Patents by Inventor Roland Knopp

Roland Knopp 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: 6070632
    Abstract: A complete vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel with wheel rim having two opposed circular rim flanges and a tire having beads secured at the circular rim flanges. Each one of the circular rim flanges has a tubular hollow chamber with an annular opening. The tubular hollow chamber has a square or rectangular cross-section, and the annular opening has a width such that the bead is insertable into the tubular hollow chamber only in a rotated or deformed state after insertion of the bead, a remaining free space in the tubular hollow chamber is filled with a liquid, hardenable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Huinink, Horst Sergel, Roland Knopp