Patents by Inventor Thomas KILZER

Thomas KILZER 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).

  • Remelting plant for metals, and method for remelting metals
    Patent number: 12729415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to remelting plants, such as for example vacuum arc remelting furnaces (VLBO/VAR) and electro slag remelting plants (ESU/ESR), which possess one or several melting sites and have a portal structure. The plants possess a symmetric force distribution and a constantly low height of construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Ivaylo Popov, Lothar Lippert, Stefan Lemke, Thomas Kilzer
  • REMELTING PLANT FOR METALS, AND METHOD FOR REMELTING METALS
    Publication number: 20240209473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to remelting plants, such as for example vacuum arc remelting furnaces (VLBO/VAR) and electro slag remelting plants (ESU/ESR), which possess one or several melting sites and have a portal structure. The plants possess a symmetric force distribution and a constantly low height of construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Ivaylo POPOV, Lothar LIPPERT, Stefan LEMKE, Thomas KILZER
  • Electro-Slag Remelting Installation
    Publication number: 20180207719
    Abstract: An electro-slag remelting installation includes a mold and a consumable electrode that extends into the mold. The consumable electrode has an axis that is oriented obliquely to a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik FRANZ, Harald SCHOLZ, Ulrich BIEBRICHER, Thomas KILZER