Patents by Inventor Manfred REUTHER

Manfred REUTHER 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 PRE-TREATING STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES BEFORE SOLDERING USING NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLDER FOILS
    Publication number: 20220314353
    Abstract: A soldered product comprising a first component soldered to a second component is provided. The first component comprises a stainless steel substrate, an adhesion promoter layer made of nickel deposited on at least one joining surface of the stainless steel substrate; and a tin layer deposited on the adhesion promoter layer. The tin layer has a layer thickness in the range of 10-30 ?m. The second component is typically a rare earth magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Lothar Zapf, Natalia Ankuda, Manfred Reuther
  • Method for pre-treating stainless steel substrates before soldering using nanocrystalline solder foils
    Patent number: 11383315
    Abstract: A method for plating a stainless steel substrate is provided. According to one embodiment, the method comprises sandblasting at least one joint surface of a stainless steel substrate and treating the joint surface of the stainless steel substrate with an aqueous solution (acid bath) which contains sulfuric acid, nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The stainless steel substrate is then rinsed with hydrochloric acid. The method further includes galvanic deposition of a nickel plating on the joining surface of the stainless steel substrate and the subsequent deposition of a tin layer on the nickel-coated joining surface of the stainless steel substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Zapf, Natalia Ankuda, Manfred Reuther
  • Method for the pretreatment of rare-earth magnets prior to soldering using nanocrystalline soldering foils and magnetic component
    Patent number: 11253951
    Abstract: A magnetic component with a rare-earth magnet is provided. The rare-earth magnet has a bronze coating that partially or entirely covers the surface of the rare-earth magnet. Further, the tin coating partially or entirely covers the bronze coating. A production process for the magnetic component as well as a soldering method for connecting the magnetic component with a substrate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: VACUUMSCHMELZE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Lothar Zapf, Natalia Ankuda, Manfred Reuther
  • METHOD FOR PRE-TREATING STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES BEFORE SOLDERING USING NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLDER FOILS
    Publication number: 20200246897
    Abstract: A method for plating a stainless steel substrate is provided. According to one embodiment, the method comprises sandblasting at least one joint surface of a stainless steel substrate and treating the joint surface of the stainless steel substrate with an aqueous solution (acid bath) which contains sulfuric acid, nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The stainless steel substrate is then rinsed with hydrochloric acid. The method further includes galvanic deposition of a nickel plating on the joining surface of the stainless steel substrate and the subsequent deposition of a tin layer on the nickel-coated joining surface of the stainless steel substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Lothar ZAPF, Natalia ANKUDA, Manfred REUTHER
  • METHOD FOR THE PRETREATMENT OF RARE-EARTH MAGNETS PRIOR TO SOLDERING USING NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLDERING FOILS AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20200198047
    Abstract: A magnetic component with a rare-earth magnet is provided. The rare-earth magnet has a bronze coating that partially or entirely covers the surface of the rare-earth magnet. Further, the tin coating partially or entirely covers the bronze coating. A production process for the magnetic component as well as a soldering method for connecting the magnetic component with a substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Lothar ZAPF, Natalia ANKUDA, Manfred REUTHER