Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Glatz

Wolfgang Glatz 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: 10706984
    Abstract: An x-ray and/or gamma radiation absorbing slat, for use in an anti-scatter grid having a layer configuration, includes a film-shaped substrate of a metallic material on the basis of at least one heavy metal and at least one coating layer of a material on the basis of at least one metal from the group tin, antimony, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, iridium, platinum, gold or bismuth. The material of the coating layer differs from the material of the film-shaped substrate. An anti-scatter grid for x-ray and/or gamma radiation, a method for producing an x-ray and/or gamma radiation absorbing slat and a method of producing an anti-scatter grid, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Glatz, Heinrich Kestler, Bernhard Tabernig
  • Publication number: 20180268952
    Abstract: An x-ray and/or gamma radiation absorbing slat, for use in an anti-scatter grid having a layer configuration, includes a film-shaped substrate of a metallic material on the basis of at least one heavy metal and at least one coating layer of a material on the basis of at least one metal from the group tin, antimony, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, iridium, platinum, gold or bismuth. The material of the coating layer differs from the material of the film-shaped substrate. An anti-scatter grid for x-ray and/or gamma radiation, a method for producing an x-ray and/or gamma radiation absorbing slat and a method of producing an anti-scatter grid, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: WOLFGANG GLATZ, HEINRICH KESTLER, BERNHARD TABERNIG
  • Patent number: 9767983
    Abstract: A rotary X-ray anode has a support body and a focal track formed on the support body. The support body and the focal track are produced as a composite by powder metallurgy. The support body is formed from molybdenum or a molybdenum-based alloy and the focal track is formed from tungsten or a tungsten-based alloy. Here, in the conclusively heat-treated rotary X-ray anode, at least one portion of the focal track is located in a non-recrystallized and/or in a partially recrystallized structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Johann Eiter, Juergen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfram Knabl, Gerhard Leichtfried, Stefan Schoenauer
  • Patent number: 9543108
    Abstract: A rotating x-ray anode has an annular focal track. The surface of the focal track has a directed ground structure. Over the circumference of the annular focal track and over the radial extent of the focal track, the alignment of the ground structure is inclined relative to a tangential reference direction in the respective surface portion in each case by an angle that lies in the range from 15°, including, up to and including 90°. A corresponding method for producing a rotating x-ray anode is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Peter Roedhammer, Juergen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Thomas Mueller
  • Patent number: 9434003
    Abstract: A molding is produced with a disk-shaped or plate-shaped basic body having a large number of knob-like and/or web-like elevations which merge into the basic body with inclined side surfaces. The molding is produced by pressing and sintering powdery raw materials close to the final shape. First, the boundary surfaces of the basic body are pressed to final shape as far as the transition regions of the elevations and the elevations are pressed to an oversize. The projection height of the elevations from the basic body is greater than the projection height in the finally pressed state. Their side surfaces form an angle of inclination in the range from 90°-150° with the respectively adjacent boundary surface of the basic body. Then the elevations are pressed to near final shape while the angle of inclination is enlarged to a greater value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Gebhard Zobl, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfgang Kraussler, Robert Oberbreyer
  • Publication number: 20160254115
    Abstract: A rotary X-ray anode has a support body and a focal track formed on the support body. The support body and the focal track are produced as a composite by powder metallurgy. The support body is formed from molybdenum or a molybdenum-based alloy and the focal track is formed from tungsten or a tungsten-based alloy. Here, in the conclusively heat-treated rotary X-ray anode, at least one portion of the focal track is located in a non-recrystallized and/or in a partially recrystallized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: JOHANN EITER, JUERGEN SCHATTE, WOLFGANG GLATZ, WOLFRAM KNABL, GERHARD LEICHTFRIED, STEFAN SCHOENAUER
  • Patent number: 9368318
    Abstract: A rotary X-ray anode has a support body and a focal track formed on the support body. The support body and the focal track are produced as a composite by powder metallurgy. The support body is formed from molybdenum or a molybdenum-based alloy and the focal track is formed from tungsten or a tungsten-based alloy. Here, in the conclusively heat-treated rotary X-ray anode, at least one portion of the focal track is located in a non-recrystallized and/or in a partially recrystallized structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Johann Eiter, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfram Knabl, Gerhard Leichtfried, Stefan Schönauer
  • Patent number: 9269525
    Abstract: A high-temperature-resistant composite body is formed by joining over an area of a first, nonmetallic section via a bonding solder layer to a second, metallic section composed of Mo, an Mo-based alloy, W or a W-based alloy. A first arrangement composed of the first section, a first Zr solder and an intermediate layer is firstly soldered together in a first soldering step. A second arrangement of the resulting partial composite body, a second solder adjoining the intermediate layer and the second section is subsequently soldered together in a second soldering step. The intermediate layer at least 90 atom % of at least one of the elements Ta, Nb, W. The second solder is formed by precisely one material selected from Ti, Ti-based solder combination, V-based solder combination, Zr or Zr-based solder combination and it melts at a lower temperature than the first Zr solder in the second arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Thomas Mueller, Klaus Ennemoser, Wolfgang Glatz, Andreas Menhard
  • Patent number: 9031202
    Abstract: A rotary anode for a rotary anode X-ray tube has an anode disc with a supporting portion. A focal track is located in the vicinity of an outer diameter of the anode disc. The supporting portion has inhomogeneous material properties along a radial coordinate of the anode disc to provide a high mechanical load capacity in the area of an inner diameter of the anode disc and a high thermal load capacity at the focal track. These measures provide for a rotary anode for a rotary anode X-ray tube that meets the extreme thermal and mechanical loads during operation. Further, a method for manufacturing such a rotary anode is described as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Hove, Zoryana Terletska, Christoph Bathe, Peter Rödhammer, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20150023473
    Abstract: A rotating x-ray anode has an annular focal track. The surface of the focal track has a directed ground structure. Over the circumference of the annular focal track and over the radial extent of the focal track, the alignment of the ground structure is inclined relative to a tangential reference direction in the respective surface portion in each case by an angle that lies in the range from 15°, including, up to and including 90°. A corresponding method for producing a rotating x-ray anode is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Rödhammer, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Thomas Müller
  • Publication number: 20140334606
    Abstract: A high-temperature-resistant composite body is formed by joining over an area of a first, nonmetallic section via a bonding solder layer to a second, metallic section composed of Mo, an Mo-based alloy, W or a W-based alloy. A first arrangement composed of the first section, a first Zr solder and an intermediate layer is firstly soldered together in a first soldering step. A second arrangement of the resulting partial composite body, a second solder adjoining the intermediate layer and the second section is subsequently soldered together in a second soldering step. The intermediate layer at least 90 atom % of at least one of the elements Ta, Nb, W. The second solder is formed by precisely one material selected from Ti, Ti-based solder combination, V-based solder combination, Zr or Zr-based solder combination and it melts at a lower temperature than the first Zr solder in the second arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Mueller, Klaus Ennemoser, Wolfgang Glatz, Andreas Menhard
  • Publication number: 20130308758
    Abstract: A rotary X-ray anode has a support body and a focal track formed on the support body. The support body and the focal track are produced as a composite by powder metallurgy. The support body is formed from molybdenum or a molybdenum-based alloy and the focal track is formed from tungsten or a tungsten-based alloy. Here, in the conclusively heat-treated rotary X-ray anode, at least one portion of the focal track is located in a non-recrystallized and/or in a partially recrystallized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: PLANSEE SE
    Inventors: Johann Eiter, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfram Knabl, Gerhard Leichtfried, Stefan Schönauer
  • Patent number: 8243884
    Abstract: An X-ray anode includes a coating and a support body. In addition to a strength-imparting region, the support body has a region formed of a diamond-metal composite material. The diamond-metal composite material is formed of 40 to 90% by volume diamond particles, 10 to 60% by volume binding phase(s) formed of a metal or an alloy of the metals of the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Al and at least one carbide of the elements of the group consisting of Tr, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, B, and Si. The highly heat-conductive region can be form-lockingly connected at the back to a heat-dissipating region, for example formed of Cu or a Cu alloy. The X-ray anode has improved heat dissipation and lower composite stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Peter Rödhammer, Wolfgang Glatz, Bernhard Tabernig, Hannes Wagner
  • Publication number: 20120189484
    Abstract: A molding is produced with a disk-shaped or plate-shaped basic body having a large number of knob-like and/or web-like elevations which merge into the basic body with inclined side surfaces. The molding is produced by pressing and sintering powdery raw materials close to the final shape. First, the boundary surfaces of the basic body are pressed to final shape as far as the transition regions of the elevations and the elevations are pressed to an oversize. The projection height of the elevations from the basic body is greater than the projection height in the finally pressed state. Their side surfaces form an angle of inclination in the range from 90°-150° with the respectively adjacent boundary surface of the basic body. Then the elevations are pressed to near final shape while the angle of inclination is enlarged to a greater value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: PLANSEE SE
    Inventors: Gebhard Zobl, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfgang Kraussler, Robert Oberbreyer
  • Publication number: 20120163549
    Abstract: A rotary anode for a rotary anode X-ray tube has an anode disc with a supporting portion. A focal track is located in the vicinity of an outer diameter of the anode disc. The supporting portion has inhomogeneous material properties along a radial coordinate of the anode disc to provide a high mechanical load capacity in the area of an inner diameter of the anode disc and a high thermal load capacity at the focal track. These measures provide for a rotary anode for a rotary anode X-ray tube that meets the extreme thermal and mechanical loads during operation. Further, a method for manufacturing such a rotary anode is described as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: PLANSEE SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Hove, Zoryana Terletska, Christoph Bathe, Peter Rödhammer, Jürgen Schatte, Wolfgang Glatz, Thomas Müller
  • Patent number: 8173063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a molding, comprising a disk-like or plate-like basic body -5- having a large number of knob-like and/or web-like elevations -4-3- which merge into the basic body -5- with inclined side surfaces, by means of pressing and sintering powdery raw materials close to the final shape. According to the invention, the pressing is carried out in a two-stage pressing operation. In the first stage the boundary surfaces of the basic body -5- are pressed to at least the approximate final shape as far as the transition regions of the elevations -3-4- and, at the same time, the elevations -3-4- are pressed to an oversize. The projection h? of the elevations -3-4- from the basic body -5- is greater by 10%-150% as compared with the projection h from the basic body -5- in the finally pressed state. Their side surfaces form an angle of inclination ?? in the range from 90°-150° with the respectively adjacent boundary surface of the basic body -5-.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Gebhard Zobl, Wolfgang Glatz, Wolfgang Kraussler, Robert Oberbreyer
  • Patent number: 8163435
    Abstract: A porous body which has a density of from 40 to 70%, is formed from an Fe-based alloy and contains from 0.01 to 2% by weight of mixed oxide with at least one oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Y, Sc, rare earth metals and at least one further oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Cr. The porous body displays no after-shrinkage even at operating temperatures of 900° C., it has very good corrosion resistance and it is particularly suitable as a support substrate for use in high-temperature fuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Plansee SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Glatz, Georg Kunschert, Gebhard Zobl, Reinhold Zach
  • Publication number: 20100316193
    Abstract: An X-ray anode includes a coating and a support body. In addition to a strength-imparting region, the support body has a region formed of a diamond-metal composite material. The diamond-metal composite material is formed of 40 to 90% by volume diamond particles, 10 to 60% by volume binding phase(s) formed of a metal or an alloy of the metals of the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Al and at least one carbide of the elements of the group consisting of Tr, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, B, and Si. The highly heat-conductive region can be form-lockingly connected at the back to a heat-dissipating region, for example formed of Cu or a Cu alloy. The X-ray anode has improved heat dissipation and lower composite stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PLANSEE METALL GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Rödhammer, Wolfgang Glatz, Bernhard Tabernig, Hannes Wagner
  • Publication number: 20090042080
    Abstract: A porous body which has a density of from 40 to 70%, is formed from an Fe-based alloy and contains from 0.01 to 2% by weight of mixed oxide with at least one oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Y, Sc, rare earth metals and at least one further oxidic compound of one or more metals from the group consisting of Ti, Al, Cr. The porous body displays no after-shrinkage even at operating temperatures of 900° C., it has very good corrosion resistance and it is particularly suitable as a support substrate for use in high-temperature fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: PLANSEE SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Glatz, Georg Kunschert, Gebhard Zobl, Reinhold Zach
  • Patent number: 7390456
    Abstract: Highly dense shaped parts are produced with a powder metallurgic process. The parts are formed of an alloy that, besides of at least 20 weight % chromium, consists of iron and one or several additional alloy portions that in sum do not amount to more than 10 weight %. The part is produced by pressing and sintering to near final shape a ready-to-press powder where the additional alloy portions are introduced in form of a master-alloy powder. The master-alloy may contain the following variations: the additional alloy portions and the iron portions; or the additional alloy portions, the iron parts, and the chromium portions; or additional alloy portions and the chromium portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Plansee Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Glatz, Martin Janousek, Wolfgang Kraussler, Gebhard Zobl, Reinhold Zach