Patents by Inventor Joerg KUTTER

Joerg KUTTER 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 hot forming a semifinished product, in particular in sheet form
    Patent number: 11878333
    Abstract: A method for hot forming a semifinished product in sheet form for a motor vehicle component. The method includes heating the semifinished product to be formed in a heating process and forming the heated semifinished product in a shaping forming process. During the heating process the semifinished product undergoes an input of heat from at least one heat source. During the heating of the semifinished product, a shielding device is arranged between the heat source and the semifinished product, such that the semifinished product is thermally shielded at least in certain portions in such a way that a first semifinished-product portion is heated differently than a second semifinished-product portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Auer, Georgios Kalaitzidis, Joerg Kutter, Lisa-Marie Menter, Ulrich Schmid, Ruediger Striefler
  • Method for Hot Forming a Semifinished Product, in Particular in Sheet Form
    Publication number: 20220001434
    Abstract: A method for hot forming a semifinished product in sheet form for a motor vehicle component. The method includes heating the semifinished product to be formed in a heating process and forming the heated semifinished product in a shaping forming process. During the heating process the semifinished product undergoes an input of heat from at least one heat source. During the heating of the semifinished product, a shielding device is arranged between the heat source and the semifinished product, such that the semifinished product is thermally shielded at least in certain portions in such a way that a first semifinished-product portion is heated differently than a second semifinished-product portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas AUER, Georgios KALAITZIDIS, Joerg KUTTER, Lisa-Marie MENTER, Ulrich SCHMID, Ruediger STRIEFLER