Patents by Inventor Christian Meiners

Christian Meiners 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).

  • Publication number: 20230311574
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial-vehicle tire, having a one- or multi-ply carcass, a multi-ply belt or breaker and having a profiled tread with grooves formed to a profile depth, wherein the profiled tread is provided at the tire shoulders either with a respective block row (2) or with a respective profile rib (7), wherein the blocks (1) of the shoulder-side block rows (2), or the shoulder-side profile ribs (7) each have a peripheral edge (1a, 7a) laterally delimiting the ground contact patch of the tire, or a shoulder rounding with a radius of up to 30.0 mm, wherein shoulder flank surfaces that extend in a radial direction adjoin the peripheral edges or the shoulder roundings, and wherein, in the case of shoulder roundings, an imaginary section line is defined between an envelope of the tread that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding and the shoulder flank surface that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Lippert, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Paul Naglatzki
  • Patent number: 11685192
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial-vehicle tire, having a one- or multi-ply carcass, a multi-ply belt or breaker and having a profiled tread with grooves formed to a profile depth, wherein the profiled tread is provided at the tire shoulders either with a respective block row (2) or with a respective profile rib (7), wherein the blocks (1) of the shoulder-side block rows (2), or the shoulder-side profile ribs (7) each have a peripheral edge (1a, 7a) laterally delimiting the ground contact patch of the tire, or a shoulder rounding with a radius of up to 30.0 mm, wherein shoulder flank surfaces that extend in a radial direction adjoin the peripheral edges or the shoulder roundings, and wherein, in the case of shoulder roundings, an imaginary section line is defined between an envelope of the tread that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding and the shoulder flank surface that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Lippert, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Paul Naglatzki
  • Patent number: 11345191
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular commercial vehicle tire, having a tread having in each case one shoulder-side profile rib (1) which is separated in each case from a central tread portion (3) by a wide circumferential groove (2) which is made to profile depth (T) and which runs around rectilinearly in the circumferential direction, wherein the circumferential groove (2) has a rounded groove base (8) and is delimited at the profile rib (1) by a rib flank (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Naglatzki, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert
  • Patent number: 11318796
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial vehicle tire, having a tread with transverse grooves (3, 3?), which are continuous over the tread width and which, at least in sections, are formed to the profile depth and are the main grooves of the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Naglatzki, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert
  • Publication number: 20210129593
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular commercial vehicle tire, having a tread having in each case one shoulder-side profile rib (1) which is separated in each case from a central tread portion (3) by a wide circumferential groove (2) which is made to profile depth (T) and which runs around rectilinearly in the circumferential direction, wherein the circumferential groove (2) has a rounded groove base (8) and is delimited at the profile rib (1) by a rib flank (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Naglatzki, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert
  • Publication number: 20200247190
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial vehicle tire, having a tread with transverse grooves (3, 3?), which are continuous over the tread width and which, at least in sections, are formed to the profile depth and are the main grooves of the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Naglatzki, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert
  • Publication number: 20200023686
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular a commercial-vehicle tire, having a one- or multi-ply carcass, a multi-ply belt or breaker and having a profiled tread with grooves formed to a profile depth, wherein the profiled tread is provided at the tire shoulders either with a respective block row (2) or with a respective profile rib (7), wherein the blocks (1) of the shoulder-side block rows (2), or the shoulder-side profile ribs (7) each have a peripheral edge (1a, 7a) laterally delimiting the ground contact patch of the tire, or a shoulder rounding with a radius of up to 30.0 mm, wherein shoulder flank surfaces that extend in a radial direction adjoin the peripheral edges or the shoulder roundings, and wherein, in the case of shoulder roundings, an imaginary section line is defined between an envelope of the tread that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding and the shoulder flank surface that is continued beyond the shoulder rounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Lippert, Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Paul Naglatzki
  • Publication number: 20180297107
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a machining system for aircraft structural components, comprising a first frame for mounting a workpiece, and a second frame for mounting a tool pair including an upper tool and a lower tool cooperating therewith. The workpiece is positioned between the upper tool and the lower tool. The second frame is formed to be displaceable at least in a longitudinal direction with respect to a base. The tool pair is held in the second frame such that it is displaceable in a transverse direction which is at an angle to the longitudinal direction. The second frame is held on at least one swivel bearing so that the second frame can be adjustably swiveled together with the tool pair about a swivel axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Christian Meiners
  • Publication number: 20080135114
    Abstract: The invention relates to microfluidic devices and methods for using the same. In particular, the present invention provides a multiplexed hydraulic valve actuation device, systems utilizing the device, and methods of using such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Shuichi Takayama, Wei Gu, Jens-Christian Meiners, Hao Chen, Yi-Chung Tung
  • Publication number: 20070177458
    Abstract: A method for mixing fluid streams, microfluidic mixer and microfluidic chip utilizing same utilize a topological mixing scheme that exploits the laminarity of the flow to repeatedly fold the flow and exponentially increase the concentration gradients to obtain fast and efficient mixing by diffusion (FIG. 1a). It is based on helical flow channels with opposite chiralities that split rotate and recombine the fluid stream in a topology reminiscent of a series of MÖBIUS bands. This geometry is realized in a simple six-stage, two-layer elastomer structure with a footprint of 400 ?m×300 ?m per stage that mixes two solutions efficiently at Reynolds numbers between 0.1 and 2. This represents more than an order of magnitude reduction in the size of microfluid mixers that can be manufactured in standard multilayer soft lithography techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Jens-Christian Meiners, Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20050038150
    Abstract: Fluoroalkyl-modified organosilanes, processes for preparing them, and their use, particularly in coating compositions for the purpose of reducing the soiling tendency of said compositions The present invention relates to organosilanes of the general formula (I) where R is a fluorinated or partly fluorinated alkyl radical of the formula CnZ2n+1(CH2)m—, with n?1, m?1, and Z either a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, with the proviso that at least one Z is a fluorine atom, Y is a hydrogen atom or alkyl radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, X is alternatively a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a radical of the formula ROC(O)(CHY)(CH2)—, a phenyl radical or a benzyl radical, R1 is a linear or branched alkylene radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2, R3, and R4 are linear or branched alkyl radicals having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or linear or branched alkoxy radicals having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which are attached via the oxygen atom to the silicon atom, proce
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Christian Meiners, Ralf Grottenmuller, Helmut Zingerle, Ivan Cabrera
  • Publication number: 20040249034
    Abstract: Aqueous copolymer dispersions, process for preparing them, and compositions comprising them for coatings
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: Christian Meiners
  • Patent number: D862374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert, Paul Naglatzki
  • Patent number: D864104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Kristen, Christian Meiners, Frank Lippert, Paul Naglatzki