Patents by Inventor Manfred Ellmann

Manfred Ellmann 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: 8695654
    Abstract: A tire of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a tread for rolling on a driving surface and a plate-shaped sensor element that is mounted on the tread. The plate-shaped sensor element is mounted so as to be oriented essentially perpendicular to the adjacent tread area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Manfred Ellmann
  • Publication number: 20110240195
    Abstract: A tire of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a tread for rolling on a driving surface and a plate-shaped sensor element that is mounted on the tread. The plate-shaped sensor element is mounted so as to be oriented essentially perpendicular to the adjacent tread area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Manfred ELLMANN
  • Patent number: 7225845
    Abstract: A hose-type structure is arranged essentially between the tire and the rim, which structure is connected at the end side with the environment and, by way of a valve, with the interior of the tire. The hose-type structure fills the tire during its rotating movement, and is locally squeezed from the environment side toward the tire interior, in which case the hose-type structure is provided in the area between the tire and the rim flange. A duct is provided in the rim flange or in the tire in the area of its bead chamfer, and at least partially receives the hose-type structure in the form of a hose. The geometry of the duct and of the hose-type structure is selected such that this air-conveying squeezing essentially takes place only as long as the internal tire pressure is below a desired value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Manfred Ellmann
  • Publication number: 20060278320
    Abstract: A vehicle tire having steel belt cords is provided with a dipole antenna arranged in the area of the tire tread for data transmission, in particular for a transponder for transmitting energy and measured quantities. The dipole antenna cooperates with a sending and receiving antenna arranged on the vehicle. The dipole antenna is arranged essentially across the steel belt cords. If the belt angles of the two intersecting plies of steel belt cords with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tire profile are not the same, then the dipole antenna with its longitudinal axis is aligned essentially perpendicular to the axis of symmetry between the two intersecting plies of steel belt cords. The dipole antenna preferably has an effective dipole length of 6 cm when using a transmission frequency of 2.45 GHz. The vehicle's sending and receiving antenna is preferably aligned so that is has essentially the same polarization plane as the dipole antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Ellmann, Lothar Laske
  • Publication number: 20060118224
    Abstract: A hose-type structure is arranged essentially between the tire and the rim, which structure is connected at the end side with the environment and, by way of a valve, with the interior of the tire. The hose-type structure fills the tire during its rotating movement, and is locally squeezed from the environment side toward the tire interior, in which case the hose-type structure is provided in the area between the tire and the rim flange. A duct is provided in the rim flange or in the tire in the area of its bead throat, and at least partially receives the hose-type structure in the form of a hose. The geometry of the duct and of the hose-type structure is selected such that this air-conveying squeezing essentially takes place only as long as the internal tire pressure is below a desired value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Manfred Ellmann
  • Patent number: 5546070
    Abstract: In a device for monitoring tire air pressure in motor vehicles with a sensor that delivers a signal corresponding to the deformation of the tire, and with an evaluating unit that detects the signal from the sensor, the sensor is so designed such that it delivers an electrical pulse corresponding to the degree of deformation of a tire, especially deformation during a footprint pass. The evaluating unit determines the degree of deformation as a function of the height of the amplitude of the pulse or the evaluating unit determines the degree of deformation as a function of the ratio of the duration of the pulse to the duration of one wheel revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Manfred Ellmann, Hans-Rudolf Hein