Patents by Inventor Franz-Peter Eckes

Franz-Peter Eckes 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: 8104309
    Abstract: The method provides an improved quartz glass body, especially an improved quartz glass crucible for melting non-metals, non-ferrous metals, or silicon. The quartz glass body is made by a method in which a quartz glass-water mixture is supplied to a gypsum casting mold comprising an outer part and an inner part, dried in the gypsum mold, and put under an overpressure via a system of ducts in the form of textile tubes embedded in the mold during the drying. Later a resulting green glass body is removed from the mold. At least a portion of the shaping surfaces of the inner part of the gypsum mold are surfaces of a water-impermeable substance. The method provides a cast body with a reduced tendency to crack and with a smaller open porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Janus Zborowski, Karsten V. Westernhagen, Stefano Merolla, Joerg Witte, Joachim Kuester, Marcus Holla
  • Patent number: 7655879
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Jorg Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefen Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Friedrich Melchior, Robert Ruehl
  • Patent number: 7553550
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Jorg Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefen Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Friedrich Melchior, Robert Ruehl
  • Publication number: 20080153688
    Abstract: The invention includes an improved quartz glass body, especially an improved quartz glass crucible for melting non-metals, non-ferrous metals, or silicon, and a method and casting mold for making it The quartz glass body is made by a method in which a quartz glass-water mixture is supplied to a casting mold comprising an outer part and an inner part, dried in the mold, and put under an overpressure during the drying. Later a resulting green glass body is removed from the mold. At least a portion of the shaping surfaces of the inner part of the mold are surfaces of a water-impermeable substance. The method provides a cast body with a reduced tendency to crack and with a smaller open porosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Janus Zborowski, Karsten V. Westernhagen, Stefano Merolla, Joerg Witte, Joachim Kuester, Marcus Holla
  • Publication number: 20060201998
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Jorg Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefan Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Melchior, Robert Ruehl
  • Publication number: 20060138094
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Jorg Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefan Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Melchior, Robert Ruehl
  • Patent number: 7038160
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Jorq Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefan Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Freidrich Melchior, Robert Ruehl
  • Publication number: 20040035855
    Abstract: A method for producing permanent integral connections of oxide-dispersed metallic materials by welding. The materials or components to be connected are overlapped to form an overlapping region in a joining region of the overlapping region. The materials or components are heated below the melting temperatures of the materials and are welded to at least partially form a diffusion bond by a welding method. A noble metal foil may be between the components to be connected. The diffusion bond is heated subsequently to a temperature below the melting temperature of the materials or components and the bond is mechanically recompacted by hammering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: SCHOTT GLAS
    Inventors: Jorg Witte, Manfred Borens, Franz-Peter Eckes, Stefan Bauer, Helmut Schoppe, Andreas Stolzenberg, Stefan Freidrich Melchior, Robert Ruehl