Patents by Inventor Gerald Eckertsberger

Gerald Eckertsberger 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: 11131001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven device for heat-treating a blank. The oven device has an oven housing having an oven chamber, in which the blank can be heat-treated with a defined temperature, and a tempering body, which is arranged in the oven chamber. Furthermore, the oven device has a tempering body and a tempering device. The tempering device is arranged within the oven chamber movably between a first position and a second position, such that the tempering device is, at least in the first position, in thermal contact with the tempering body and can, in the second position, be brought in thermal contact with the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ebner Industrieofenbau GMBH
    Inventors: Gerald Eckertsberger, Thomas Fuchs, Fritz Josef Ebner, Heribert Lochner, Robert Ebner
  • Publication number: 20180237871
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven device for heat-treating a blank. The oven device has an oven housing having an oven chamber, in which the blank can be heat-treated with a defined temperature, and a tempering body, which is arranged in the oven chamber. Furthermore, the oven device has a tempering body and a tempering device. The tempering device is arranged within the oven chamber movably between a first position and a second position, such that the tempering device is, at least in the first position, in thermal contact with the tempering body and can, in the second position, be brought in thermal contact with the blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Gerald ECKERTSBERGER, Thomas FUCHS, Fritz Josef EBNER, Heribert LOCHNER, Robert EBNER
  • Publication number: 20140045130
    Abstract: A method for heating a shaped component (2) for a subsequent press hardening operation is described, wherein the shaped component (2) is firstly heated to a predefined temperature and subsequently regionally heated to a higher temperature by means of heating elements (7), which are drivable independently of one another, of a heating element panel (10). In order to ensure an advantageous temperature profile, it is proposed that the shaped component (2) be heated during its conveyance through the heating element panel (10) with the aid of the heating elements (7), which are arranged with respect to the conveyance direction (3) in longitudinal and transverse rows (8 and 9) and are drivable at least in groups using differing heating power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: EBNER INDUSTRIEOFENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Gerald Eckertsberger, Eduard Morbitzer, Robert Ebner, Fritz Josef Ebner
  • Patent number: 7968046
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for cooling a metal strip (1), comprising at least two nozzle fields which are disposed opposite of each other with respect to the metal strip (1) conveyed continuously in its longitudinal direction and which comprise nozzles facing towards the respective strip surface and being attached to blowing boxes (3) for a cooling gas, and flow conduits (5) provided between the nozzles for discharging the cooling gas flows from the nozzles which are deflected on the surface of the strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Ebner Industrieofenbau Ges.m.b.H
    Inventors: Peter Ebner, Gerald Eckertsberger
  • Publication number: 20090115113
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for cooling a metal strip (1), comprising at least two nozzle fields which are disposed opposite of each other with respect to the metal strip (1) conveyed continuously in its longitudinal direction and which comprise nozzles facing towards the respective strip surface and being attached to blowing boxes (3) for a cooling gas, and flow conduits (5) provided between the nozzles for discharging the cooling gas flows from the nozzles which are deflected on the surface of the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Ebner, Gerald Eckertsberger