Patents by Inventor Florian Lotz
Florian Lotz 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).
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Patent number: 11401657Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling in a tension member in particular for conveyor belts, in particular a tension member which is configured as a steel cable. The method is intended to allow the full penetration of the tension member structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Harald Koch, Iordanis Pavlidis
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Publication number: 20200199816Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling in a tension member in particular for conveyor belts, in particular a tension member which is configured as a steel cable. The method is intended to allow the full penetration of the tension member structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Harald Koch, Iordanis Pavlidis
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Patent number: 10648128Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling in a tension member in particular for conveyor belts, in particular a tension member which is configured as a steel cable. The method is intended to allow the full penetration of the tension member structure. Here, the method contains at least the following method steps: —introducing the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) of the strand (5) into the stranding head (1) of a stranding machine (10) and—partially or fully applying at least one coating agent to at least 50% of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) of the strand (5) prior to the twisting of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5) or simultaneously with the twisting of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5) and—twisting the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5), wherein at least 50% of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) have been provided with at least one coating agent, and—making a cable from at least one strand (5).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Harald Koch, Iordanis Pavlidis
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Patent number: 9950864Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor system, comprising a conveyor belt, which has a carrying-side cover plate (3) and a running-side cover plate (4), and comprising drums, supporting rollers, and supporting frames, wherein the conveyor system forms a material-conveying upper run having a feed point for the conveying material and a mostly material-free lower run. For a further sufficient flame-inhibiting effect that does not negatively affect the further physical properties of the conveyor belt and that does not pose a health hazard to persons, animals, or the environment, the carrying-side (carrying side) cover plate (3) and/or the running-side (running side) cover plate (4) contains at least one flameproofing agent, wherein the flameproofing agent is free of bromium and bromium compounds.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Jens Löschner
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Patent number: 9889755Abstract: A mobile inductive charging station for vehicles has an overlay, a primary coil connected to the overlay, and at least one recess on an upper side of the overlay. The recess is equipped with inner side faces and is adapted to receive at least one tire contact area of a vehicle tire. The overlay has a flat underside opposed to the upper side.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Olivier Frament, Florian Lotz, Thomas Roehrl, Florian Wiegmann
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Patent number: 9815628Abstract: A conveyor belt includes a first outer sheet disposed on a loadbearing side of the conveyor belt, a second outer sheet disposed on a drive side of the conveyor belt, and an embedded tension-member system disposed between the two sides, which is in the form of cords running parallel in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The tension-member system includes steel and, prior to vulcanization of the conveyor belt, an expandable coating which, after vulcanization of the conveyor belt, has a pore structure provided to at least portions of the tension-member system. The sheets are formed from a polymeric material with resilient properties. In some aspects, the volume of the coating after vulcanization is from 30 to 5000% higher than prior to vulcanization. The coating may contain at least one of a blowing agent and/or microbeads.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Uwe Sickmüller
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Publication number: 20170175327Abstract: The invention relates to a method for filling in a tension member in particular for conveyor belts, in particular a tension member which is configured as a steel cable. The method is intended to allow the full penetration of the tension member structure. Here, the method contains at least the following method steps:—introducing the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) of the strand (5) into the stranding head (1) of a stranding machine (10) and—partially or fully applying at least one coating agent to at least 50% of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) of the strand (5) prior to the twisting of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5) or simultaneously with the twisting of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5) and—twisting the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) to form a strand (5), wherein at least 50% of the individual wires (2, 2?, 2?, 2??, 2??) have been provided with at least one coating agent, and—making a cable from at least one strand (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Harald Koch, Iordanis Pavlidis
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Publication number: 20170152108Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor system, comprising a conveyor belt, which has a carrying-side cover plate (3) and a running-side cover plate (4), and comprising drums, supporting rollers, and supporting frames, wherein the conveyor system forms a material-conveying upper run having a feed point for the conveying material and a mostly material-free lower run. For a further sufficient flame-inhibiting effect that does not negatively affect the further physical properties of the conveyor belt and that does not pose a health hazard to persons, animals, or the environment, the carrying-side (carrying side) cover plate (3) and/or the running-side (running side) cover plate (4) contains at least one flameproofing agent, wherein the flameproofing agent is free of bromium and bromium compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbHInventors: Florian Lotz, Jens Löschner
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Patent number: 9534659Abstract: A v-ribbed belt manufactured in a molding or grinding process has in different areas of the structure thereof different elastomer materials. In upper rib segments oriented toward the belt pulley there is an elastomer material that is not electrically conductive. The lower rib segments are made of an electrically conductive elastomer material. The height ratio a/(a+b) of the height (a) of the lower rib segments to the overall height (a+b) of the rib, as measured at the material boundary located at the rib flank, is at least 6 percent, or the absolute height of the lower rib segments is at least 0.12 mm.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ARNTZ BETEILIGUNGS GMBH & CO, KGInventors: Florian Lotz, Dennis Kopmann
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Publication number: 20160298726Abstract: The endless force-transmission belt in the form of a V-belt or ribbed V-belt having low-elasticity tensile members is produced in a molding process, in which a tubular blank having at least two belt material layers and a layer of tensile members is first built up and in a subsequent step is molded in a profiling drum under heat and pressure against the profile of the drum. Here a layer, initially applied to the rear side of the belt behind the tensile member layer, is pressed out of the belt material arranged on the rear side and through the tensile member layer under pressure and heat during the molding process, in order to form both the tensile member embedment and a part of the belt body in the finished belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Salem HAZIM, Florian LOTZ
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Publication number: 20160229301Abstract: A mobile inductive charging station for vehicles has an overlay, a primary coil connected to the overlay, and at least one recess on an upper side of the overlay. The recess is equipped with inner side faces and is adapted to receive at least one tire contact area of a vehicle tire. The overlay has a flat underside opposed to the upper side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: OLIVIER FRAMENT, FLORIAN LOTZ, THOMAS ROEHRL, FLORIAN WIEGMANN
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Publication number: 20160200518Abstract: A conveyor belt includes a first outer sheet disposed on a loadbearing side of the conveyor belt, a second outer sheet disposed on a drive side of the conveyor belt, and an embedded tension-member system disposed between the two sides, which is in the form of cords running parallel in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt. The tension-member system includes steel and, prior to vulcanization of the conveyor belt, an expandable coating which, after vulcanization of the conveyor belt, has a pore structure provided to at least portions of the tension-member system. The sheets are formed from a polymeric material with resilient properties. In some aspects, the volume of the coating after vulcanization is from 30 to 5000% higher than prior to vulcanization. The coating may contain at least one of a blowing agent and/or microbeads.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Florian Lotz, Marius Dreier, Uwe Sickmüller
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Patent number: 9328798Abstract: The use of metal particles inside the belt back (4) of a force transmission belt (1) serves primarily to protect the belt from overheating in transient temperatures of between 100° C. and approximately 400° C. which can occur during operation in motor vehicle engine compartments and in the heat radiation region of exhaust systems. To this end, the force transmission belt (1), which has a main body (3) made of at least one elastomeric material and having a sub-structure and a belt back (4), and a force transmission zone on the sub-structure, has lamella-type or flake-type particles made of metal, particularly aluminium, mixed into the elastomer at least in an outermost layer (5) of the belt back (4).Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Amtz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co.Inventors: Florian Lotz, Willi Ollenborger
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Publication number: 20150211600Abstract: The use of metal particles inside the belt back (4) of a force transmission belt (1) serves primarily to protect the belt from overheating in transient temperatures of between 100° C. and approximately 400° C. which can occur during operation in motor vehicle engine compartments and in the heat radiation region of exhaust systems. To this end, the force transmission belt (1), which has a main body (3) made of at least one elastomeric material and having a sub-structure and a belt back (4), and a force transmission zone on the sub-structure, has lamella-type or flake-type particles made of metal, particularly aluminium, mixed into the elastomer at least in an outermost layer (5) of the belt back (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: Arntz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Florian Lotz, Willi Ollenborger
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Publication number: 20140364261Abstract: The invention relates to a v-ribbed belt (10) manufactured in a molding or grinding process, comprising a plurality of ribs (1) for engaging a multi-groove belt pulley (4), which in different areas of the structure thereof can comprise different elastomer materials. In two rib segments 8, 9), v-ribbed belt has differing elastomer materials that are exposed toward the flank (6) of the rib (1), wherein the upper rib segments (8) oriented toward the belt pulley are made of an elastomer material that essentially is not electrically conductive. The lower rib segments (9) are made of an electrically conductive elastomer material. The height ratio a/(a+b) of the height (a) of the lower rib segments (9) to the overall height (a+b) of the rib (1), as measured at the material boundary (12) located at the rib flank (6), is at least 6 percent, or the absolute height (a) of the lower rib segments (9) is at least 0.12 mm. The invention further relates to a method for producing a v-ribbed belt according to the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Florian Lotz, Dennis Kopmann