Patents by Inventor Sven Wenigmann

Sven Wenigmann 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: 9499008
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle wheel, comprising a body of a plastics material and at least one adapter for fastening the body to a wheel mounting, the at least one adapter having at least one protuberance which engages in a recess in the body, or, if multiple adapters are used, at least one adapter is formed such that it engages in a recess of the body over its full surface area, the adapter being arranged in such a way that, after assembly of the body on the wheel mounting, the adapter is positioned between the body and the wheel mounting, or the adapter being arranged in such a way that the body is positioned between the wheel mounting and the adapter, so that the adapter lies on the outside of the body after assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerhard Bohrmann, Uwe Gleiter, Heiko Hess, Walter Rau, Sven Wenigmann, Joerg Schnorr, Willi Bartholomeyzik
  • Publication number: 20130221731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel for a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel body (3) with a rim tape (7) for receiving a tire and a rim star (9) or a wheel disk, through-holes (13) for receiving fastening means (17) of the wheel body (3) on a vehicle axle being formed in the rim star or in the wheel disk. The wheel body (3) is produced from a reinforced polymer material and is connected non-positively, positively or integrally to a cap (5), the cap (5) covering the rim star (9) or the wheel disk. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a process for producing the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: Hummel-Formen GmbH, BASF SE
    Inventors: Heiko HESS, Sven Wenigmann, Gerhard Bohrmann, Uwe Gleiter, Walter Rau, Volker Hummel
  • Publication number: 20130049443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel for a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel body (3) with a rim tape (7) for receiving a tire and also a rim star (9) or a wheel disk, through-openings (13) for fastening means for fastening the wheel on a nave on the motor vehicle being formed in the rim star (9) or in the wheel disk. The wheel (1) is produced from a polymer material and at least one reinforcing element (29;33) is accommodated in the rim tape (7) for reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Heiko HEß, Jörg Schnorr, Walter Rau, Sven Wenigmann
  • Publication number: 20120212037
    Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle wheel, comprising a rim (1) of a plastics material and at least one adapter (5) for fastening the rim (1) to a wheel mounting (3), the at least one adapter (5) having at least one protuberance (9) which engages in a recess (11) in the rim (1), or, if multiple adapters (5) are used, at least one adapter (5) is formed such that it engages in a recess (11) of the rim over its full surface area, the adapter (5) being arranged in such a way that, after assembly of the rim (1) on the wheel mounting (3), the adapter (5) is positioned between the rim (1) and the wheel mounting (3), or the adapter (5) being arranged in such a way that the rim (1) is positioned between the wheel mounting (3) and the adapter (5), so that the adapter (5) lies on the outside of the rim (1) after assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerhard BOHRMANN, Uwe Gleiter, Heiko Hess, Walter Rau, Sven Wenigmann, Jörg Schnorr