Patents by Inventor Kristian Groth

Kristian Groth 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).

  • Wheel cover for a wheel of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11872844
    Abstract: A wheel of a vehicle has a rim, a hub section and at least two spokes which connect the hub section to the rim. At least one spoke intermediate space between the spokes is at least partially covered by a covering element mounted on the wheel from the outside of the wheel. The covering element is held in the installed position by a fastening device. The fastening device is mounted from the inside of the wheel and is connected to a wheel flange arranged in the inside of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Timothy Broome, Kristian Groth, Andreas Krause, Georg Preyss
  • Method for producing a cast vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 11471934
    Abstract: A method for producing a one-piece cast vehicle wheel, the wheel having at least one hub portion connected to a wheel rim via at least one spoke oriented in the radial direction of the wheel, in which at least one lost core is inserted in a molding of the casting machine, the one-piece vehicle wheel is cast, and the lost core is removed from the cast vehicle wheel and thereby forms at least one opening in the spoke. A one-piece cast vehicle wheel formed by the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kristian Groth, Andreas Krause
  • Method for Producing a Cast Vehicle Wheel
    Publication number: 20220161316
    Abstract: A method for producing a one-piece cast vehicle wheel, the wheel having at least one hub portion connected to a wheel rim via at least one spoke oriented in the radial direction of the wheel, in which at least one lost core is inserted in a molding of the casting machine, the one-piece vehicle wheel is cast, and the lost core is removed from the cast vehicle wheel and thereby forms at least one opening in the spoke. A one-piece cast vehicle wheel formed by the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kristian GROTH, Andreas KRAUSE
  • Wheel of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11007816
    Abstract: A wheel of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, has a rim, a hub portion, and at least two spokes connecting the hub portion to the rim. At least one free space between the spokes is covered at least in part by a substantially planar covering element. The covering element is produced from two different material layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kristian Groth, Andreas Krause, Christopher Bourne, Peter Jaegermeyr, Thomas Maier, Julia Mieslinger, Mike Seidel
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D902111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D904959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D917365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D917366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D929927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D932411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D933569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Wheel trim for a vehicle
    Patent number: D938884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D947093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D947744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D947745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D947746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D948406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D969710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D980150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Kristian Groth
  • Vehicle wheel, toy vehicle wheel, and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D1014384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Kristian Groth