Patents by Inventor Jan LASS

Jan LASS 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).

  • Method for the hot forming of a steel component
    Patent number: 10900110
    Abstract: A method for hot forming a steel component is provided. The steel component is heated into a range of complete or partial austenitization in a heat treatment step. The heated steel component is both hot-formed and quench-hardened in a forming step. A first pretreatment step precedes the heat treatment step in terms of process, in which first pretreatment step the steel component is provided with a corrosion-resistant protective layer in order to protect against scaling in the heat treatment step. Before the heat treatment step is performed, a surface oxidation process occurs in a second pre-treatment step, in which a weakly reactive, corrosion-resistant oxidation layer is formed on the scale protection layer by means of which oxidation layer abrasive tool wear is reduced in the forming step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Graul, Haucke-Frederik Hartmann, Jan Lass
  • METHOD FOR THE HOT FORMING OF A STEEL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20180100224
    Abstract: A method for hot forming a steel component is provided. The steel component is heated into a range of complete or partial austenitization in a heat treatment step. The heated steel component is both hot-formed and quench-hardened in a forming step. A first pretreatment step precedes the heat treatment step in terms of process, in which first pretreatment step the steel component is provided with a corrosion-resistant protective layer in order to protect against scaling in the heat treatment step. Before the heat treatment step is performed, a surface oxidation process occurs in a second pre-treatment step, in which a weakly reactive, corrosion-resistant oxidation layer is formed on the scale protection layer by means of which oxidation layer abrasive tool wear is reduced in the forming step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias GRAUL, Haucke-Frederik HARTMANN, Jan LASS