Patents Assigned to Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
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Patent number: 11192402Abstract: A rubberized reinforcing ply (1) for articles consisting of an elastomeric material, preferably for vehicle tires, wherein the reinforcing ply (1) has a multiplicity of textile strengthening members (2) which are arranged parallel to and spaced apart from one another, wherein each textile strengthening member (2) is composed of at least one twisted multifilament yarn, and wherein the textile strengthening member (2) is not composed of the material rayon. The reinforcing ply (1) satisfies the following condition: (D2/E0) in mm corresponds to a value in a range from 0.22 mm to 0.38 mm, and the reinforcing ply (1) has a strength of >10 kN/dm, where D is the diameter of the textile strengthening member (2) in mm and lies in a range from 0.38 mm to 0.52 mm, and where E0=100/epdm.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventor: Thomas Kramer
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Publication number: 20210362552Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer product, preferably a vehicle tire (1) with sidewalls (2), comprising a photorealistic representation (3) on the outer surface of the polymer product (2), wherein the photorealistic representation consists of the combination of a structure with a relief (5) of the representation, wherein the structure has elevations (7) and depressions (6) and wherein the relief (5) is a depth chart of the representation that is preferably produced on the basis of grayscale values of a photo and has up to 256 gradations of depth in such a way that the relief (5) fills the depressions (6) of the structure to different heights according to the grayscale value. For generation of a photorealistic representation (3), the structure is an undirected texture (4) composed of elevations (7) and depressions (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventor: Markus Metz
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Publication number: 20210363333Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising a rubber blend composed of at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, silane sulfide groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups, and a vulcanization system comprising at least one accelerator and elemental sulfur and/or at least one sulfur donor substance, where the molar ratio of accelerated sulfur is 0.18 to 5, where the total molar amount of sulfur consists of elemental sulfur and the sulfur released by the sulfur donor substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Publication number: 20210355302Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber blend, to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising the rubber blend and to a vehicle tire comprising such a rubber mixture. The rubber blend comprises at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, silane sulfide groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Patent number: 11173757Abstract: The invention relates to a method for associating tire sensor modules (6.i) with a trailer vehicle (3), having at least the following steps: capturing data messages (S1) from tire sensor modules (6.i, 106.i, 206.i) in a monitoring region (8); associating the captured data messages (S1) with a tire sensor module (6.i, 106.i, 206.i); ascertaining a number of captured data messages (S1) for each detected tire sensor module; rating the captured data messages (S1) to establish whether the tire sensor modules (6.i, 106.i, 206.i) received in total up to then belong to the driver's own trailer vehicle (3) or to the adjacent trailer vehicle (103, 203); accepting the tire sensor modules (6.i) detected in the rating as affiliated to the driver's own trailer vehicle (3). According to the invention, each tire sensor module (6.i, 106.i, 206.i) detects a wheel position associated with the respective tire sensor module (6.i, 106.i, 206.i) and a trailer axle configuration, so that for an accepted tire sensor module (6.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Adrian Cyllik, Jörg Hanna, Andreas Scher
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Publication number: 20210347213Abstract: The invention is directed to a vehicle pneumatic tire wherein strengthening plies are provided with steel cords running parallel to one another. The belt plies can be used, as isolated electrically conductive plates, for supplying electricity to electrical consumers such as sensors and actuators installed in the tire. Adjacent belt plies can be connected by puncture sensors to be able to identify damage to the belt caused by metallic parts penetrating from the outside, such as nails, on the basis of a change in the electrical resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Norbert Kendziorra, Christian Weber
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Publication number: 20210332223Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising a rubber blend composed of at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, silane sulfide groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups, 30 to 300 phr of at least one silica and 1 to 20 phf of at least one blocked and/or unblocked mercaptosilane as silane coupling agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Publication number: 20210324181Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber blend, to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising the rubber blend and to a vehicle tire comprising such a rubber mixture. The rubber blend comprises at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, silane sulfide groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Publication number: 20210324183Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, a vulcanizate and a vehicle tire. The sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture contains at least the following constituents: at least one diene rubber and at least one silica and at least one silane having the general empirical formula [(R1)oSi—(R3—)pX—(R4—)p]mSn(R2)2-m,??I) where X is a radical comprising at least one polar group selected from urethane, amide, ester, amine, thiourea, thioamide, O-organyl thiocarbamate, S-organyl thiocarbamate, amidine, guanidine, piperidine, maleic anhydride, sulfonamide, carbonate, imidazoline, thiazolidine, thiazolidinone, pyrrolidine, pyrazole, benzimidazole, indole, purine, thiazine, sulfonate, and phosphonate groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Julia Schöffel, Norbert Müller, Carla Recker, Kirsten Schwekendiek
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Patent number: 11148469Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid cord for use as a reinforcement in a belt bandage of a pneumatic vehicle tire, consisting of at least two threads with ends which are twisted together. At least one first thread is a high-modulus thread with a specified thread fineness, and another thread is a low-modulus thread, said other low-modulus thread having a lower thread fineness than the first thread. The invention is characterized in that the proportion of the high-modulus thread in the hybrid cord is 80-95 wt. %; the difference between the thread fineness of the high-modulus thread and the thread fineness of the other low-modulus thread is >800 dtex; and the elongation at break of the high-modulus thread ranges from 1%-8%, and the elongation at break of the low-modulus thread ranges from 9%-30%.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Reese, Reinhard Ludwig, Heiner Volk, Thomas Kramer, Marcel Neumann
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Patent number: 11142594Abstract: Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Emily Baird Anderson, John Dayton Baker, Jr., Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Judicael Jacques Chapelet, Wei Min Cheng, Liu Deng, Jacobus Gillis De Hullu, Sebastian Finger, Hubert Hirschlag, Christopher Lee Lester, Wentao Li, Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina, Mark Stanley Pavlin, Fabian Peters, Carla Recker, Christopher Thomas Scilla
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Patent number: 11141883Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for making a finished rubber mixture which includes a reactive additive. The apparatus includes a tandem mixer with an upper machine having an upper mixing chamber and a lower machine having a lower mixing chamber. The lower mixing chamber is larger than the upper mixing chamber and there are rotors disposed in each mixing chamber. Mixture components are introduced into the lower mixing chamber via a loading shaft of a loading unit. The loading unit has at least two metering devices, a cutting or preheating unit connected upstream of a metering device and a first conveyor belt to the loading shaft. All conveyor belts of the apparatus can be switched on and off automatically, such that mixture components weighed in can be held in a “wait position” thereon.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Frank Stefan Steiner, Fabian Dettmer
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Publication number: 20210284826Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising a rubber blend composed of at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, silane sulfide groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups, 30 to 300 phr of at least one silica and 1 to 150 phr of at least one hydrocarbon resin having a softening point to ASTM E 28 (ring and ball) of 10 to 180° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Publication number: 20210277210Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber blend, to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture comprising the rubber blend and to a vehicle tire comprising such a rubber mixture. The rubber blend comprises at least one solution-polymerized diene polymer A of high molecular weight and at least one solution-polymerized polymer B of low molecular weight, wherein at least one of polymers A and B has been functionalized at the chain end and/or along the polymer chain and/or at a coupling site with at least one group selected from epoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, amino groups, siloxane groups, organosilicon groups, phthalocyanine groups and amino group-containing alkoxysilyl groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Carla Recker, Catarina Sa, Kathrin Wehming-Bomkamp, Viktoria Pavon Sierra, Norbert Mueller, Michael Radke
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Patent number: 11104780Abstract: Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Fabian Peters, Emily Baird Anderson, John Dayton Baker, Jr., Terri Roxanne Carvagno, Judicael Jacques Chapelet, Wei Min Cheng, Liu Deng, Jacobus Gillis de Hullu, Sebastian Finger, Hubert Hirschlag, Christopher Lee Lester, Wentao Li, Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina, Mark Stanley Pavlin, Carla Recker, Christopher Thomas Scilla
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Publication number: 20210260937Abstract: A measuring device for a deformable vehicle tire having a sensor unit, a first data processing unit, and a first radio unit, where the sensor unit is designed to be fastenable to the inside of the vehicle tire such that a radial acceleration acting in a radial direction on a tread of the vehicle tire can be detected by means of the sensor unit, where the first data processing unit is configured to determine a result value, relevant for a tire mileage of the vehicle tire, at least on the basis of the radial acceleration and at least one predetermined tire parameter of the vehicle tire, where each tire parameter characterizes a property of the vehicle tire, and where the first radio unit is designed to transmit a radio signal which represents the determined result value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Adrian Cyllik, Joerg Lehmann, Bernd Lange
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Patent number: 11098145Abstract: Disclosed are processes for preparing a copolymer, a copolymer prepared by the process, a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, and the use of the sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture for production of motor vehicle tires. In one embodiment, the monomer has the formula: A-S-P, wherein A is a chemical group containing at least one aliphatic double bond, S is a sulfur atom, and P is a protecting group.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Katharina Herzog, Lena Mueller, Carla Recker, Noa Pruss, Cathrin Sonja Conrad, Phillipp Vana
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Patent number: D930563Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Maik Koetter, Torben Spechtmeyer, Jan Schlittenhard
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Patent number: D931195Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventor: Florian Kristen
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Patent number: D939428Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Stefan Bosse, Bernhard Roeger, Ahmet Oezueduru, Eugen Henze, Lubomir Pagac