Patents by Inventor MARTIN FRANCKE

MARTIN FRANCKE 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: 10738179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, especially for the sidewall of pneumatic vehicle tires, and to a pneumatic vehicle tire whose sidewall consists at least partly of the sulfur-crosslinked rubber mixture. For reduced hysteresis, hence leading to low rolling resistance when used as a sidewall mixture, the rubber mixture comprises 20 to 80 phr of natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene, 20 to 80 phr of at least one polybutadiene functionalized for attachment to silica and 20 to 50 phr of at least one silica with a CTAB surface area (to ASTM D 3765) of 50 to 130 m2/g and a nitrogen surface area (BET surface area) (to DIN ISO 9277 and DIN 66132) of 60 to 140 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Vipin Rajan, Martin Francke, Marion Schellenberg, Catarina Sa
  • Publication number: 20190023881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, especially for the sidewall of pneumatic vehicle tires, and to a pneumatic vehicle tire whose sidewall consists at least partly of the sulfur-crosslinked rubber mixture. For reduced hysteresis, hence leading to low rolling resistance when used as a sidewall mixture, the rubber mixture comprises 20 to 80 phr of natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene, 20 to 80 phr of at least one polybutadiene functionalized for attachment to silica and 20 to 50 phr of at least one silica with a CTAB surface area (to ASTM D 3765) of 50 to 130 m2/g and a nitrogen surface area (BET surface area) (to DIN ISO 9277 and DIN 66132) of 60 to 140 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Vipin Rajan, Martin Francke, Marion Schellenberg, Catarina Sa
  • Patent number: 9758647
    Abstract: A rubber mixture and a pneumatic vehicle tire having a rubber mixture containing the following constituents: 15 to 55 phr of at least one natural polyisoprene and/or 15 to 55 phr of at least one synthetic polyisoprene and 15 to 85 phr of at least one polybutadiene and 25 to 55 phr of at least one carbon black and 1 to 10 phr of at least one ozone protection wax, wherein the ozone protection wax contains unbranched hydrocarbons having the following chain length distribution consisting of at least the three ranges A, B and C: range A: hydrocarbons having 26 to 31 carbon atoms, range B: hydrocarbons having 32 to 36 carbon atoms, range C: hydrocarbons having 37 to 47 carbon atoms, wherein the relative proportions of the ranges A to B to C are (0.7-1.5) to 1 to (0.6 - 1.4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Verena Busch, Thomas Pietag, Corinna Schwarzendahl, Hong Peng Tang, Martin Francke
  • Patent number: 9593233
    Abstract: A rubber mixture and a pneumatic vehicle tire including a rubber mixture containing the following constituents: 15 to 55 phr of at least one natural polyisoprene and/or 15 to 55 phr of at least one synthetic polyisoprene and 15 to 85 phr of at least one polybutadiene and 60 to 100 phr of at least one carbon black and 1 to 10 phr of at least one anti-ozone wax, wherein the anti-ozone wax contains unbranched hydrocarbons having the following chain length distribution including at least the three ranges A and B and C: range A: hydrocarbons having 26 to 31 carbon atoms, range B: hydrocarbons having 32 to 36 carbon atoms, range C: hydrocarbons having 37 to 47 carbon atoms, wherein the relative mass fractions of the ranges A to B to C are 0.7 to 1.5:1:0.6 to 1.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Verena Busch, Thomas Pietag, Corinna Schwarzendahl, Hon Peng Tang, Martin Francke
  • Publication number: 20160108212
    Abstract: A rubber mixture and a pneumatic vehicle tire including a rubber mixture containing the following constituents: 15 to 55 phr of at least one natural polyisoprene and/or 15 to 55 phr of at least one synthetic polyisoprene and 15 to 85 phr of at least one polybutadiene and 60 to 100 phr of at least one carbon black and 1 to 10 phr of at least one anti-ozone wax, wherein the anti-ozone wax contains unbranched hydrocarbons having the following chain length distribution including at least the three ranges A and B and C: range A: hydrocarbons having 26 to 31 carbon atoms, range B: hydrocarbons having 32 to 36 carbon atoms, range C: hydrocarbons having 37 to 47 carbon atoms, wherein the relative mass fractions of the ranges A to B to C are 0.7-1.5 to 0.6-1.4. The tire contains the rubber mixture at least in an outer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Verena Busch, Thomas Pietag, Corinna Schwarzendahl, Hon Peng Tang, Martin Francke
  • Publication number: 20160108211
    Abstract: A rubber mixture and a pneumatic vehicle tire having a rubber mixture containing the following constituents: 15 to 55 phr of at least one natural polyisoprene and/or 15 to 55 phr of at least on synthetic polyisoprene and 15 to 85 phr of at least one polybutadiene and 25 to 55 phr of at least one carbon black and 1 to 10 phr of at least one ozone protection wax, wherein the ozone protection wax contains unbranched hydrocarbons having the following chain length distribution consisting of at least the three ranges A, B and C: range A: hydrocarbons having 26 to 31 carbon atoms, range B: hydrocarbons having 32 to 36 carbon atoms, range C: hydrocarbons having 37 to 47 carbon atoms, wherein the relative proportions of the ranges A to B to C are (0.7-1.5) to 1 to (0.6-1.4). The pneumatic vehicle tire contains the rubber mixture at least in an outer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Verena Busch, Thomas Pietag, Corinna Schwarzendahl, Hong Peng Tang, Martin Francke
  • Publication number: 20110240199
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for vehicles has a belt and a reinforcing material layer embedded in at least one rubber mixture. The belt is made of a material that is selected from the group of steel, aramid, carbon fiber, natural fiber, magnesium, and magnesium compounds. The reinforcing material layer is a single-ply or multiple-ply layer that is oriented at an angle between 0 degrees and 5 degrees to the circumferential direction, and is made of at least one polyester thread and/or polyester cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL REIFEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: WOLFGANG REESE, KAY BERNKURTH, MARTIN FRANCKE, LUDWIG REINHARD