Patents by Inventor Mathias Karrer

Mathias Karrer 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).

  • Method and device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches
    Patent number: 7117730
    Abstract: A device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches wherein a vehicle wheel which rolls on a movable testing surface of a test device such as a test roller or flat belt and performs the object of changing the frictional force between the wheel and the testing surface without necessarily having to change the coefficient of friction A lifting/lowering device changes the contact force FA of the wheel in a predeterminable way from the tire to an apparatus as the wheel rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: RENK Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mathias Karrer, Andreas Mund
  • Method and device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches
    Publication number: 20040007046
    Abstract: A device for simulating slip on vehicle test benches wherein a vehicle wheel which rolls on a movable testing surface of a test device such as a test roller or flat belt and performs the object of changing the frictional force between the wheel and the testing surface without necessarily having to change the coefficient of friction, A lifting/lowering device changes the contact force FA of the wheel in a predeterminable way from the tire to an apparatus as the wheel rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: RENK Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mathias Karrer, Andreas Mund