Patents by Inventor Harro Andreas Hoeg

Harro Andreas Hoeg 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: 10443456
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve disc having a first side (14) and a second side (16), a valve stem extending from the first side of the valve disc, and an annular valve seat area (11) located at the first side of the valve disc. The annular valve seat area (11) is of a nickel-base alloy or a chromium-base alloy and has a valve seat surface. The annular valve seat area has at least a first annular portion (43) located in between two second annular portions (42). The first annular portion has lower hardness than the two second annular portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MAN DIESEL & TURBO, FILIAL AF MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE. TYSKLAND
    Inventors: Harro Andreas Hoeg, Christian Skaaning
  • Publication number: 20180313238
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve disc having a first side (14) and a second side (16), a valve stem extending from the first side of the valve disc, and an annular valve seat area (11) located at the first side of the valve disc. The annular valve seat area (11) is of a nickel-base alloy or a chromium-base alloy and has a valve seat surface. The annular valve seat area has at least a first annular portion (43) located in between two second annular portions (42). The first annular portion has lower hardness than the two second annular portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo, Filial af MAN Diesel & Turbo S E, Tyskland
    Inventors: Harro Andreas HOEG, Christian SKAANING
  • Publication number: 20150285109
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a valve disc having a first side (14) and a second side (16), a valve stem extending from the first side of the valve disc, and an annular valve seat area (11) located at the first side of the valve disc. The annular valve seat area (11) is of a nickel-base alloy or a chromium-base alloy and has a valve seat surface. The annular valve seat area has at least a first annular portion (43) located in between two second annular portions (42). The first annular portion has lower hardness than the two second annular portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo, Filial af MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Tyskland
    Inventors: Harro Andreas HOEG, Christian SKAANING
  • Patent number: 8757124
    Abstract: A movable wall member, in form of an exhaust valve spindle (1) or a piston (7) for an internal combustion engine, comprises a base portion (17, 20) of an alloyed steel having a carbon-content in the range from 0.15 to 0.35% by weight, and an outer portion (14, 5) forming the surface of the wall member facing a combustion chamber. The outer portion is of a hot-corrosion-resistant alloy, which is nickel-based, chromium-based or cobalt-based. At least one buffer layer (18, 21) of an alloy is located in between the base portion and the outer portion. The alloy of the buffer layer is different from the alloyed steel of the base portion and different from the hot-corrosion-resistant alloy of the outer portion. The alloy of the buffer layer comprises from 0% to at the most 0.09% C in percent by weight of the buffer layer, and that the buffer layer has a thickness of at least 1.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Man Diesel, Filial AF Man Diesel SE, Tyskland
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Publication number: 20110209468
    Abstract: A movable wall member, in form of an exhaust valve spindle (1) or a piston (7) for an internal combustion engine, comprises a base portion (17, 20) of an alloyed steel having a carbon-content in the range from 0.15 to 0.35% by weight, and an outer portion (14, 5) forming the surface of the wall member facing a combustion chamber. The outer portion is of a hot-corrosion-resistant alloy, which is nickel-based, chromium-based or cobalt-based. At least one buffer layer (18, 21) of an alloy is located in between the base portion and the outer portion. The alloy of the buffer layer is different from the alloyed steel of the base portion and different from the hot-corrosion-resistant alloy of the outer portion. The alloy of the buffer layer comprises from 0% to at the most 0.09% C in percent by weight of the buffer layer, and that the buffer layer has a thickness of at least 1.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: MAN DIESEL, FILIAL AF MAN DIESEL SE, TYSKLAND
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Patent number: 6443115
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a movable spindle with a valve disc which on its upper surface has an annular seat area of a material different from the base material of the valve disc. In the closed position of the valve the seat area abuts a corresponding scat area on a stationary valve member. The seat area on the upper surface of the valve disc is made of a material which has a yield strength (Rp0.2) of at least 1000 MPa at a temperature of approximately 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel A/S
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Publication number: 20020020384
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine comprises a movable spindle with a valve disc which on its upper surface has an annular seat are of a material different from the base material of the valve disc. In the closed position of the valve the seat area abuts a corresponding seat area on a stationary valve member. The seat area on the upper surface of the valve disc is made of a material which has a yield strength (Rp0.2) of at least 1000 Mpa at a temperature of approximately 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Patent number: 6298817
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine including a movable spindle with a valve disc which on its upper surface has an annular seat are of a material different from the base material of the valve disc. In the closed position of the valve the seat area abuts a corresponding seat area on a stationary valve member. The seat area on the upper surface of the valve disc is made of a material which has a yield strength of at least 1000 Mpa at a temperature of approximately 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel A/S
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Patent number: 6244234
    Abstract: An exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine including a movable spindle with a valve disc of a nickel-based alloy which also constitutes an annular seat area at the upper surface of the valve disc. The seat area abuts a corresponding seat area on a stationary valve member in the closed position of the valve. At manufacturing, the seat area of the valve disc is subjected to a thermo-mechanical deformation process at a temperature lower than or around the recrystallization temperature of the alloy. The seat area on the upper surface of the valve disc has been given dent mark preventing properties in the form of a yield strength of at least 1000 MPa at a temperature of approximately 20° C. by means of the thermo-mechanical deformation process and possibly a yield strength increasing heat treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel A/S
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Patent number: 6173702
    Abstract: A wall member is on its side facing a combustion chamber provided with a hot-corrosion-resistant material made from a particulate starting material of an alloy containing nickel and chromium which by a HIP process has been unified to a coherent material substantially without melting the starting material. In terms of percent by weight the corrosion-resistant material comprises from 38 to 75% Cr, at the most 0.15% C, at the most 1.5% Si, at the most 1.0% Mn, at the most 0.2% B, at the most 5.0% Fe, at the most 1.0% Mg, at the most 2.5% Al, at the most 2.0% Ti, at the most 8.0% Co, at the most 3.0% Nb and a balance of Ni, the aggregate contents of Al and Ti amounting at the most to 4.0%, and the aggregate contents of Fe and Co amounting at the most to 8.0%, and the aggregate contents of Ni and Co amounting at the least to 25%. The corrosion-resistant material has a hardness of less than 310 HV measured at approximately 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Man B&W Diesel A/S
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg
  • Patent number: 5958332
    Abstract: A cylinder member for an internal combustion engine such as a valve, piston, cylinder liner or seat portion. The member has a welded high temperature corrosion resistant facing alloy with a hardness increased by use of a precipitation hardening mechanism based on a solid state phase transformation. The facing alloy has a temperature of activation of the precipitation hardening mechanism that is above the operating temperature of the alloy. The participation hardening mechanism acts so slowly that the alloy has not hardened at welding on the cylinder member Hardening occurs during a subsequent heat treatment at a temperature higher than the activation temperature for the participation hardening mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: MAN B&W Diesel A/S
    Inventor: Harro Andreas Hoeg