Patents by Inventor Werner Menk

Werner Menk 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: 20170136537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modification body for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron and to the method for producing a cast part using the modification body according to the invention, and to the cast part itself. The modification body serves for the production of spheroidal graphite cast iron, in particular with a predominantly ferritic structure, containing a carrier material, preferably an iron-silicon alloy, wherein the modification body contains 7-16 weight percent of boron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Thomas, Werner Menk
  • Patent number: 8771589
    Abstract: A spheriodal cast alloy for producing cast iron products with great mechanical strength, high-wear resistance and a high degree of ductility. The alloy comprises the following as non-iron components: between 2.5 and 2.8 wt. % C, between 2.4 and 3.4 wt. % Si, between 0.02 and 0.08 wt. % P, between 0.02 and 0.06 wt. % Mg, between 0.01 and 0.05 wt. % Cr, between 0.002 and 0.02 wt. % Al, between 0.0005 and 0.015 wt. % S, between 0.0002 and 0.002 wt. % B and conventional impurities. The alloy contains between 3.0 and 3.7 wt. % C, between 2.6 and 3.4 wt. % Si, between 0.02 and 0.05 wt. % P, between 0.025 and 0.045 wt. % Mg, between 0.01 and 0.03 wt. % Cr, between 0.003 and 0.017 wt. % Al, between 0.0005 and 0.012 wt. % S and between 0.0004 and 0.002 wt. % B. The alloy is used for example to produce chassis parts or brake discs in the automobile industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Georg Fischer GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Menk, Rolf Rietzscher, Andreas Hecker, Torsten Rieck
  • Publication number: 20090047164
    Abstract: A spheriodal cast alloy for producing cast iron products with great mechanical strength, high-wear resistance and a high degree of ductility. The alloy comprises the following as non-iron components: between 2.5 and 2.8 wt. % C, between 2.4 and 3.4 wt. % Si, between 0.02 and 0.08 wt. % P, between 0.02 and 0.06 wt. % Mg, between 0.01 and 0.05 wt. % Cr, between 0.002 and 0.02 wt. % Al, between 0.0005 and 0.015 wt. % S, between 0.0002 and 0.002 wt. % B and conventional impurities. The alloy contains between 3.0 and 3.7 wt. % C, between 2.6 and 3.4 wt. % Si, between 0.02 and 0.05 wt. % P, between 0.025 and 0.045 wt. % Mg, between 0.01 and 0.03 wt. % Cr, between 0.003 and 0.017 wt. % Al, between 0.0005 and 0.012 wt. % S and between 0.0004 and 0.002 wt. % B. The alloy is used for example to produce chassis parts or brake discs in the automobile industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: GEORG FISCHER AUTOMOTIVE AG
    Inventors: Werner Menk, Rolf Rietzscher, Andreas Hecker, Torsten Rieck
  • Patent number: 7156929
    Abstract: The invention proposes a cast iron alloy for cast iron products which are highly thermally stable, the alloy containing, as nonferrous constituents, at least the elements C, Si, Mo, Al and, as admixtures, Ni, Mg and/or S, and the C content being less than 2.9% by weight. The alloy is used, for example, to produce exhaust manifolds or turbocharger casings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Fahrzeugtechnik AG
    Inventor: Werner Menk
  • Patent number: 6939414
    Abstract: A nodular cast iron alloy for cast iron products having a high modulus of elasticity comprising the chemical constituents C, Si, Cu, Ni and/or Mo, Mn, Mg and S, wherein the alloy is composed in per cent by weight of: C<2.96%, Si 3.8 to 4.3%, Cu 0.5 to 1.0%, Ni and/or Mo 0 to 4%, the molybdenum content being at most 1.0%, Mn 0.1 to 0.8%, Mg 0.03 to 0.07% and S at most 0.015%, the mixture proportions of C and Si being very close to the eutectic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Fahrzeugtechnik AG
    Inventor: Werner Menk
  • Patent number: 6861029
    Abstract: A modified nodular cast iron alloy contains positive additions of boron and silicon in a content of greater than 2.4% by wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Fahrzeugtechnik AG
    Inventors: Werner Menk, Dirk Lindemann, Dirk Richarz
  • Publication number: 20040091382
    Abstract: The invention describes a nodular cast iron alloy for cast iron products having a high modulus of elasticity comprising the chemical constituents C, Si, Cu, Ni and/or Mo, Mn, Mg and S, wherein the alloy is composed in percent by weight of: C<2.9%, Si 3.8 to 4.3%, Cu 0.5 to 1.0%, Ni and/or Mo 0 to 4%, the molybdenum content being at most 1.0%, Mn 0.1 to 0.8%, Mg 0.03 to 0.07% and S at most 0.015%, the mixture proportions of C and Si being very close to the eutectic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Werner Menk
  • Publication number: 20040018111
    Abstract: The invention proposes a cast iron alloy for cast iron products which are highly thermally stable, the alloy containing, as nonferrous constituents, at least the elements C, Si, Mo, Al and, as admixtures, Ni, Mg and/or S, and the C content being less than 2.9% by weight. The alloy is used, for example, to produce exhaust manifolds or turbocharger casings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Werner Menk
  • Publication number: 20020195180
    Abstract: A modified nodular cast iron alloy contains positive additions of boron and silicon in a content of greater than 2.4% by wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Werner Menk, Dirk Lindemann, Dirk Richarz
  • Patent number: 5238571
    Abstract: A method and a particle absorber for separating off entrained particles from a stream of molten metal are proposed. The particle absorber has a multiplicity of surfaces within the metal stream produced by means of mechanical separation. This separation leads to a change in the velocity of the flowing metal and to a change in the surface tension. The entrained non-metallic particles are pushed out of the metal stream into the surface regions and blocked there on the separation surfaces. The proposed method and the particle absorber show a good separation effect and, furthermore, are an inexpensive alternative to conventional systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Georg Fischer AG
    Inventor: Werner Menk
  • Patent number: 4900509
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of cast iron containing vermicular graphite is described, in which nodular cast iron (GGG) is used as a starting melt. The GGG melt can be produced in a converter in a precise and reproducible way, whereby the sulphur and oxygen contents of the GGG melt are limited within narrow ranges. Additional sulphur is added to the GGG melt in an amount determined by an empirical formula depending on the magnesium and sulphur contents of the GGG melt to produce cast iron containing vermicular graphite (GGV). The GGV is produced by the present process with precision and in a reproducible manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Georg Fischer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Menk, Urs Brandenberger
  • Patent number: 4601751
    Abstract: A process for the production of cast iron containing spheroidal graphite is disclosed. In the process, the iron melt, which contains sulphur, is treated with metallic magnesium, forming unstable MgS as a by-product. By the addition of CaSi, the sulphur contained in the MgS present in the slag is converted into stable CaS. As a result, the free sulphur which is released upon decomposition of MgS when the melt is allowed to stand for a fairly long time is prevented from going back again into the melt, reacting there with the dissolved magnesium, and forming MgS once again.Through the stabilization of the sulphur in the form of CaS in the slag itself, resulphurization is effectively prevented. The slag can remain on the melt surface for a longer time than hitherto. The slag provides a heat-insulating effect, so that even longer standing times which are possibly required in certain production processes, can be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: Georg Fischer AG
    Inventors: Urs Brandenberger, Ivo Henych, Klaus Hornung, Werner Menk