Patents by Inventor Klaus Vieregge

Klaus Vieregge 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: 9486881
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet product or extruded product for fluxless brazing, including an aluminum alloy core having on at least one face an aluminum filler clad layer containing 4% to 15% of Si, the filler clad layer having an inner-surface and an outer-surface, the inner-surface is facing the aluminum alloy core and the outer-surface is facing a coating layer of 2 to 45 mg/sq·m of Bi or of a Bi-based alloy. Furthermore, a method of brazing a brazed assembly incorporating at least one member made from the brazing sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 9377249
    Abstract: A fin stock material from an 3xxx-series aluminum alloy and including at least 0.5% to 2.0% Mn, and furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less, with the remainder including aluminum and tolerable impurities. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger assembly incorporating such a fin stock material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Burger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 9216467
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy extruded tube product for a heat exchanger assembly and made from an 1xxx-series aluminum alloys and including furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 9180537
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy extruded tube product for a heat exchanger assembly and made from a 3xxx-series aluminum alloys and including furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Publication number: 20150267969
    Abstract: A fin stock material from an 3xxx-series aluminium alloy and including at least 0.5% to 2.0% Mn, and furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less, with the remainder including aluminium and tolerable impurities. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger assembly incorporating such a fin stock material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus WITTEBROOD, Steven KIRKHAM, Achim BURGER, Klaus VIEREGGE
  • Publication number: 20140246483
    Abstract: An aluminium alloy sheet product or extruded product for fluxless brazing, including an aluminium alloy core having on at least one face an aluminium filler clad layer containing 4% to 15% of Si, the filler clad layer having an inner-surface and an outer-surface, the inner-surface is facing the aluminium alloy core and the outer-surface is facing a coating layer of 2 to 45 mg/sq.m of Bi or of a Bi-based alloy. Furthermore, a method of brazing a brazed assembly incorporating at least one member made from the brazing sheet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Publication number: 20140061286
    Abstract: An aluminium alloy extruded tube product for a heat exchanger assembly and made from a 3xxx-series aluminium alloys and including furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittenbrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Publication number: 20140054019
    Abstract: An aluminium alloy extruded tube product for a heat exchanger assembly and made from an 1xxx-series aluminium alloys and including furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Publication number: 20140034713
    Abstract: A fin stock material from an 3xxx-series aluminium alloy and including at least 0.5% to 2.0% Mn, and furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less, with the remainder including aluminium and tolerable impurities. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger assembly incorporating such a fin stock material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Steven Kirkham, Achim Burger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 7648776
    Abstract: A multi-layered brazing sheet with improved long life corrosion resistance achieved by balancing the Zn, Cu, Mn, Si and Mg content of the core and interliner alloy. The brazing sheet has a core of a 3xxx alloy, an inner braze cladding of a 4xxx alloy, and between core and inner braze cladding an interliner of a 3xxx alloy. The 3xxx alloy of the core has 0.55-1.0 wt % Cu, 0.7-1.8 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, <0.4 wt % Zn. The 3xxx alloy of the interliner has <0.25 wt % Cu, 0.5-1.5 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, 0.1-5.0 wt % Zn. A 1xxx or 7xxx alloy could be used for the interliner instead of the 3xxx alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Vieregge, Sampath Desikan, Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Mark Henrik Röger, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Andreas Eilemann, Matthias Gördeler, Matthias Traub, Matthias Türpe, Bernd Grünenwald
  • Patent number: 7407714
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing an Al—Mn alloy sheet with improved liquid film migration resistance when used as core alloy in brazing sheet, including the steps of: casting an ingot having a composition comprising (in weight percent): 0.5<Mn?1.7, 0.06<Cu?1.5, Si?1.3, Mg?0.25, Ti<0.2, Zn?2.0, Fe?0.5, at least one element of the group of elements of 0.05<Zr?0.25 and 0.05<Cr?0.25; other elements <0.05 each and total <0.20, balance Al; homogenisation and preheat; hot rolling; cold rolling (including intermediate anneals whenever required), and wherein the homogenisation temperature is at least 450° C. for a duration of at least 1 hour followed by an air cooling at a rate of at least 20° C./h and wherein the pre-heat temperature is at least 400° C. for at least 0.5 hour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignees: Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbH, Aleris Aluminum Canada S.E.C.
    Inventors: Scott W. Haller, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Klaus Vieregge, Achim Bürger, Sampath Desikan
  • Publication number: 20070122648
    Abstract: A multi-layered brazing sheet with improved long life corrosion resistance achieved by balancing the Zn, Cu, Mn, Si and Mg content of the core and interliner alloy. The brazing sheet has a core of a 3xxx alloy, an inner braze cladding of a 4xxx alloy, and between core and inner braze cladding an interliner of a 3xxx alloy. The 3xxx alloy of the core has 0.55-1.0 wt % Cu, 0.7-1.8 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, <0.4 wt % Zn. The 3xxx alloy of the interliner has <0.25 wt % Cu, 0.5-1.5 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, 0.1-5.0 wt % Zn. A 1xxx or 7xxx alloy could be used for the interliner instead of the 3xxx alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: CORUS ALUMINIUM WALZPRODUKTE GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Vieregge, Sampath Desikan, Adrianus Wittebrood, Mark Roger
  • Publication number: 20060014043
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing an Al—Mn alloy sheet with improved liquid film migration resistance when used as core alloy in brazing sheet, including the steps of: casting an ingot having a composition comprising (in weight percent): 0.5<Mn?1.7, 0.06<Cu?1.5, Si?1.3, Mg?0.25, Ti<0.2, Zn?2.0, Fe?0.5, at least one element of the group of elements of 0.05<Zr?0.25 and 0.05<Cr?0.25; other elements<0.05 each and total<0.20, balance Al; homogenisation and preheat; hot rolling; cold rolling (including intermediate anneals whenever required), and wherein the homogenisation temperature is at least 450° C. for a duration of at least 1 hour followed by an air cooling at a rate of at least 20° C./h and wherein the pre-heat temperature is at least 400° C. for at least 0.5 hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicants: Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH, Corus L.P.
    Inventors: Scott Haller, Job Van Der Hoeven, Klaus Vieregge, Achim Burger, Sampath Desikan
  • Publication number: 20050019204
    Abstract: An aluminium alloy for making fin stock material, having the composition in weight percent: Si?1.2 Mn?0.05 Mg?0.05 Fe?2.0 0.5?Ni?1.5 0.05?Cu?1.0 0.5?Zn?4.0 and/or 0.1?Sn?2.0 and/or 0.01?In?0.5 V?0.40 and/or Ti?0.01 and/or Cr?0.01 and/or Zr?0.01 other elements up to 0.05 each, up to 0.15 in total Al balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Haller, Job Van Der Hoeven, Adrianus Wittebrood, Achim Burger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 6800244
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium brazing alloy, ideally suitable as fin stock material, having a composition, in weight %: Si 0.7-1.2, Mn 0.7-1.2, Mg up to 0.35, Fe up to 0.8, Zn up to 3.0, Ni up to 0.005, Cu up to 0.5, optionally one or more members selected from the group comprising Ti up to 0.20, In up to 0.20, Zr up to 0.25, V up to 0.25, and Cr up to 0.25, others up to 0.05 each and up to 0.15 in total, and an Al balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignees: Corus L.P., Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Scott W. Haller
  • Patent number: 6610247
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium brazing alloy, ideally suitable as fin stock material, having the composition, in weight %: Si 0.4-1.0, Mn 0.7-1.2, Mg up to 0.10, Fe up to 0.8, Zn up to 3.0, Ni 0.5-0.9, Cu up to 0.15, optionally one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti up to 0.20, In up to 0.20, Zr up to 0.25, V up to 0.25 and Cr up to 0.25, other elements up to 0.05 each, up to 0.15 in total, Al balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Scott W. Haller
  • Publication number: 20030086812
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium brazing alloy, ideally suitable as fin stock material, having a composition, in weight %: Si 0.7-1.2, Mn 0.7-1.2, Mg up to 0.35, Fe up to 0.8, Zn up to 3.0, Ni up to 0.005, Cu up to 0.5, optionally one or more members selected from the group comprising Ti up to 0.20, In up to 0.20, Zr up to 0.25, V up to 0.25, and Cr up to 0.25, others up to 0.05 each and up to 0.15 in total, and an Al balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Achim Burger, Klaus Vieregge, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Scott W. Haller
  • Publication number: 20030082068
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium brazing alloy, ideally suitable as fin stock material, having the composition, in weight %: Si 0.4-1.0, Mn 0.7-1.2, Mg up to 0.10, Fe up to 0.8, Zn up to 3.0, Ni 0.5-0.9, Cu up to 0.15, optionally one or more selected from the group consisting of Ti up to 0.20, In up to 0.20, Zr up to 0.25, V up to 0.25 and Cr up to 0.25, other elements up to 0.05 each, up to 0.15 in total, Al balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Achim Burger, Klaus Vieregge, Job Anthonius Van Der Hoeven, Scott W. Haller
  • Patent number: 6413331
    Abstract: Aluminum alloy in the form of a sheet, plate or extrusion, having a composition in the range (in weight %): Si <0.15 Mn 0.7-1.5 Mg up to 0.8 Cu 0.5-1.5 Fe <0.4 Cr <0.30 Ti <0.30 V <0.30 Zr <0.30 others each < 0.05 total < 0.15 balance aluminium and said aluminum alloy is provided in an aged condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH
    Inventors: Timothy John Hurd, Nicolaas Dirk Adrianus Kooij, Achim Bürger, Klaus Vieregge
  • Patent number: 6391129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium extrusion alloy comprising in weight percent: Mn 1.0-1.4, Cu 0.2-2.0, Mg 0.1-0.6, Si 0.15-1.0, Fe 0.8 max., Zn 0.25 max., Ti 0.15 max., Cr 0.35 max., Zr and/or V in total 0.25 max., others up to 0.05 each, total 0.15, balance aluminium, and with the proviso that (Cu+Mg)>0.7, and which aluminium extrusion alloy is particularly suitable for application in brazed assemblies, and the invention further relates to a method of its manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignees: Corus Aluminium N.V., Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte GmbH
    Inventors: Timothy John Hurd, Klaus Vieregge, Louis Walter Marie Paul Tack, Arne Mulkers