ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,123, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (Duisburg, Germany) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).
"Steel component having a metal coating protecting it against corrosion" was invented by Janko Banik (Altena, Germany), Maria Koyer (Dortmund, Germany), Dirk Rosenstock (Essen, Germany) and Manuela Ruthenberg (Dortmund, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for producing a steel component comprising a substrate and a coating, to a corresponding sleet component and to the use thereof in the automotive sector."
The patent was filed on June 16, 2023, under Application ...