Patents by Inventor Christian Wimmar Schmitz

Christian Wimmar Schmitz 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).

  • Calender roller having a cylindrical base body
    Patent number: 5766120
    Abstract: A calender roller includes a cylindrical base body. The base body has a thin circumferential wall, which is not self-supporting, and a support structure made of a thin-wall cellular material is disposed inside of the circumferential wall. At least a part of the walls which form the cells extend approximately in a radial direction, to provide a strong and light calender roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Wimmar Schmitz
  • Calender roller
    Patent number: 5759141
    Abstract: A calender roller has a cylindrical base body and a covering made of a flexible plastic material. The covering has an inside diameter that is greater than an outside diameter of the base body to define an intermediate annular space therebetween. A support structure is disposed in the intermediate space to transmit load forces from the covering to the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Voith Sulzer Finishing GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Wimmar Schmitz