Patents by Inventor Jan Drendel

Jan Drendel 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).

  • Fusing One or More Cross Sections by Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion
    Publication number: 20240091858
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for fusing one or more cross sections in a powder layer for building one or more objects layer by layer with electron beam powder bed fusion. The method may include: pre-sintering only the cross sections in the powder layer by scanning the cross sections with a first line energy; and fusing the cross sections by scanning the cross sections with a second line energy. The second line energy exceeds the first line energy by at least a factor of 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Drendel, Ruslan Logvinov, Frank Heinrichsdorff
  • Preheating a Build Plate for Additive Manufacturing
    Publication number: 20230302540
    Abstract: In summary, the teachings herein concern methods and/or systems for preheating a build plate for additive manufacturing with at least one energy beam emitting a power. In some examples, the method comprises controlling a power distribution (PXY) of the power (P) over dimensions (X, Y) of the build plate comprising: determining the power (P) of the beam based on a target temperature (TSET) for the base plate and determining the allocation of the power (P) to the dimensions (X, Y) based on a temperature distribution (?T) in the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Drendel, Frank Heinrichsdorff, Ruslan Logvinov
  • Identifying smoke events and electron beam melting installation
    Patent number: 11642740
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an apparatus for identifying a smoke event in an electron beam melting installation comprising: a current meter measuring a grounding current; and a processor programmed to identify a smoke event by evaluating the grounding current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Oliver Theile, Jan Drendel
  • Identifying Smoke Events And Electron Beam Melting Installation
    Publication number: 20210170518
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an apparatus for identifying a smoke event in an electron beam melting installation comprising: a current meter measuring a grounding current; and a processor programmed to identify a smoke event by evaluating the grounding current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Theile, Jan Drendel