Patents by Inventor Florian Kristen

Florian Kristen 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: 20190232726
    Abstract: Pneumatic vehicle tire having a tread profile with profile bands separated by circumferential channels, each delimited outward by an outer surface and toward the channel by a flank forming a channel wall. In a channel base, first and second rubber blocks are formed. The first blocks are attached in the flank of the first band and the second blocks are attached in the flank of the second band. The first and second blocks are arranged one behind the other in an alternating sequence. Each first block extends in the axial direction as far as a position in the axial extent region of two second blocks and ends with a spacing to the flank of the second band. Each second block extends the axial direction as far as a position in the axial extent region of two first blocks and ends with a spacing to the flank of the first band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andre LUTZ, Florian KRISTEN
  • Publication number: 20180290499
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire including a utility vehicle tire has a tread with profile positives which are separated from one another in a circumferential direction by transverse channels which extend continuously from the central region of the tread as far as the lateral tread edges, respectively. The transverse channels are main channels of the tread and, at least over the major part of the course thereof, have the maximum provided profile depth. The transverse channels are provided, on the respective channel base thereof, with a row of base elevations formed so as to be distributed over the entire course of the transverse channels. The base elevations are attached to the channel flanks of the transverse channels and are configured such that their rubber volume becomes smaller the closer to the tread edge they are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Florian Kristen, Andreas Haertwig, Chun Yi Yeo
  • Publication number: 20180290500
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a pneumatic vehicle tire having a tread with profile positives which are separated from one another in a circumferential direction by transverse channels which extend continuously from the central region of the tread to the lateral tread edges and which are main channels of the tread and which, at least over the major part of the course thereof, have the maximum provided profile depth. The tread has, as profile positives, two rows of transverse ribs which are of encircling form in the circumferential direction and which are separated from one another by respective transverse channels. The tread is of directional configuration, wherein the transverse ribs of one row, and thus the transverse channels running between the transverse ribs, run, with respect to the axial direction, oppositely in relation to the transverse ribs and transverse channels of the other row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Chun Yi Yeo, Andreas Haertwig, Florian Kristen
  • Publication number: 20180281527
    Abstract: A tread profile is divided into two parts in the axial direction (A) of the tire and has two axially adjacent profile block rows, each of which is formed from profile block elements that are arranged one behind the other over the circumference of the tire and are separated from one another by inclined grooves. The inclined grooves of one profile block row are configured to slope along the axial extent of the inclined grooves through the profile block row, starting from the other profile block row, such that the main direction of extent of the inclined grooves forms an angle ? of inclination relative to the axial direction (A). The inclined grooves of one profile block row have a direction of inclination which is oriented oppositely to that of the inclined grooves of the other profile block row when seen in the circumferential direction (U).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Haertwig, Chun Yi Yeo, Florian Kristen
  • Publication number: 20170225519
    Abstract: Tread profile of a pneumatic vehicle tyre—in particular for commercial vehicles—comprising a regroovable tread profile with radially raised profile elements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and with grooves (6, 7, 8, 9), which respectively separate two adjacent profile elements (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) from one another, wherein the grooves (6, 7, 8, 9) are bounded inwards in the radial direction R by a groove base (10) and on both sides in the axial direction by a profile element flank, forming the groove wall (12, 13), and wherein at least one regrooving indicator (14) for indicating the regrooving depth is respectively formed in one or more grooves (3), characterized in that, in at least one groove (8), all of the regrooving indicators (14) formed therein are formed in a groove wall (12) at a height H measured in the radial direction R of H>0 mm above the groove base (10), wherein the height H corresponds to the maximum radial abrasion position of the tyre for regrooving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Lutz, Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D762559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D767476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D768560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D775583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D776608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Kristen, Robert Brown
  • Patent number: D777652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Lippert, Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D820195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D825440
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D828284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D829161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D836537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D840329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D853317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • Patent number: D854493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Kristen
  • 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