Patents by Inventor Roman Zieris

Roman Zieris 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: 20020092834
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for coating a substrate with a plasma arc torch, and with such a plasma arc torch the powdery additive is to be heated, melted open and accelerated towards the surface with plasma gas generated in the plasma arc torch, and with an additional laser beam. In the plasma arc torch, an annular cathode is located or a plurality of individual cathodes are arranged about a longitudinal axis. Gas is supplied into a plasma space which is located between such an annular cathode or the plurality of cathodes, and such an annular anode. With the invention, coating is to be allowed to be formed with a higher speed and deposition rate, respectively, with respect to the conventional solution with the same and increased quality, respectively, and the directional independence for the formation of the coating is to be ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Steffen Nowotny, Roman Zieris, Tobias Neumann, Gerhard Eckart