Patents by Inventor Herwig Kunz

Herwig Kunz 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: 9205966
    Abstract: A device for storing balancing weights and for supplying said weights to a balancing system, includes at least one carrier belt which is flexible at least in a main plane for accommodating balancing weights which are arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of said belt. The carrier belt includes a hinge arrangement between two belt sections provided for accommodating a balancing weight, said hinge arrangement being pivotable in the main plane in both directions and permitting a folding back onto itself. As a result, the carrier belt can be stored in zigzag layers in an approximately cuboid container, thus enabling storage, transport and compact configuration of the device in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Wegman Automotive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Herwig Kunz, Dietmar Wagenschein
  • Publication number: 20130248409
    Abstract: A device for storing balancing weights and for supplying said weights to a balancing system, includes at least one carrier belt which is flexible at least in a main plane for accommodating balancing weights which are arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of said belt. The carrier belt includes a hinge arrangement between two belt sections provided for accommodating a balancing weight, said hinge arrangement being pivotable in the main plane in both directions and permitting a folding back onto itself. As a result, the carrier belt can be stored in zigzag layers in an approximately cuboid container, thus enabling storage, transport and compact configuration of the device in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Herwig Kunz, Dietmar Wagenschein