Patents by Inventor Thomas Fortmeier

Thomas Fortmeier 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).

  • Chassis or drive component
    Patent number: 10415124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a, comprising a tubular element (10) with at least one heat-affected zone (14), characterized by a yield strength Rp0.2 in the heat-affected zone (14) of at least 640 MPa and a tensile strength Rm in the heat-affected zone of at least 850 MPa and by at least the tubular element (10) consisting of a steel alloy consisting, in weight percent: C 0.12-0.22% Mn 1.5-2.5% Si 0.45-0.85% Cr ??<1.5% V ?0.04% B 0.0010-0.0040% Ti ??0.02-0.1% und optionally Mo ???0.6%, balance iron and impurities resulting from smelting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Benteler Steel/Tube GmbH
    Inventors: Jozef Balun, Thomas Fortmeier, Martin Junker, Sandor Schumann
  • MOTOR VEHICLE, CHASSIS COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A CHASSIS COMPONENT AND USE OF THE CASSIS COMPONENT AND OF A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170298483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle with at least one chassis component (1). The chassis component is characterized in that the chassis component (1) has a yield strength Rp0.2 of at least 600 MPa, a tensile strength Rm of at least 850 MPa and is utilized in a delivery condition air-hardened and in that the chassis component (1) consists of an air-hardening, mainly bainitic material. Furthermore a chassis component and a material for a chassis component are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Marco Walterfang, Jozef Balun, Thomas Fortmeier, Leonhard Rose
  • CHASSIS OR DRIVE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20170009321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a, comprising a tubular element (10) with at least one heat-affected zone (14), characterized by a yield strength Rp0.2 in the heat-affected zone (14) of at least 640 MPa and a tensile strength Rm in the heat-affected zone of at least 850 MPa and by at least the tubular element (10) consisting of a steel alloy consisting, in weight percent: C 0.12-0.22% Mn 1.5-2.5% Si 0.45-0.85% Cr ??<1.5% V ?0.04% B 0.0010-0.0040% Ti ??0.02-0.1% und optionally Mo ???0.6%, balance iron and impurities resulting from smelting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Jozef Balun, Thomas Fortmeier, Martin Junker, Sandor Schumann