Patents by Inventor Marcel Jaspers Focks

Marcel Jaspers Focks 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 and apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace
    Patent number: 8153051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace, wherein a first transport device having an external drive receives the components in a precise position and transports them through the furnace in order to heat them, and a second transport device receives the parts, after the heating, from the first transport device at a predetermined transfer point or transfer region and conveys them out of the furnace at an increased speed and places them in a precise position at a further receiving point ready for further processing. The components are mounted on a support having engagement means for the different transport devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: voestalpine Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Vehof, Peter Buitenhuis, Alfons Heetjans, Marcel Hartgers, Toon Van Eck, Marcel Jaspers Focks
  • Method and Apparatus for Heating Steel Components in a Continuous Furnace
    Publication number: 20090127753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace, wherein a first transport device having an external drive receives the components in a precise position and transports them through the furnace in order to heat them, and a second transport device receives the parts, after the heating, from the first transport device at a predetermined transfer point or transfer region and conveys them out of the furnace at an increased speed and places them in a precise position at a further receiving point ready for further processing. The components are mounted on a support having engagement means for the different transport devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Vehof, Peter Buitenhuis, Alfons Heetjans, Marcel Hartgers, Toon Van Eck, Marcel Jaspers Focks