Patents by Inventor Helmut Spindler

Helmut Spindler 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: 12529128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s, and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
  • Publication number: 20250277282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above AC3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature>Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Patent number: 12331369
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heat-ed to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room 10 temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
  • Patent number: 12258648
    Abstract: A method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products having improved mechanical properties is provided. A steel alloy is melted and adjusted so that a recrystallization during hot rolling at greater than 800° C. is suppressed. The melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and strip thickness. The strip is then cooled to room temperature and is hardened by briefly reheating to a temperature above Ac3 and cooling again. The reheating takes place with a rapid temperature increase of more than 5 K/s and is maintained at the targeted temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 seconds before cooling to yield the improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: voestapline Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
  • Patent number: 11970753
    Abstract: A method for producing an ultra-high-strength hot-rolled structural steel includes producing a steel alloy with a carbon content not greater than 0.2%, avoiding a diffusive transformation of the austenite by achieving a transformation delay through the addition of manganese, chromium, and boron, and casting the steel alloy. The cast steel alloy is heated and hot rolled to form a steel strip which is then immediately hardened and mechanically straightened to produce mobile dislocations, wherein the boron, manganese and chromium delay diffusive transformation from an austenite structure to achieve formation of a martensite structure during the hardening. The steel strip is then annealed at a temperature between 100 and 200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler
  • Publication number: 20230357877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220145414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hot-rolled hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; the rolling is performed above the recrystallization temperature of the alloy; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220018008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature >Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s, and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20220010404
    Abstract: A method for producing thermomechanically produced hot strip products in which a steel alloy is melted; the steel alloy is adjusted so that a recrystallization during the hot rolling is suppressed; the final rolling temperature is greater than 800° C.; the melted steel alloy is cast into slab ingots and after being heated to a temperature above Ac3, the slab ingots are hot rolled until they reach a desired degree of deformation and a desired strip thickness; after the rolling, the strip is cooled to room temperature and for hardening purposes, is briefly heated to a temperature>Ac3 and cooled again, characterized in that the heating takes place with a temperature increase of more than 5 K/s, more than 10 K/s, with more than 50 K/s, or more than 100 K/s and is kept at a desired target temperature for a period of 0.5 to 60 s before cooling to yield improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
  • Publication number: 20210317544
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an ultra-high-strength hot-rolled structural steel, wherein a steel is produced with a carbon content that is not greater than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Thomas Kurz, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler