Patents by Inventor Lennert Gootjes

Lennert Gootjes 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: 20160096401
    Abstract: A beltless pneumatic vehicle tire has a ratio of cross-sectional width to cross-sectional height of 1 or 0.85 determined in accordance with E.T.R.T.O standards and includes: a carcass of diagonal configuration including carcass inserts arranged one atop the other. Each carcass insert includes mutually parallel running reinforcement elements made of textile material and a rubber matrix wherein the reinforcement elements are embedded. The tire defines a tire zenith and a peripheral direction. The reinforcement elements of each two mutually adjacent ones of the carcass inserts are disposed relative to one another in a cross-bracing arrangement and run at respective equal acute angles (?, ?) to the peripheral direction at the tire zenith. For a beltless pneumatic vehicle tire wherein the ratio is 1, the angle is between 28° and 34° and wherein the ratio is 0.85, the angle is between 26° and 32°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Lennert Gootjes, Ralf Krieger, Mario Pastuovic
  • Patent number: 8180523
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Frank Edling, Lennert Gootjes, Andreas Köbe, Martin Griesser, Vladimir Koukes, Jörg Cunz, Markus Irth, Maik Hofmann, Franko Blank, Alfred Duchow, Frank Schreiner
  • Patent number: 7991523
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of indirect tire pressure monitoring. The method includes: learning test variables (DIAG, SIDE, AXLE), which describe the rotational movements of the wheels; determining rolling circumference differences (?DIAG, ?SIDE, ?AXLE) from actually determined test variables and the learnt test variables; learning at least one torsion natural frequency fp for at least one tire from the oscillation behavior of the individual tires; determining at least one shift of the torsion natural frequency ?fp from at least one actually determined torsion natural frequency and from the at least one learnt torsion natural frequency; and combining the rolling circumference differences (?DIAG, ?SIDE, ?AXLE) with the at least one shift of the torsion natural frequency fp in a joint warning strategy for detecting and warning of tire inflation pressure loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Martin Grieβer, Andreas Köbe, Frank Edling, Vladimir Koukes, Jörg Cunz, Lennert Gootjes, Joachim Kohn, Ines Runge, Maik Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20100063665
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detection of a pressure loss in motor vehicle tires, which detects pressure loss on at least one vehicle tire based on several parameters, which are calculated from the rolling circumference of the tires. To this end, currently calculated parameters are compared with learnt values of the parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Kobe, Martin Griesser, Vladimir Koukes, Jorg Cunz, Markus Irth, Lennert Gootjes, Maik Hofmann, Franko Blank, Alfred Duchow, Frank Schreiner
  • Publication number: 20080140276
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of indirect tire pressure monitoring. The method includes: learning test variables (DIAG, SIDE, AXLE), which describe the rotational movements of the wheels; determining rolling circumference differences (?DIAG, ?SIDE, ?AXLE) from actually determined test variables and the learnt test variables; learning at least one torsion natural frequency fp for at least one tire from the oscillation behavior of the individual tires; determining at least one shift of the torsion natural frequency ?fp from at least one actually determined torsion natural frequency and from the at least one learnt torsion natural frequency; and combining the rolling circumference differences (?DIAG, ?SIDE, ?AXLE) with the at least one shift of the torsion natural frequency fp in a joint warning strategy for detecting and warning of tire inflation pressure loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AG
    Inventors: Martin Griesser, Andreas Kobe, Frank Edling, Vladimir Koukes, Lennert Gootjes, Joachim Kohn, Ines Runge, Maik Hofmann, Jorg Cunz
  • Patent number: 7203612
    Abstract: Disclosed are different processes for the determination of the internal pressure, particularly of the minimum pressure of the tire of a motor vehicle during driving operation, through an analysis of the characteristic vibration behavior of the wheel, whereby the standardized amplitude is determined from the vibration spectrum determined and the resonance frequency is observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Andreas Köbe, Holger Behrends, Lennert Gootjes, Joachim Kohn, Ines Runge, Stefan Kluge, Alfred Duchow
  • Publication number: 20060276984
    Abstract: Disclosed are different processes for the determination of the internal pressure, particularly of the minimum pressure of the tire of a motor vehicle during driving operation, through an analysis of the characteristic vibration behavior of the wheel, whereby the standardized amplitude is determined from the vibration spectrum determined and the resonance frequency is observed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Kobe, Holger Behrends, Lennert Gootjes, Joachim Kohn, Ines Runge, Stefan Kluge, Alfred Duchow
  • Patent number: D832196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Lennert Gootjes, Miko Keto