Patents by Inventor Hartmut Janssen

Hartmut Janssen 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: 10773325
    Abstract: Use of an aluminium composite material in a thermal joining method, said material consisting of at least one aluminium core alloy and at least one external brazing layer consisting of an aluminium brazing alloy provided on one or both sides of the aluminium core alloy, wherein the aluminium brazing layer has a pickled surface. Reduced costs and a lower environmental impact is achieved by using an aluminium composite material in which the pickled surface of the aluminium brazing layer had been pickled by pickling with an acid, aqueous pickling solution containing at least one mineral acid and at least one complex-forming agent or a complexing mineral acid, wherein the removal of material in the pickling is between 0.05 g/m2 and 6 g/m2, the aluminium composite material is used in a flux-free, thermal joining method, and the joining method is carried out in the presence of a protective gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güßgen, Hartmut Janssen
  • Patent number: 10610977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brazable three-layered aluminium composite material having at least three layers with at least two different aluminium alloys, whereby an inner layer of the at least three layers is an aluminium brazing layer made from an aluminium brazing alloy, the other layers are configured as covering layers and include at least one further aluminium alloy, wherein the at least one further aluminium alloy has a higher solidus temperature than the liquidus temperature of the aluminium brazing alloy. The individual covering layers have a thickness which exceeds the thickness of the aluminium brazing layer by at least a factor of 1.5, preferably by a factor of 5. The brazable aluminium composite material is simply structured, has good brazing properties for the production of butt-joint brazing connections, significantly reduces the risk of a ‘burning through’ of brazed-on components and provides sufficient mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Janssen
  • Patent number: 10417834
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and products are disclosed for collecting tolls for the use of traffic areas which are subject to tolls by a vehicle. To book an authorization for the use of one out of several alternatively usable traffic areas by a vehicle in sufficient time, first position data of the vehicle are associated with alternatively usable traffic areas with regard to the imminent potential use thereof. Use authorizations are booked for the traffic areas. The use of these authorizations can be voided, with the exception of the one that was verifiably used, insofar as second position data of the vehicle are associated with the same traffic areas with respect to a verified non-use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TOLL COLLECT GMBH
    Inventors: Timm Buchheim, Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20190047092
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium composite material having at least one core layer of an aluminium core alloy and at least one corrosion protection layer arranged on the core layer. The aluminium composite material has improved corrosion resistance, in particular avoids coarse detachments under corrosive conditions, through use of a corrosion protection layer with the following composition in wt %: Si?0.10%, Fe?0.6%, Cu?0.2%, 0.9%?Mn?1.2%, Mg?0.10%, Cr?0.3%, Zn?0.1%, Ti?0.1%, the rest Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a use as well as a heat exchanger or a component of a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Bermig, Nico Eigen, Hartmut Janssen, Manfred Mrotzek, Volker Sass, Stefan Schlüter
  • Publication number: 20180222151
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments of an aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods. The composite material has at least one core layer of an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer of an aluminium solder alloy. The aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%?Si?13%, Fe?1%, 230 ppm?Mg?450 ppm, Bi?500 ppm, Mn?0.15%, Cu?0.3%, Zn?3%, and Ti?0.30% with the remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15% and the aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface. The invention further relates to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a method for the thermal joining of components, and a thermally joined construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güssgen, Thorsten Richter, Hartmut Janssen, Nico Eigen
  • Publication number: 20180221994
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of an aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods. The composite material includes at least one core layer having an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer of an aluminium solder alloy. The aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%?Si?13%, Fe?1%, 90 ppm?Mg?300 ppm, Bi?500 ppm, Mn?0.15%, Cu?0.3%, Zn?3%, and Ti?0.3% with the remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%. The aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface. Embodiments also relate to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a method for the thermal joining of components, and a thermally joined construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güssgen, Thorsten Richter, Hartmut Janssen, Nico Eigen
  • Publication number: 20180126496
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ingot consisting of an aluminium solder alloy having in percentage by weight 4.5%?Si?12%; and optionally one or more of the following alloying constituents in percentage by weight: Ti?0.2%, Fe?0.8%, Cu?0.3%, Mn?0.10%, Mg?2.0%, Zn_23 0.20%, Cr?0.05%, with the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05 wt %, in total at most 0.15 wt %, wherein boron is additionally provided as an alloying constituent, wherein the boron content is at least 100 ppm and the aluminium alloy is free from primary Si particles having a size of more than 20 ?m. The invention further relates to an aluminium alloy product consisting of an aluminium alloy, to an ingot consisting of an aluminium alloy and to a method for producing an aluminium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Janssen, Katrin Kuhnke, Werner Droste, Gerd-Ulrich Grün
  • Publication number: 20170282306
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ingot consisting of an aluminium solder alloy having in percentage by weight 4.5%?Si?12%; and optionally one or more of the following alloying constituents in percentage by weight: Ti?0.2%, Fe?0.8%, Cu?0.3%, Mn?0.10%, Mg?2.0%, Zn_23 0.20%, Cr?0.05%, with the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05 wt %, in total at most 0.15 wt %, wherein boron is additionally provided as an alloying constituent, wherein the boron content is at least 100 ppm and the aluminium alloy is free from primary Si particles having a size of more than 20 ?m. The invention further relates to an aluminium alloy product consisting of an aluminium alloy, to an ingot consisting of an aluminium alloy and to a method for producing an aluminium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Janssen, Katrin Kuhnke, Werner Droste, Gerd-Ulrich Grün
  • Publication number: 20170266766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brazable three-layered aluminium composite material having at least three layers with at least two different aluminium alloys, whereby an inner layer of the at least three layers is an aluminium brazing layer made from an aluminium brazing alloy, the other layers are configured as covering layers and include at least one further aluminium alloy, wherein the at least one further aluminium alloy has a higher solidus temperature than the liquidus temperature of the aluminium brazing alloy. The individual covering layers have a thickness which exceeds the thickness of the aluminium brazing layer by at least a factor of 1.5, preferably by a factor of 5. The brazable aluminium composite material is simply structured, has good brazing properties for the production of butt-joint brazing connections, significantly reduces the risk of a ‘burning through’ of brazed-on components and provides sufficient mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20170260612
    Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one exchanger tube of an aluminium alloy and with at least one component connected fluidically to the exchanger tube, wherein the exchanger tube and the component (14, 16) are connected to one another by way of a common soldered connection and wherein the component connected to the exchanger tube has a core layer of an aluminium alloy with the following composition: Si: max. 0.7% by weight, Fe: max. 0.70% by weight, Cu: max. 0.10% by weight, Mn: 0.9-1.5% by weight, Mg: max. 0.3% by weight, Cr: max. 0.25% by weight, Zn: max. 0.50% by weight, Ti: max. 0.25% by weight, Zr: max. 0.25% by weight, unavoidable impurities individually max. 0.05% by weight, altogether max. 0.15% by weight, the remainder aluminium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Janssen, Gerhard Bermig, Volker Saß, Stefan Schlüter
  • Patent number: 9718149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brazable three-layered aluminum composite material having at least three layers with at least two different aluminum alloys, whereby an inner layer of the at least three layers is an aluminum brazing layer made from an aluminum brazing alloy, the other layers are configured as covering layers and include at least one further aluminum alloy, wherein the at least one further aluminum alloy has a higher solidus temperature than the liquidus temperature of the aluminum brazing alloy. The individual covering layers have a thickness which exceeds the thickness of the aluminum brazing layer by at least a factor of 1.5, preferably by a factor of 5. The brazable aluminum composite material is simply structured, has good brazing properties for the production of butt-joint brazing connections, significantly reduces the risk of a ‘burning through’ of brazed-on components and provides sufficient mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20160325367
    Abstract: Use of an aluminium composite material in a thermal joining method, said material consisting of at least one aluminium core alloy and at least one external brazing layer consisting of an aluminium brazing alloy provided on one or both sides of the aluminium core alloy, wherein the aluminium brazing layer has a pickled surface. Reduced costs and a lower environmental impact is achieved by using an aluminium composite material in which the pickled surface of the aluminium brazing layer had been pickled by pickling with an acid, aqueous pickling solution containing at least one mineral acid and at least one complex-forming agent or a complexing mineral acid, wherein the removal of material in the pickling is between 0.05 g/m2 and 6 g/m2, the aluminium composite material is used in a flux-free, thermal joining method, and the joining method is carried out in the presence of a protective gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güßgen, Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20160107268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brazable three-layered aluminium composite material having at least three layers with at least two different aluminium alloys, whereby an inner layer of the at least three layers is an aluminium brazing layer made from an aluminium brazing alloy, the other layers are configured as covering layers and include at least one further aluminium alloy, wherein the at least one further aluminium alloy has a higher solidus temperature than the liquidus temperature of the aluminium brazing alloy. The individual covering layers have a thickness which exceeds the thickness of the aluminium brazing layer by at least a factor of 1.5, preferably by a factor of 5. The brazable aluminium composite material is simply structured, has good brazing properties for the production of butt-joint brazing connections, significantly reduces the risk of a ‘burning through’ of brazed-on components and provides sufficient mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventor: Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20150053751
    Abstract: Use of an aluminium composite material consisting of at least one aluminium core alloy and at least one outer brazing layer consisting of an aluminium brazing alloy provided on one or both sides of the aluminium core alloy. Based on this prior art the object of the present invention is to provide a thermal joining process for an aluminium composite material, so that the use of fluxes can be dispensed with, this object being achieved in that the aluminium brazing layer of the aluminium composite material has a pickled surface and the aluminium composite material is used in a fluxless thermal joining process and the joining process is carried out in the presence of a protective gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: HYDRO ALUMINIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS GMBH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Jochen Schwarz, Olaf Güßgen, Raimund Sicking, Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20150012309
    Abstract: According to the invention, in order to book an authorization for the imminent potential use of one out of several alternatively usable traffic areas by a vehicle in sufficient time, first position data of the vehicle are associated with all alternatively usable traffic areas with regard to the imminent potential use thereof, and use authorizations are booked for all of said traffic areas, wherein said use authorizations can be voided, with the exception of the one that was verifiably used, insofar as second position data of the vehicle are associated with the same traffic areas with respect to a verified non-use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Toll Collect GmbH
    Inventors: Timm Buchheim, Hartmut Janssen
  • Publication number: 20140298653
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing tube fm heat exchangers, (TFP), by brazing metal components of mainly aluminium or aluminium alloys including the following steps:—making the components of the TFP heat exchanger including the tubes (2) and plate fins (6) with collars (7),—providing a pre-braze coating with filler material on the tubes (2), or providing a (welded) clad tube (2) with a flux coating,—assembling the components including attaching the fins (6) to the tubes (2),—heating the assembled components forming the brazed connection between the tubes (2) and fins (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: NORSK HYDRO ASA
    Inventors: Jan Halvor Nordlien, Hartmut Janssen, Thierry Guillaume
  • Publication number: 20130302643
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, and aluminium alloy product consisting at least in part of an aluminium alloy, an ingot formed from an aluminium alloy, and also a method for producing an aluminium alloy. An improved soldering process is achieved by an AlSi aluminium alloy that has the following proportions of alloy components in percentage by weight: 4.5%? Si ??12%, P ?10 ppm, B ?10 ppm, 30 ppm? Ti ?240 ppm,? Fe ??0.8%, Cu ??0.3%, Mn ?0.10%, Mg ??2.0%, Zn ?0.20%, Cr ?0.05%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05% by weight and in total at most 0.15% by weight, wherein the aluminium alloy is free from Si primary particles with a size of more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd-Ulrich Grün, Hartmut Janssen, Katrin Kuhnke, Werner Droste