Patents by Inventor Reinhard Ballhom

Reinhard Ballhom 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 device for cold gas spraying
    Publication number: 20060027687
    Abstract: A method and a device for cold gas spraying. According to the invention, energy is supplied to the particles with microwave technology. For that purpose, the nozzle in which the gas jet and particles are accelerated is surrounded by a microwave waveguide and/or a/the microwave waveguide encloses at least in part the spray-free jet between the nozzle outlet and the substrate. Advantageously, one section of the nozzle outlet is made of a ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Heinrich, Heinrich Kreye, Thorsten Stoltenhoff, Tobias Schmidt, Ralf Borchert, Reinhard Ballhom