Patents by Inventor Ralf Bux

Ralf Bux 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, casting mold, and apparatus for producing a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 12246375
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle wheel from a light metal material is disclosed herein. The light metal material is introduced in liquid form into a mold cavity of a casting mold and pressurized casting is then used to produce the vehicle wheel. The casting mold is temperature-controlled, where different regions of the casting mold are maintained at different temperatures. An apparatus that includes the disclosed casting mold is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: ENTEC-STRACON GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bux, Friedrich Klein
  • METHOD, CASTING MOLD, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE WHEEL
    Publication number: 20230112141
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle wheel from a light metal material is disclosed herein. The light metal material is introduced in liquid form into a mold cavity of a casting mold and pressurized casting is then used to produce the vehicle wheel. The casting mold is temperature-controlled, where different regions of the casting mold are maintained at different temperatures. An apparatus that includes the disclosed casting mold is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: ENTEC-STRACON GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Bux, Friedrich Klein
  • METHOD, CASTING MOLD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE WHEEL
    Publication number: 20200269312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a vehicle wheel from a light-metal material, in which the light-metal material is introduced in liquid form into a mold cavity of a casting mold. The vehicle wheel is produced by means of pressurized casting, wherein the casting mold is temperature-controlled in different regions to different temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Bux, Friedrich Klein
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D454327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Ralf Bux