Patents by Inventor Rainer Hildebrand
Rainer Hildebrand 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).
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Publication number: 20240026961Abstract: A continuously variable power-branched transmission has a shaft (4) that can be coupled to a drive motor, where the drive motor is connected to at least one variator (1). In order to obtain forward and reverse driving operation, the drive motor is coupled by way of spur gear pairs that can be engaged by means of driving direction clutches (KV, KR) to a drive output (13). The driving direction clutches (KV, KR) are arranged a distance apart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gerhard Milbradt, Christian Kreutle, Rainer Hildebrand, Taras Bidenko, Rudolf Zentsch, Jan Baudis, Stefan Dirnberger, Johannes Ziegler, Wiebke Breil, Giuseppe Muro
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Patent number: 10752054Abstract: A vehicle axle includes, an axle gear unit housing and axle tubes adjoining the latter. The axle gear unit housing has an opening which is surrounded by a flange. Threaded blind bore holes extend beyond the thickness of the flange into the region of the wall of the axle gear unit housing which has radially outwardly on the side of the flange facing the axle gear unit housing a wall thickening which extends annularly radially circumferentially along the flange and which is configured in a continuously annular manner or so as to form spot faces partially in the areas of the threaded blind bore holes, wherein a joint flash extends in a central plane along the axle tubes and toward the flange 4 in the region of the axle gear unit housing and at the flange along the radially outer contour of the wall thickening.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Manuel Bauer, Paul Lenz, Horst Sigl, Alexander Enderl, Rudolf Neumüller, Daniel Dudek, Stefan Brachmeier, Peter Haselberger, Daniela Wagner, Rainer Hildebrand
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Publication number: 20200040983Abstract: A vehicle axle includes, an axle gear unit housing and axle tubes adjoining the latter. The axle gear unit housing has an opening which is surrounded by a flange. Threaded blind bore holes extend beyond the thickness of the flange into the region of the wall of the axle gear unit housing which has radially outwardly on the side of the flange facing the axle gear unit housing a wall thickening which extends annularly radially circumferentially along the flange and which is configured in a continuously annular manner or so as to form spot faces partially in the areas of the threaded blind bore holes, wherein a joint flash extends in a central plane along the axle tubes and toward the flange 4 in the region of the axle gear unit housing and at the flange along the radially outer contour of the wall thickening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Manuel BAUER, Paul LENZ, Horst SIGL, Alexander ENDERL, Rudolf NEUMÜLLER, Daniel DUDEK, Stefan BRACHMEIER, Peter HASELBERGER, Daniela WAGNER, Rainer HILDEBRAND
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Patent number: 10550268Abstract: A reactive dye of formula wherein Z1 and Z2 are each independently of the other vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—Y and Y is a group removable under alkaline conditions, n is the number 1, 2, 3 or 4, m is the number 2, 3 or 4, q is the number 0 or 1, and the substituents —(SO3H)n, —SO2—Z1 and —NH—CO—(CH2)m—SO2—Z2 are bound to the benzene rings A, B and/or C, said benzene rings A, B and/or C are optionally further substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and halogen, is suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fibre materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Hubert Jean-Luc Christnacher, Fanny Ehret, Athanassios Tzikas, Rainer Hildebrand, Michael Nicollet
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Patent number: 10179478Abstract: An axle assembly for a drive device for the road wheels of a vehicle includes: a stationary housing having a housing interior at least partially filled with a lubricating liquid; axle housings connected to the stationary housing and configured to permit axles of the vehicle to pass towards the road wheels; a venting bore in one of the axle housings configured to allow pressurized air to escape from the stationary housing; and at least one rib sized and positioned in the housing interior of the stationary housing so as to prevent migration of the lubricating liquid out of the venting bore.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Manuel Bauer, Rudolf Neumüller, Paul Lenz, Peter Haselberger, Horst Sigl, Daniel Dudek, Matthias Kobler, Daniela Wagner, Rainer Hildebrand, Stefan Brachmeier
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Publication number: 20190002699Abstract: A reactive dye of formula wherein Z1 and Z2 are each independently of the other vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—Y and Y is a group removable under alkaline conditions, n is the number 1, 2, 3 or 4, m is the number 2, 3 or 4, q is the number 0 or 1, and the substituents —(SO3H)n, —SO2—Z1 and —NH—CO—(CH2)m—SO2—Z2 are bound to the benzene rings A, B and/or C, said benzene rings A, B and/or C are optionally further substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and halogen, is suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fibre materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Hubert Jean-Luc CHRISTNACHER, Fanny EHRET, Athanassios TZIKAS, Rainer HILDEBRAND, Michael NICOLLET
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Publication number: 20180372204Abstract: A differential bearing arrangement is provided for supporting a differential cage, having a final drive housing, at least one bearing support and at least one fastening screw with a screw head and a cylindrical screw body that is provided with an external thread and fixedly connects the bearing support to the final drive housing. The bearing support has a blind hole with an internal thread and the fastening screw is arranged such that the screw head thereof comes to bear against an outer surface of the final drive housing, and the screw body extends through a through-recess formed in the final drive housing and is at least partially received by the blind hole formed in the bearing support. The internal thread of the blind hole cooperates with the external thread of the fastening screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Rainer HILDEBRAND, Paul LENZ, Peter HASELBERGER, Horst SIGL, Manuel BAUER, Stefan BRACHMEIER
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Publication number: 20170080753Abstract: An axle assembly for a drive device for the road wheels of a vehicle includes: a stationary housing having a housing interior at least partially filled with a lubricating liquid; axle housings connected to the stationary housing and configured to permit axles of the vehicle to pass towards the road wheels; a venting bore in one of the axle housings configured to allow pressurized air to escape from the stationary housing; and at least one rib sized and positioned in the housing interior of the stationary housing so as to prevent migration of the lubricating liquid out of the venting bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Manuel BAUER, Rudolf NEUMÜLLER, Paul LENZ, Peter HASELBERGER, Horst SIGL, Daniel DUDEK, Matthias KOBLER, Daniela WAGNER, Rainer HILDEBRAND, Stefan BRACHMEIER
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Patent number: 9540765Abstract: A dye mixture, comprising at least one blue dyeing dye of the formula (1), wherein Q1 represents a bivalent radical of formula (4a), (4b) or (4c), wherein X1 denotes chlorine or fluorine, R1 is hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or sulfo, Y1 is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a leaving group removable under alkaline conditions, R3 is hydrogen or C1-C8alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, sulfo, sulfato, cyano, carboxy, C1-C4alkoxy or phenyl, r and s are each independently of the other the number 0 or 1, and t is the number 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of r, s and t is 2 or 3 and at least one yellow or red dyeing reactive dye is suitable especially for the dichromatic or trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials and yield dyeings or prints having good reproducibility and good all-round fastness properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Alexander Mueller, Rainer Hildebrand, Sandra Da Silva Saraiva, Wolfgang Mundle, Markus Kneubuehler
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Patent number: 9346958Abstract: Reactive dyes of, for example, formula (101) especially suitable for dyeing synthetic polyamide fibre materials and which yield dyeings or prints having good wet-fastness properties, and a process for their preparation.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Alexander Mueller, Kurt Plattner, Damien Schoehn, Rainer Hildebrand
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Patent number: 9318817Abstract: A device for mechanical and electrical connection of line wires in a cable to line connectors in an electrical assembly for a motor vehicle, wherein each line wire of the cable is connected to one line connector of the electrical assembly in such a manner that a form-locking unit, comprising a contact stud and a contact socket, is mechanically attached to the respective line connector via the contact stud, and furthermore, the respective line wire is mechanically attached to the contact stud of the form-locking unit, specifically providing an electrical contact between the line wire, the contact socket, and the line connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Rainer Hildebrand, Heinz Reichert
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Publication number: 20150354134Abstract: A dye mixture, comprising at least one blue dyeing dye of the formula (1), wherein Q1 represents a bivalent radical of formula (4a), (4b) or (4c), wherein X1 denotes chlorine or fluorine, R1 is hydrogen or C1-C8 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or sulfo, Y1 is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a leaving group removable under alkaline conditions, R3 is hydrogen or C1-C8alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, sulfo, sulfato, cyano, carboxy, C1-C4alkoxy or phenyl, r and s are each independently of the other the number 0 or 1, and t is the number 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of r, s and t is 2 or 3 and at least one yellow or red dyeing reactive dye is suitable especially for the dichromatic or trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials and yield dyeings or prints having good reproducibility and good all-round fastness properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Alexander Mueller, Rainer Hildebrand, Sandra Da Silva Saraiva, Wolfgang Mundle, Markus Kneubuehler
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Patent number: 9193870Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein Q1 and Q2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, A is the radical of a monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan or dioxazine chromophore, X is halogen, 3- or 4-carboxypyridin-1-yl, or 3- or 4-carbamoylpyridin-1-yl, Y is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, and q is the number 1 or 2, are suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fiber materials.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Georg Roentgen, Jean-Christophe Graciet, Rainer Hildebrand, Laszlo Fekete, Marie Schmidlin, Hubert Jean-Luc Christnacher
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Publication number: 20150143639Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1), wherein Me is chromium, cobalt or iron, R1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, E is a bivalent radical of formula (1a), (1b) or (1c) wherein X denotes chlorine or fluorine, T is a fibre-reactive radical of formula (2a), (2b), (2c), (2d), (2e), or (2f), (R3)0-2 denotes from 0 to 2 identical or different substituents from the group halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and sulfo, Z is vinyl or a —CH2—CH2—U radical and U is a group that is removable under alkaline conditions, Q is a —CH(Hal)-CH2-Hal or —C(Hal)=CH2 group, q is the number 0 or 1, G is a bivalent radical of formula (1d) or (1e) wherein (R2)s denotes s identical or different substituents from the group halogen, nitro, unsubstituted or halo-substituted C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl, sulfo and -E-T, wherein E and T are as defined above, s is the number 0, 1, 2 or 3, A denotes a bivalent radical of formula (3a), (3b) or (3c), wherein R1, R2, X, T, q and s are as defType: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Alexander Mueller, Kurt Plattner, Damien Schoehn, Rainer Hildebrand
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Publication number: 20150096131Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein Q1 and Q2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, A is the radical of a monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan or dioxazine chromophore, X is halogen, 3- or 4-carboxypyridin-1-yl, or 3- or 4-carbamoylpyridin-1-yl, Y is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, and q is the number 1 or 2, are suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fibre materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Georg Roentgen, Jean-Christophe Graciet, Rainer Hildebrand, Laszlo Fekete, Marie Schmidlin, Hubert Jean-Luc Christnacher
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Patent number: 8961621Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (1), wherein each of the residues D1 and D2 represents a radical of formula (2), wherein Ar1 represents the tetravalent radical of a carbocylic or heterocyclic aromatic compound, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkoxy, halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —SO3H, —NHCOR4, —COOR5, —CONR6R7, —SO2NR8R9, —NR10SO2R11, —SO2R13— or —ZCH2CH2Q, wherein Z is —O—, —SO2—, —NR12—, —CONH— or —NHCO—, Q represents —OH, C1-C12alkyl, —SO2R13—, —NHR14—, —OCH2CH2OH, —SO2CH2CH2OH or —NHCH2CH2OH, R4 is C1-C12alkyl, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently of the others hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl, and R11 is C1-C122alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of the residues D1 and D2 is a radical of formula (2) wherein R3 is —COOR5, —SO2NR8R9, —SO2R13— or —ZCH2CH2Q, dichromatic and trichromatic mixtures containing these dyes and the use of these dyes for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group-containing or nitrogen-containing fibrType: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Alexander Mueller, Rainer Hildebrand, Siro Dalle-Nogare
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Publication number: 20150004852Abstract: A device for mechanical and electrical connection of line wires in a cable to line connectors in an electrical assembly for a motor vehicle, wherein each line wire of the cable is connected to one line connector of the electrical assembly in such a manner that a form-locking unit, comprising a contact stud and a contact socket, is mechanically attached to the respective line connector via the contact stud, and furthermore, the respective line wire is mechanically attached to the contact stud of the form-locking unit, specifically providing an electrical contact between the line wire, the contact socket, and the line connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Rainer Hildebrand, Heinz Reichert
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Publication number: 20140304926Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (1), wherein each of the residues D1 and D2 represents a radical of formula (2), wherein Ar1 represents the tetravalent radical of a carbocylic or heterocyclic aromatic compound, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkoxy, halogen, —OH, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —SO3H, —NHCOR4, —COOR5, —CONR6R7, —SO2NR8R9, —NR10SO2R11, —SO2R13— or —ZCH2CH2Q, wherein Z is —O—, —SO2—, —NR12—, —CONH— or —NHCO—, Q represents —OH, C1-C12alkyl, —SO2R13—, —NHR14—, —OCH2CH2OH, —SO2CH2CH2OH or —NHCH2CH2OH, R4 is C1-C12alkyl, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently of the others hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl, and R11 is C1-C122alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of the residues D1 and D2 is a radical of formula (2) wherein R3 is —COOR5, —SO2NR8R9, —SO2R13— or —ZCH2CH2Q, dichromatic and trichromatic mixtures containing these dyes and the use of these dyes for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group-containing or nitrogen-containing fibrType: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Alexander Mueller, Rainer Hildebrand, Siro Dalle-Nogare
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Patent number: 8348412Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, (R2)s denotes s identical or different substituents from the group halogen, nitro, unsubstituted or halo-substituted C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl and sulfo, Me is chromium, cobalt or iron, E is a bivalent radical of formula wherein X denotes chlorine or fluorine, T is a fiber-reactive radical of formula —NH—(CH2)2-3—SO2—Z??(2a), —NH—(CH2)2-3—O—(CH2)2-3—SO2—Z??(2b), (R3)0-2 denotes from 0 to 2 identical or different substituents from the group halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and sulfo, Z is vinyl or a —CH2—CH2—U radical and U is a group that is removable under alkaline conditions, Q is a —CH(Hal)-CH2-Hal or —C(Hal)=CH2 group, s is the number 0, 1, 2 or 3, q is the number 0 or 1, A denotes a bivalent radical of formula wherein R1, R2, X, T, m, n, q and s are as defined above, R4 and R7 denote hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, R5 and R6 represent, each independentType: GrantFiled: January 11, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Rainer Hildebrand, Alexander Mueller, Kurt Plattner, Sandra Da Silva Saraiva, Damien Schoehn
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Publication number: 20110285781Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, (R2)s denotes s identical or different substituents from the group halogen, nitro, unsubstituted or halo-substituted C1-C4alkyl, C2-C4alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, carbamoyl, sulfamoyl and sulfo, Me is chromium, cobalt or iron, E is a bivalent radical of formula wherein X denotes chlorine or fluorine, T is a fibre-reactive radical of formula —NH—(CH2)2-3—SO2—Z??(2a), —NH—(CH2)2-3—O—(CH2)2-3—SO2—Z??(2b), (R3)0-2 denotes from 0 to 2 identical or different substituents from the group halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy and sulfo, Z is vinyl or a —CH2—CH2—U radical and U is a group that is removable under alkaline conditions, Q is a —CH(Hal)-CH2-Hal or —C(Hal)=CH2 group, s is the number 0, 1, 2 or 3, q is the number 0 or 1, A denotes a bivalent radical of formula wherein R1, R2, X, T, m, n, q and s are as defined above, R4 and R7 denote hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, R5 and R6 represent, each independType: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Rainer Hildebrand, Alexander Mueller, Kurt Plattner, Sandra Da Silva Saraiva, Damien Schoehn