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).
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Patent number: 12529128Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
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Publication number: 20250277282Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2025Publication date: September 4, 2025Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
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Patent number: 12331369Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBHInventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
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Patent number: 12258648Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: voestapline Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Ernst, Helmut Spindler
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Patent number: 11970753Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler
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Publication number: 20230357877Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
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Publication number: 20220145414Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
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Publication number: 20220018008Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
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Publication number: 20220010404Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: voestalpine Stahl GmbHInventors: Wolfgang ERNST, Helmut SPINDLER
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Publication number: 20210317544Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Markus Sonnleitner, Thomas Kurz, Martin Klein, Gerhard Hubmer, Helmut Spindler