Patents by Inventor Tomasz Pawel Grabiec

Tomasz Pawel Grabiec 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).

  • Patent number: 11725704
    Abstract: A method for producing a brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes laser depositing a duplex steel anti-corrosion layer to an axial friction side of a main body produced from gray cast iron at a surface speed of more than 10 m/min and applying an anti-abrasion layer to the anti-corrosion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Patent number: 11578770
    Abstract: A guard plate for a disk brake of a vehicle includes a base element having at least one fastening section for arranging the base element in relation to a brake disk of the disk brake and at least one extension element. The at least one extension element may be movable relative to the base element and is configured to be moved and fixed between an initial position and at least one extension position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wilwers, Marc Oliver Rettig, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Eugen Weber
  • Publication number: 20220268329
    Abstract: A method for producing a brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes laser depositing a duplex steel anti-corrosion layer to an axial friction side of a main body produced from gray cast iron at a surface speed of more than 10 m/min and applying an anti-abrasion layer to the anti-corrosion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Patent number: 11339841
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a duplex steel layer that provides a cost-effective coating for the brake disk and enables improved corrosion resistance. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Jaroslaw Grochowicz, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Andreas Wank, Alexander Hitzek, Christian Schmengler, Karin Müller-Roden, Klaus Kaesgen
  • Publication number: 20200232530
    Abstract: A guard plate for a disk brake of a vehicle includes a base element having at least one fastening section for arranging the base element in relation to a brake disk of the disk brake and at least one extension element. The at least one extension element may be movable relative to the base element and is configured to be moved and fixed between an initial position and at least one extension position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Wilwers, Marc Oliver Rettig, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Eugen Weber
  • Publication number: 20200072307
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a duplex steel layer that provides a cost-effective coating for the brake disk and enables improved corrosion resistance. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver RETTIG, Jaroslaw GROCHOWICZ, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT, Andreas WANK, Alexander HITZEK, Christian SCHMENGLER, Karin MÜLLER-RODEN
  • Publication number: 20200072306
    Abstract: A brake disk for a wheel brake of a land vehicle includes a main body formed from gray cast iron. The main body has at least one axial friction side, at least one anti-corrosion layer applied to the axial friction side, and at least one anti-abrasion layer applied to the anti-corrosion layer. The anti-corrosion layer is a cost-effective coating for the brake disk that enables enhanced corrosion resistance and is provided as a sherardizing layer. The anti-abrasion layer is wear resistant for the at least one frictional face of the brake disk and is provided by a SiC material containing at least one oxidic or metallic binder, or by an iron-based alloy having a vanadium carbide reinforcement, a niobium carbide reinforcement, a boron carbide reinforcement, a chromium carbide reinforcement or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver RETTIG, Jaroslaw GROCHOWICZ, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT, Andreas WANK, Alexander HITZEK, Christian SCHMENGLER, Karin MÜLER-RODEN, Klaus KAESGEN
  • Patent number: 10458496
    Abstract: A braking apparatus for a vehicle including a wheel suspension part attached to a body of the vehicle and a wheel hub attached to the wheel suspension part. An attached air-cooled brake disk rotates relative to the wheel suspension part. A protective cover arranged on a side of the brake disk that at least partially covers the brake disk. The protective cover fastened in a stationary manner to the wheel suspension part. The protective cover including an air flow opening feeding cooling air to the brake disk. An airflow control mechanism opens and closes the air flow opening along with reducing and increasing a gap between a radial end side of the brake disk and an inner side of a wheel rim of a vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Eugen Weber, Marc Oliver Rettig
  • Patent number: 10274032
    Abstract: A brake disk includes a circular base body having a circumferential outer brake rim, a friction layer in certain regions on the base body and an adhesion-promoter or functional layer arranged over an entirety of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Ivan Jan Mathieu Ernest Bruggen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Thomas Schläfer
  • Publication number: 20180209499
    Abstract: A braking apparatus for a vehicle including a wheel suspension part attached to a body of the vehicle and a wheel hub attached to the wheel suspension part. An attached air-cooled brake disk rotates relative to the wheel suspension part. A protective cover arranged on a side of the brake disk that at least partially covers the brake disk. The protective cover fastened in a stationary manner to the wheel suspension part. The protective cover including an air flow opening feeding cooling air to the brake disk. An airflow control mechanism opens and closes the air flow opening along with reducing and increasing a gap between a radial end side of the brake disk and an inner side of a wheel rim of a vehicle wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Eugen Weber, Marc Oliver Rettig
  • Patent number: 10001181
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake disk and a method for producing a brake disk. The method may include roughening at least some area(s) of a surface of the main body, forming a metal coating on at least some area(s) of the roughened region of the surface of the main body, applying an enamel slip to at least some area(s) of the surface of the main body, drying the applied enamel slip, and heating the main body to form the enamel coating and to join the metal coating metallurgically to the main body. The brake disk may include a main body having an enamel coating arranged at least in some area(s). A metal coating may additionally be formed on the surface of the main body, at least in some area(s), wherein the metal coating is joined metallurgically to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maik Broda, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort
  • Publication number: 20170122393
    Abstract: A brake disk includes a circular base body having a circumferential outer brake rim, a friction layer in certain regions on the base body and an adhesion-promoter or functional layer arranged over an entirety of the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Ivan Jan Mathieu Ernest Bruggen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Thomas Schläfer
  • Patent number: 9574260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a brake disk for a vehicle, in which a friction layer is arranged at least in certain regions on a base body of the brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Ivan Jan Mathieu Ernest Bruggen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Thomas Schläfer
  • Publication number: 20160273601
    Abstract: A method for producing a brake disk for a vehicle having a protective layer applied on a main body of the brake disk. The method includes the steps of: premachining a region of the main body of the blank; applying an enamel coating to the region of the main body, and treating the enamel coating on the region of the main body to metallurgically bond the enamel coating to the base material of the main body by phase formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Maik BRODA, Ivan BRUGGEN, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT
  • Publication number: 20160215839
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a brake disk for a vehicle. For this purpose, a protective layer that has an oxide layer is arranged on a base body of the brake disk. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: providing a base body, preferably of iron, in particular of cast iron; applying a metallic coating, at least in certain regions, to a surface of the base body; creating a metallic connection between the metallic coating and the surface of the base body; forming the oxide layer on the metallic coating that is metallically connected to the surface of the base body. The invention is also directed to a brake disk for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ivan Jan Mathieu Ernest Bruggen, Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Clemens Maria Verpoort
  • Publication number: 20160025167
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake disk and a method for producing a brake disk. The method may include roughening at least some area(s) of a surface of the main body, forming a metal coating on at least some area(s) of the roughened region of the surface of the main body, applying an enamel slip to at least some area(s) of the surface of the main body, drying the applied enamel slip, and heating the main body to form the enamel coating and to join the metal coating metallurgically to the main body. The brake disk may include a main body having an enamel coating arranged at least in some area(s). A metal coating may additionally be formed on the surface of the main body, at least in some area(s), wherein the metal coating is joined metallurgically to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Maik BRODA, Tomasz Pawel GRABIEC, Clemens Maria VERPOORT
  • Publication number: 20150307979
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a brake disk for a vehicle, in which a friction layer is arranged at least in certain regions on a base body of the brake disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Tomasz Pawel Grabiec, Ivan Jan Mathieu Ernest Bruggen, Clemens Maria Verpoort, Thomas Schläfer