Patents by Inventor Willy Fürwitt

Willy Fürwitt 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: 8668760
    Abstract: A method for the production of a ?-TiAl base alloy by vacuum arc remelting, which ?-TiAl base alloy solidifies via the ?-phase (?-?-TiAl base alloy), includes the following method steps of forming a basic melting electrode by melting, in at least one vacuum arc remelting step, of a conventional ?-TiAl primary alloy containing a lack of titanium and/or of at least one ?-stabilizing element compared to the ?-?-TiAl base alloy to be produced; allocating an amount of titanium and/or ?-stabilizing element to the basic melting electrode, which amount corresponds to the reduced amount of titanium and/or ?-stabilizing element, in an even distribution across the length and periphery of the basic melting electrode; and adding the allocated amount of titanium and/or ?-stabilizing element to the basic melting electrode so as to form the homogeneous ?-?-TiAl base alloy in a final vacuum arc remelting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH, TiTAL GmbH
    Inventors: Dipl.-Ing Matthias Achtermann, Willy Fürwitt, Volker Güther, Dipl.-Mineraloge Hans-Peter Nicolai
  • Publication number: 20110219912
    Abstract: A method for the production of a ?-TiAl base alloy by vacuum arc remelting, which ?-TiAl base alloy solidifies via the (?-phase (?-?-TiAl base alloy), comprises the following method steps: forming a basic melting electrode by melting, in at least one vacuum arc remelting step, of a conventional ?-TiAl primary alloy containing a lack of titanium and/or of at least one (?-stabilising element compared to the (?-?-TiAl base alloy to be produced; allocating an amount of titanium and/or (?-stabilising element to the basic melting electrode, which amount corresponds to the reduced amount of titanium and/or (?-stabilising element, in an even distribution across the length and periphery of the basic melting electrode; adding the allocated amount of titanium and/or (?-stabilising element to the basic melting electrode so as to form the homogeneous (?-?-TiAl base alloy in a final vacuum arc remelting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Dipl-Ing Matthias Achtermann, Willy Fürwitt, Volker Güther, Dipl-Mineraloge Hans-Peter Nicolai