Patents by Inventor Gunter Stelzer

Gunter Stelzer 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: 20230052941
    Abstract: A rim for a vehicle wheel having an inner and an outer rim flange, an inner and an outer rim shoulder, a rim well with well base, inner well flank and an outer well flank, a transition section and an inner hump with a hump peak. The rim is having specific material thickness in the area of the transition section. In order to improve wheels in terms of weight minimization and noise development, the transition section comprises at least one stiffening section with a radially offset wall section, the maximum radial offset of which to the adjoining transition section is greater than the material thickness in the transition section. The stiffening section has a diameter, being equal or greater than the diameter on the well base and smaller than diameter of the hump peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer, Klaus Bernhard Zeyen
  • Patent number: 10717319
    Abstract: Vehicle wheel comprising a rim part and a disc part formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank and including a central portion with bolt holes and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements merging into a disc edge delimiting together with the spoke arrangements ventilation apertures which extend over the region between the edge webs and the disc edge. In order to create steel wheels with four-hole fixing in which high strength and stiffness are achieved the number of spoke arrangements and of bolt holes is four and these are in each case arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to a common radial line, with the width of each spoke arrangement narrowing radially towards the outside and each ventilation aperture extending in the circumferential direction over an arc length of more than ? of the circumference of the disc part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Maxion Wheels Germany Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Publication number: 20190135029
    Abstract: Vehicle wheel comprising a rim part and a disc part formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank and including a central portion with bolt holes and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements merging into a disc edge delimiting together with the spoke arrangements ventilation apertures which extend over the region between the edge webs and the disc edge. In order to create steel wheels with four-hole fixing in which high strength and stiffness are achieved the number of spoke arrangements and of bolt holes is four and these are in each case arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to a common radial line, with the width of each spoke arrangement narrowing radially towards the outside and each ventilation aperture extending in the circumferential direction over an arc length of more than ? of the circumference of the disc part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Germany Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Patent number: 10124625
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel e.g. for passenger cars, having a disc part connected to a rim part, the disc part, integrally formed form a sheet metal blank, has a central part with bolt holes for wheel bolts and a central hole for a vehicle hub, and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements for transmitting forces between the vehicle hub and the rim part. Each spoke arrangement is provided with a central web, merging on both sides into a radially extending side web, being bent outwards from the surface of the central web, and an edge web, bent back again relative to the side web, wherein the radially outer ends of the webs merge into a disc rim, being aligned parallel to the wheel axis, connecting all spoke arrangements to one another and delimiting ventilation holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAXION WHEELS GERMANY HOLDINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Patent number: 10005315
    Abstract: Vehicle wheel comprising a rim part and a disc part formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank and including a central portion with bolt holes and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements merging into a disc edge delimiting together with the spoke arrangements ventilation apertures which extend over the region between the edge webs and the disc edge. In order to create steel wheels with four-hole fixing in which high strength and stiffness are achieved the number of spoke arrangements and of bolt holes is four and these are in each case arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to a common radial line, with the width of each spoke arrangement narrowing radially towards the outside and each ventilation aperture extending in the circumferential direction over an arc length of more than ? of the circumference of the disc part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Maxion Wheels Germany Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Publication number: 20160001592
    Abstract: Vehicle wheel comprising a rim part and a disc part formed from a one-piece sheet metal blank and including a central portion with bolt holes and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements merging into a disc edge delimiting together with the spoke arrangements ventilation apertures which extend over the region between the edge webs and the disc edge. In order to create steel wheels with four-hole fixing in which high strength and stiffness are achieved the number of spoke arrangements and of bolt holes is four and these are in each case arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to a common radial line, with the width of each spoke arrangement narrowing radially towards the outside and each ventilation aperture extending in the circumferential direction over an arc length of more than ? of the circumference of the disc part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Germany Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Publication number: 20150290969
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel e.g. for passenger cars, having a disc part connected to a rim part, the disc part, integrally formed form a sheet metal blank, has a central part with bolt holes for wheel bolts and a central hole for a vehicle hub, and a plurality of radially extending spoke arrangements for transmitting forces between the vehicle hub and the rim part. Each spoke arrangement is provided with a central web, merging on both sides into a radially extending side web, being bent outwards from the surface of the central web, and an edge web, bent back again relative to the side web, wherein the radially outer ends of the webs merge into a disc rim, being aligned parallel to the wheel axis, connecting all spoke arrangements to one another and delimiting ventilation holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Germany Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Günter Stelzer
  • Patent number: 8219184
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a monitoring device and method for measuring, recording and transmitting a pre-determined set of electrocardiogram measurements. The device provides for an unassisted six or twelve channel measurements of heart and vascular functions using a visual graphical output. Results of the measurements are charted and can be reviewed and analyzed by an authorized health care provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ziehm Imaging GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Stelzer, Vincent DiGregorio, Hans Zobel, Ian Warburton
  • Publication number: 20090216142
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a monitoring device and method for measuring, recording and transmitting a pre-determined set of electrocardiogram measurements. The device provides for an unassisted six or twelve channel measurements of heart and vascular functions using a visual graphical output. Results of the measurements are charted and can be reviewed and analyzed by an authorized health care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: ZIEHM MEDICAL LLC
    Inventors: Gunter Stelzer, Vincent DiGregorio, Hans Zobel, Ian Warburton
  • Patent number: 7464995
    Abstract: According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim. The wheel disc includes an inner wheel mounting pad, an outer annular rim connecting flange and a plurality of radial spokes connecting the inner wheel mounting pad to the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange extends in an axial direction and defines a side edge surface extending between each pair of adjacent spokes. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc. Each of the windows has a predetermined shape defined by the adjacent spokes and the side edge surface of the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange and the side edge surface are configured such that the window extends to an outermost periphery of the wheel disc. The inner wheel mounting pad includes at least one rib provided therein. The rib has an outer surface and an inner surface, at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface is provided with a flat planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Montgomery D. Csapo, Thomas Czarniecki, John David Holm, Thomas E. Heck, Günter Stelzer, Karl Rode, Werner Kermelk, Alan Coleman
  • Publication number: 20070222279
    Abstract: According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim. The wheel disc includes an inner wheel mounting pad, an outer annular rim connecting flange and a plurality of radial spokes connecting the inner wheel mounting pad to the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange extends in an axial direction and defines a side edge surface extending between each pair of adjacent spokes. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc. Each of the windows has a predetermined shape defined by the adjacent spokes and the side edge surface of the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange and the side edge surface are configured such that the window extends to an outermost periphery of the wheel disc. The inner wheel mounting pad includes at least one rib provided therein. The rib has an outer surface and an inner surface, at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface is provided with a flat planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Montgomery Csapo, Thomas Czarniecki, John Holm, Thomas Heck, Gunter Stelzer, Karl Rode, Werner Kermelk, Alan Coleman
  • Patent number: 7059685
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved fabricated spoked vehicle wheel. According to the invention, the fabricated vehicle wheel includes a conventional full wheel rim and a unique wheel disc joined to the wheel rim and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc includes an inner wheel mounting pad, an outer annular rim connecting flange and a plurality of radial spokes connecting the inner wheel mounting pad to the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange extends in an axial direction and defines a side edge surface extending between each pair of adjacent spokes. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc. Each of the windows has a predetermined shape defined by the adjacent spokes and the side edge surface of the rim connecting flange. The rim connecting flange and the side edge surface are configured such that the window extends to an outermost periphery of the wheel disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Gunter Stelzer, Karl Rode, Alan Coleman, Thomas E. Heck
  • Patent number: D739323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HLI Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Gunter Stelzer
  • Patent number: D748028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HLI Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Gunter Stelzer
  • Patent number: D748029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HLI Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Gunter Stelzer
  • Patent number: D748551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: HLI Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Kermelk, Karl Rode, Gunter Stelzer