Patents by Inventor Volker SMUKALA

Volker SMUKALA 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 producing a press-quenched part
    Patent number: 10364476
    Abstract: A method and device for producing a press-quenched part having a rim hole with a collar formed at the periphery of the rim hole includes inserting a temperature-controlled die into the rim hole of the part. The temperature of the temperature-controlled die is controlled such that the temperature of the part in a region of the collar is held above the martensite start temperature of the material from which the part is made. While the temperature of the collar is being held above the martensite start temperature, the remainder of the part is press quenched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Volker Smukala, Ralf Sünkel
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A PRESS-QUENCHED PART
    Publication number: 20170226603
    Abstract: A method and device for producing a press-quenched part having a rim hole with a collar formed at the periphery of the rim hole includes inserting a temperature-controlled die into the rim hole of the part. The temperature of the temperature-controlled die is controlled such that the temperature of the part in a region of the collar is held above the martensite start temperature of the material from which the part is made. While the temperature of the collar is being held above the martensite start temperature, the remainder of the part is press quenched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Volker SMUKALA, Ralf SÜNKEL