Patents by Inventor Christian Wilms

Christian Wilms 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: 6904639
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used for cleaning windows, particularly of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22) and is connected in a longitudinally parallel fashion to an elongated, spring-elastic support element (12), which has a connecting device (16) for a wiper arm (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Christian Wilms, Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Publication number: 20040211021
    Abstract: A device is proposed which is used to detachably connect a wiper blade (12) to clean windows, particularly of motor vehicles, to a driven wiper arm (10) featuring a wiper blade holder (50 or 150), whereby the wiper blade (12) that can be placed on the window (20) with a long-stretched-out, rubber elastic wiper strip (18) features a band-like, long-stretched-out elastic supporting element (16) that is curved in the longitudinal direction over its band surfaces (15, 17) on whose lower, concave band surface (17) the wiper strip (18) is arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis. On the outer convex band surface (15) of the supporting element (16) sits a connecting element (26), which features two parallel wall surfaces (36) that are aligned in a vertical plane on the band surface and extend in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade and that a pivot pin (42) projects from each wall surface, whereby the longitudinal axes of the two pivot pins are aligned with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Matthias Weber, Harald Rapp, Godelieve Kraemer, Juergen Mayer, Wolfgang Leutsch, Michel Baseotto, Dirk Herinckx, Peter De Block, Hubert Verelst, Philippe Holsbeekx, Frans Breesch, Eric Windmolders, Christian Wilms, Inigo Opt Roodt, Hans Beelen, Robert Vertongen, Johnny Geling
  • Publication number: 20040117938
    Abstract: The invention relates to an articulated wiper arm of a wiper apparatus for windows of motor vehicles with a device for a detachable connection to a pivoted wiper blade on one free end, in particular for connection to a non-articulated wiper blade, which includes at least one articulated bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wilms, Eric Windmolders
  • Publication number: 20040025281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to connect a wiper arm (10) to a wiper blade (12) featuring a supporting element (16) on which a connecting element (14) for the wiper arm (10) is attached, which features at least two holding means (30, 32) for the counter holding means (34, 36) connected to the wiper arm (10). It is proposed that a base part (38) be attached between the connecting element (14) and the supporting element (16), which is firmly connected to the supporting element (16) and connected with the connecting element (14) so that it can rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Frans Breesch, Tom Vangeel
  • Publication number: 20040019997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device to connect a wiper arm (12) to a wiper blade (14) featuring a supporting element (16) holding a wiper strip (20) on which a base element (30, 60) is fastened as the first part of a coupling device, whereby the wiper arm (12) is embodied to be U-shaped and overlaps the base element (30, 60) with its U-shape and whereby holding means (42, 72) are embodied on the wiper arm (12) within its U-shape, which holding means form a second part of a coupling device and cooperate with the first part of the coupling device. It is proposed that the holding means (42, 72) be embodied as articulated means for holding the wiper blade (14) in an articulated manner, which can also transmit a bearing force (44) on the wiper blade (14) to be exerted by the wiper arm (12) on the wiper blade (14) in an operating position and which are at least approximately completely covered by the wiper arm (144).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Frans Breesch, Tom Vangeel
  • Publication number: 20030182753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the detachable, articulated connection of a wiper blade (14) for cleaning windows, in particular of motor vehicles, to a wiper arm (12) driven on one end, which is provided with a first coupling half (26) on its other, particularly, its free end (13) and a connecting device (24) featuring a second wiper-blade-mounted coupling half (28), which is arranged on the upper band side (23) of a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (22), on whose other, lower band surface, (21) a rubber-elastic wiper strip (20) that can be placed on the window (19) is situated, and the wiper-blade-mounted coupling half (28) has a pivot pin (46) aligned transverse to the wiper blade's longitudinal extension and transverse to the placement direction (arrow 18) to connect to the wiper arm (12), whose longitudinal axis forms the articulation axis (17) of the device and which is allocated to a pin rest receptacle (63) present on the wiper-arm-mounted coupling half (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Michel Baseotto, Christian Wilms, Hubert Verelst, Frans Breesch, Tom Vangeel
  • Publication number: 20020148064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for cleaning panes, especially for cleaning the panes of a motor vehicle. The inventive wiper blade (10) comprises an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that is placed against the pane (22) and that is mounted on an elongated elastic support element (12) so that its longitudinal axis is parallel thereto, a device (16) for connecting the wiper blade to a driven wiper arm (18) being directly linked with said support element. The support element (12) comprises two strip-like spring bars (28, 30) that are disposed in a plane in front of the pane and substantially parallel thereto. The lower strip surfaces (13) of the spring bars face the pane, and the adjacent inner longitudinal edges (48) thereof, at a distance (34) to one another, dip into a longitudinal groove (54, 56 or 106) that is associated with every longitudinal edge and that is open towards the longitudinal face of the wiper strip (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Christian Wilms, Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter Wijnants
  • Publication number: 20020133894
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed, which is used for cleaning windows, particularly of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22) and is connected in a longitudinally parallel fashion to an elongated, spring-elastic support element (12), which has a connecting device (16) for a wiper arm (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jan Dietrich, Christian Wilms, Julius Mazurkiewicz, Paul Criel, Peter De Block, Peter WIjnants