Patents by Inventor Frank Schmitz
Frank Schmitz 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: 9963010Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, including an outlet section for diverting at least a portion of an air-mass flow circulating in the air conditioning system into the environment of the motor vehicle, a housing for directing the air-mass flow, wherein at least one fan for conveying the air-mass flow is designed within the housing, as well as a coolant circuit for tempering components of the motor vehicle, in particular, components of a power train, having a coolant-air-heat exchanger for transferring heat from the coolant to an air-mass flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Joern Froehling, Karl Schlesinger, Gerald Richter, Balthasar Schillemeit, Marc Graaf, Frank Schmitz, Roberto Della Rovere
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Patent number: 9416211Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and a metal ion. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen
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Publication number: 20160083494Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and a metal ion. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Ralf MRUK, Frank SCHMITZ, Robert Fokko ROSKAMP, Georges Marcel Victor THIELEN
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Patent number: 9243135Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and an encapsulated metal salt. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall insert, the insert comprising the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Christian Jean-Marie Kaes
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Patent number: 9163101Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and a metal ion. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp
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Patent number: 9156932Abstract: A method of making a graft copolymer, comprising the steps of obtaining a first polymer comprising at least one carbon-carbon double bond, the first polymer derived from at least one first monomer, the at least one first monomer comprising a conjugated diene monomer; obtaining a second polymer, the second polymer capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and comprising a terminal functional group capable of reacting with the carbon-carbon double bond; and reacting the second polymer with the first polymer to form a graft copolymer, the graft copolymer comprising a backbone derived from the first polymer and sidechains derived from the second polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Alexandra Hermann, Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel
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Publication number: 20150283876Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for conditioning the air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, including an outlet section for diverting at least a portion of an air-mass flow circulating in the air conditioning system into the environment of the motor vehicle, a housing for directing the air-mass flow, wherein at least one fan for conveying the air-mass flow is designed within the housing, as well as a coolant circuit for tempering components of the motor vehicle, in particular, components of a power train, having a coolant-air-heat exchanger for transferring heat from the coolant to an air-mass flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Joern Froehling, Karl Schlesinger, Gerald Richter, Balthasar Schillemeit, Marc Graaf, Frank Schmitz, Roberto Della Rovere
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Patent number: 9133310Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST).Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Alexandra Hermann, Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel
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Publication number: 20150232649Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and an encapsulated metal salt. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall insert, the insert comprising the rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Christian Jean-Marie Kaes
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Patent number: 9109103Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkanediyl; Z is R2, —OR3, or —R4—X; R2, R3 are independently C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; R4 is C1 to C18 alkanediyl; X is halogen or a group of structure II, III, IV, V or VI wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl; R10 is C2 to C8 alkanediyl; R11 and R12 are independently H, aryl or C1 to C8 alkyl; Q is N or a group of structure VII wherein R13 is C1 to C8 alkyl.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Liqing Ma, Frank Schmitz, Nicola Costantini, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Michael Joseph Rachita
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Patent number: 9050856Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and an encapsulated metal salt. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall insert, the insert comprising the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Christian Jean-Marie Kaes
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Publication number: 20150148477Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkanediyl; Z is R2, —OR3, or —R4—X; R2, R3 are independently C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; R4 is C1 to C18 alkanediyl; X is halogen or a group of structure II, III, IV, V or VI wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl; R10 is C2 to C8 alkanediyl; R11 and R12 are independently H, aryl or C1 to C8 alkyl; Q is N or a group of structure VII wherein R13 is C1 to C8 alkyl.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Liqing Ma, Frank Schmitz, Nicola Costantini, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Michael Joseph Rachita
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Publication number: 20140336330Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a ground contacting tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a bound styrene content of at least 36 percent by weight and a vinyl 1,2 content of less than 25 percent by weight; optionally, at least one additional diene based rubber; silica; a sulfur donor; a sulfenamide accelerator; at least one secondary accelerator selected from the group consisting of guanidines, dithiocarbamates and thiurams; and an ?,?-bis(N,N?-dihydrocarbylthiocarbamamoyldithio)alkane; wherein the zinc content of the rubber composition is less than 0.5 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr) as Zn metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Nicola Costantini, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Frank Schmitz, Jerome Joel Daniel Delville, Christian Jean-Marie Kaes
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Publication number: 20140318641Abstract: The invention relates to a valve sensor arrangement (1) having a valve body (12) which can be operated electrically, an electric drive (4) which is designed for that purpose, a local open-loop and closed-loop control device (5) and a communication interface (6), wherein the components (2, 4, 6) are embodied integrated into a valve housing (12), and sensors (8) can be located in sensor plug-in locations (13) and can be connected via electrical terminals (7) arranged on the valve housing (12) to the local open-loop and closed-loop control device (5) of the valve sensor arrangement (1), wherein the sensor plug-in locations (13) are integrated into the valve housing (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Andrea Gentile, Frank Schmitz
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Patent number: 8859687Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Alexandra Hermann, Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel
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Patent number: 8759451Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a graft copolymer, comprising the steps of: obtaining a first polymer comprising at least one carbon-carbon double bond, the first polymer derived from at least one monomer, the at least one monomer comprising a conjugated diene monomer; polymerizing a second monomer in the presence of a thiocarbonylthio RAFT chain transfer agent to form a polymer comprising a terminal thiocarbonylthio group; cleaving the terminal thiocarbonylthio group to a thiol group to form the second polymer comprising a terminal thiol group; reacting the second polymer with the first polymer to form a graft copolymer, the graft copolymer comprising a backbone derived from the first polymer and sidechains derived from the second polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp, Alexandra Hermann, Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel
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Publication number: 20140142214Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising at least one diene based elastomer; an ?,?-bis(N,N?-dihydrocarbylthiocarbamamoyldithio)alkane; and sulfur in a form selected from the group consisting of elemental sulfur and insoluble sulfur; wherein the rubber composition is essentially free of cure accelerators. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Inventors: Elena Sperotto, Frank Schmitz, Giorgio Agostini
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Patent number: 8536266Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising: a copolymer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST); optionally, at least one additional diene based elastomer; and a filler selected from the group consisting of carbon black and silica.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp
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Patent number: 8536264Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a component, the component comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and 1 to 100 phr of: A) a twin polymerization reaction product of a silyl ether; or B) a twin polymerization reaction product of a boronic acid ester; or C) a twin polymerization reaction product of a titanium compound derived from tetraethyl orthotitanate and furfuryl alcohol; or D) a twin polymerization reaction product of a tungsten compound; The invention is further directed to the corresponding rubber compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Liqing Ma
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Publication number: 20130165579Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising: a copolymer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature (LCST); optionally, at least one additional diene based elastomer; and a filler selected from the group consisting of carbon black and silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Ralf Mruk, Frank Schmitz, Robert Fokko Roskamp