Patents by Inventor Michael Oehring

Michael Oehring 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).

  • Publication number: 20190351513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of bonding at a faying surface two substrates of ?-titanium aluminide alloy having a ?-single phase region at elevated temperatures, comprising the steps of applying a braze material of a titanium alloy consisting of from 10 to 35 at. % aluminum, from 5 to 30 at. % iron and/or nickel, and optionally other alloying elements present in the substrate material in quantities (at. %) up to their content in the substrate material, the remainder being titanium, at the faying surface of the substrates, and subjecting the substrates and braze material to an elevated temperature in the ?-single phase region of the substrate, and joining the substrate at the crack interface by transient liquid phase bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Florian Pyczak, Michael Oehring, Uwe Lorenz, Katja Hauschildt
  • Publication number: 20190351514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of bonding two substrates of titanium aluminide alloy at a faying surface, comprising the steps of applying a braze material of a titanium alloy consisting of from 10 to 35 at. % aluminum, from 5 to 30 at. % iron and/or nickel, and optionally other alloying elements present in the substrate material in quantities (at. %) up to their content in the substrate material, the remainder being titanium, at the faying surface of the substrates, and subjecting the substrates and braze material to an elevated temperature above the melting point of the braze material and below ?-solvus temperature of the ?-titanium aluminide alloy, and joining the substrates by transient liquid phase bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Florian Pyczak, Michael Oehring, Uwe Lorenz, Katja Hauschildt
  • Publication number: 20140010701
    Abstract: Alloys based on titanium aluminides, such as ? (TiAl) which may be made through the use of casting or powder metallurgical processes and heat treatments. The alloys contain titanium, 38 to 46 atom % aluminum, and 5 to 10 atom % niobium, and they contain composite lamella structures with B19 phase and ? phase there in a volume ratio of the B19 phase to ? phase 0.05:1 and 20:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Appel, Jonathan Paul, Michael Oehring
  • Publication number: 20120263623
    Abstract: The invention concerns alloys made through the use of melting and powdered metallurgical techniques on the basis of titanium aluminides with an alloy composition of Ti-z Al-y Nb where 44.5 Atom % ?z?47 Atom %, 44.5 Atom % ?z?45.5 Atom %, and 5 Atom % ?y?10 Atom % with possibly the addition of B and/or C at a content between 0.05 Atom % and 0.8 Atom %. Said alloy is characterized in that it contains a molybdenum (Mo) content ranging between 0.1 Atom % to 3.0 Atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: GKSS-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Oehring, Jonathan Paul, Uwe Lorenz, Fritz Appel
  • Patent number: 7870670
    Abstract: The invention proposes a process for producing components (10) or semi-finished products which contain intermetallic titanium aluminide alloys, which includes the following process steps: rough contouring of a plurality of plate-like bodies (11) so as to correspond to a desired final shape of the component (10) or semi-finished product, some of these plate-like bodies or all the plate-like bodies consisting of titanium aluminide alloys; carrying out surface-to-surface joins between the plurality of plate-like bodies (11) stacked on top of one another so as to form an overall body (10); and forming the desired final shape of the overall body (10). The invention also concerns a component, in particular for jet engines, which is produced using this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Oehring, Jonathan Paul, Fritz Appel
  • Publication number: 20100119402
    Abstract: In an alloy based on titanium aluminides, metal droplets are obtained from a titanium aluminide metal melt. The metal droplets are enriched with halogens resulting in halogen-enriched titanium aluminide metal droplets. The alloy is molded from the halogen-enriched titanium aluminide metal droplets by, preferably hot isostatic, pressing. Titanium aluminide powder can be heated in a container, for a predetermined period of time, wherein an atmosphere, enriched with halogens, is or will be provided in the container, so that a halogen-enriched titanium aluminide metal powder is formed, or metal droplets are formed from a titanium aluminide metal melt. The metal droplets are enriched with halogens so that halogen-enriched titanium aluminide metal droplets result. Subsequently, the alloy is molded from the halogen-enriched titanium aluminide metal droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: GKSS-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan PAUL, Fritz APPEL, Michael OEHRING
  • Publication number: 20100015005
    Abstract: The invention concerns alloys made through the use of melting and powdered metallurgical techniques on the basis of titanium aluminides with an alloy composition of Ti-z Al-y Nb where 44.5 Atom %?z?47 Atom %, 44.5 Atom %?z?45.5 Atom %, and 5 Atom %?y?10 Atom % with possibly the addition of B and/or C at a content between 0.05 Atom % and 0.8 Atom %. Said alloy is characterized in that it contains a molybdenum (Mo) content ranging between 0.1 Atom % to 3.0 Atom %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Oehring, Jonathan Paul, Uwe Lorenz, Fritz Appel
  • Publication number: 20100000635
    Abstract: Alloys based on titanium aluminides, such as ? (TiAl) which may be made through the use of casting or powder metallurgical processes and heat treatments. The alloys contain titanium, 38 to 46 atom % aluminum, and 5 to 10 atom % niobium, and they contain composite lamella structures with B19 phase and ? phase there in a volume ratio of the B19 phase to ? phase 0.05:1 and 20:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: GKSS-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH
    Inventors: Fritz Appel, Jonathan Paul, Michael Oehring
  • Publication number: 20090151822
    Abstract: Alloys based on titanium aluminides, such as ? (TiAl) which may be made through the use of casting or powder metallurgical processes and heat treatments. The alloys contain titanium, 38 to 46 atom % aluminum, and 5 to 10 atom % niobium, and they contain composite lamella structures with B19 phase and ? phase there in a volume ratio of the B19 phase to ? phase 0.05:1 and 20:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Appel, Jonathan Paul, Michael Oehring
  • Patent number: 7115177
    Abstract: In a method for the treatment of metallic materials especially for the consolidation of the texture of the materials, a blank of the metallic material is heated to a transformation temperature and the blank is then subjected to twisting preferably while, at the same time, being compressed. In this way, the texture can be refined to a large degree in a simple and inexpensive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Gkss-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Fritz Appel, Stephen Eggert, Uwe Lorenz, Michael Oehring
  • Publication number: 20060138200
    Abstract: The invention proposes a process for producing components (10) or semi-finished products which contain intermetallic titanium aluminide alloys, which includes the following process steps: rough contouring of a plurality of plate-like bodies (11) so as to correspond to a desired final shape of the component (10) or semi-finished product, some of these plate-like bodies or all the plate-like bodies consisting of titanium aluminide alloys; carrying out surface-to-surface joins between the plurality of plate-like bodies (11) stacked on top of one another so as to form an overall body (10); and forming the desired final shape of the overall body (10). The invention also concerns a component, in particular for jet engines, which is produced using this process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: GKSS-FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GEESTHACHT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Oehring, Jonathan Paul, Fritz Appel
  • Publication number: 20020157740
    Abstract: In a method for the treatment of metallic materials especially for the consolidation of the texture of the materials, a blank of the metallic material is heated to a transformation temperature and the blank is then subjected to twisting preferably while, at the same time, being compressed. In this way, the texture can be refined to a large degree in a simple and inexpensive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Fritz Appel, Stephan Eggert, Uwe Lorenz, Michael Oehring