subjected to the forming when the coating thereof (6, 17) has hardened to produce at least a block-resistant surface (12), the coated metal carrier (3) being formed such that the plastic changes in shape follow forming radii (21) and are produced substantially, preferably exclusively, in the coating-free regions (15) of the metal carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH
    Inventors: Franz ANDROSCH, Carola EYSSELL, Bernhard STRAUSS, Christian WALCH