Patents by Inventor Jan-Eric EHLERS

Jan-Eric EHLERS 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: 10933617
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal composite material with an embedded functional structure, in which a build-up of layers comprising a number of layers that are arranged one on top of the other in the vertical direction is produced and pressed, may involve producing the build-up of layers by providing a lower layer comprising a metal substrate, arranging at least in certain portions over the lower layer in a vertical direction an intermediate layer that is in contact with the lower layer, and arranging one or more functional structures respectively in a portion of the build-up of layers. To reduce the risk of increased degradation, before the pressing, the build-up of layers may have the same thickness in the respective portion with the functional structure as in the remaining build-up of layers. Further, a metal composite material with an embedded functional structure may be produced by such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Jan-Eric Ehlers, Roman Glass, Bernd Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20180050531
    Abstract: A method for producing a metal composite material with an embedded functional structure, in which a build-up of layers comprising a number of layers that are arranged one on top of the other in the vertical direction is produced and pressed, may involve producing the build-up of layers by providing a lower layer comprising a metal substrate, arranging at least in certain portions over the lower layer in a vertical direction an intermediate layer that is in contact with the lower layer, and arranging one or more functional structures respectively in a portion of the build-up of layers. To reduce the risk of increased degradation, before the pressing, the build-up of layers may have the same thickness in the respective portion with the functional structure as in the remaining build-up of layers. Further, a metal composite material with an embedded functional structure may be produced by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Jan-Eric EHLERS, Roman GLASS, Bernd SCHUHMACHER