Patents by Inventor Nico Eigen

Nico Eigen 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: 20230078028
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aluminium material for the manufacture of high-strength, soldered components, including an aluminium alloy. After soldering, the aluminium material is in materially-bonded contact with at least one solder layer. The object of providing an aluminium material is to provide not only good soldering properties and formability, but also high strength. This is achieved because the aluminium alloy of the aluminium material has a solidus temperature, and the aluminium material has an increase in yield strength compared to the state after soldering and cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Speira GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Christoph Lentz, Nico Eigen, Volker Sass
  • Publication number: 20190047092
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminium composite material having at least one core layer of an aluminium core alloy and at least one corrosion protection layer arranged on the core layer. The aluminium composite material has improved corrosion resistance, in particular avoids coarse detachments under corrosive conditions, through use of a corrosion protection layer with the following composition in wt %: Si?0.10%, Fe?0.6%, Cu?0.2%, 0.9%?Mn?1.2%, Mg?0.10%, Cr?0.3%, Zn?0.1%, Ti?0.1%, the rest Al and unavoidable impurities, individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a use as well as a heat exchanger or a component of a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Bermig, Nico Eigen, Hartmut Janssen, Manfred Mrotzek, Volker Sass, Stefan Schlüter
  • Publication number: 20180222151
    Abstract: Provided are embodiments of an aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods. The composite material has at least one core layer of an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer of an aluminium solder alloy. The aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%?Si?13%, Fe?1%, 230 ppm?Mg?450 ppm, Bi?500 ppm, Mn?0.15%, Cu?0.3%, Zn?3%, and Ti?0.30% with the remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15% and the aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface. The invention further relates to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a method for the thermal joining of components, and a thermally joined construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güssgen, Thorsten Richter, Hartmut Janssen, Nico Eigen
  • Publication number: 20180221994
    Abstract: Provided herein are embodiments of an aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods. The composite material includes at least one core layer having an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer of an aluminium solder alloy. The aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%?Si?13%, Fe?1%, 90 ppm?Mg?300 ppm, Bi?500 ppm, Mn?0.15%, Cu?0.3%, Zn?3%, and Ti?0.3% with the remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%. The aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface. Embodiments also relate to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a method for the thermal joining of components, and a thermally joined construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH
    Inventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güssgen, Thorsten Richter, Hartmut Janssen, Nico Eigen
  • Patent number: 8926861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen-storing composite material which is convertible essentially reversibly between a storing state and a non-storing state, wherein the reaction enthalpy in this conversion reaction can be set in a targeted manner to a value between 15 and 80 kJ/mol of H2, preferably 25 to 40 kJ/mol of H2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material—und Küstenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Nico Eigen, Martin Dornheim, Rüdiger Bormann
  • Publication number: 20130187085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen-storing composite material which is convertible essentially reversibly between a storing state and a non-storing state, wherein the reaction enthalpy in this conversion reaction can be set in a targeted manner to a value between 15 and 80 kJ/mol of H2, preferably 25 to 40 kJ/mol of H2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
    Inventors: Nico Eigen, Martin Dornheim, Rüdiger Bormann