Patents by Inventor Ralf Duning

Ralf Duning 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: 12235149
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel with monitoring device, and a monitoring device, comprising a housing which is arranged rotatably with a rim part of the vehicle wheel, an electronic circuit which is arranged in the housing and is coupled to a load detection device arranged in the housing and having strain gauges for detecting forces acting on the vehicle wheel. In order to create a monitoring device which is easy to install on different vehicle wheels and which can reliably determine the load forces occurring on the vehicle wheel, the housing has two fastening zones which are spaced apart from one another and which are connected to one another via at least one bending strut connected to both fastening zones as a component of the load detection device, at least one pair of strain gauges being arranged on the bending strut between the fastening zones for detecting the bending of the bending strut caused by load forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: John Evan Bunner, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20240375430
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes an annular rim defining an axis and inboard and outboard sides. The rim includes an outboard bead seat, an inboard bead seat, an outboard well flank connected to the outboard bead seat and extending radially inwardly and towards the inboard side of the rim, and an inboard well flank connected to the inboard bead seat and extending radially inwardly and towards the outboard side of the rim. The rim further includes a well portion defined between the outboard and inboard well flanks, wherein the well portion is formed by a plurality of curved and straight portions linked together. The well portion has at least three transition portions having varying thickness cross-sectional profiles. A wheel disc is secured to the rim. The wheel disc includes a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and has a plurality of bolt holes formed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant’Anna, Rodrigo Leandro Gomes de Oliveira, Nicholas Spagnol, Marcelo Yomoto Graziani, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Peter Reh, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20240375433
    Abstract: A vehicle rim having outboard and inboard bead seats and an annular well flank connected to the outboard bead seat and extending radially inwardly and towards the inboard side of the rim. A transition portion is defined between the well flank and the inboard bead seat. The transition portion has a circumferential corrugated profile having a circumferentially concave-shaped outboard groove connected to the well flank at a first tangency point, and wherein the outboard groove defines the inner-most radial dimension of the rim. The transition portion further includes a circumferentially convex-shaped ridge directly connected to the outboard groove at a second tangency point, and a circumferentially concave-shaped inboard groove directly connected to the ridge at a third tangency point, and wherein the inboard groove is connected to the inboard bead seat at a fourth tangency point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant’Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20240375432
    Abstract: A vehicle rim including outboard and inboard bead seats and an annular well flank connected to the outboard bead seat and extending radially inwardly and towards the inboard side of the rim. A well base is connected to the well flank, wherein the well base defines a flat profile, and wherein the well base defines the inner-most radial dimension of the rim. A transition portion is defined between the well flank and the inboard bead seat. The transition portion has a circumferential corrugated profile having a circumferentially concave-shaped outboard groove connected to the well base at a first tangency point, a circumferentially convex-shaped ridge directly connected to the outboard groove at a second tangency point, and a circumferentially concave-shaped inboard groove directly connected to the ridge at a third tangency point. The inboard groove is connected to the inboard bead seat at a fourth tangency point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant’Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20240264014
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel, and a monitoring device therewith, with a rim section and a disc section and a measuring device having at least one measuring sensor for detecting forces acting on the vehicle wheel. In order to provide a measuring device in a simplified manner, enabling to determine the dynamic load on the vehicle wheel during drive operation and static load forces, a metal strip is attached by means of an adhesive connection to the outer side of the rim section and the measuring device is assigned to the metal strip, wherein the measuring device has a bending strut provided with the at least one measuring sensor and being connected to the metal strip at two fastening zones spaced apart from one another, or the measuring sensor is connected to the metal strip and has several of differently oriented strain gauges for the local detection of a deformation of the metal strip between the fastening zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Andrea Maria Davide Finzi, Sunil Kumar Mandem, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20230278365
    Abstract: A full face fabricated vehicle wheel having a wheel attached to a wheel disc. The wheel disc includes a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc further includes an outer circumferential edge having an outboard bead seat retaining flange, and an annular transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion includes a plurality of vent hole regions circumferentially spaced around the transition portion about the wheel axis. At least one vent hole region includes a vent hole formed through the transition portion and defining an outer perimeter such that at least two bridging portions extend inwardly from the perimeter which subdivides the vent hole into at least three smaller holes formed through the transition portion at the at least one vent hole region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant'Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20230278364
    Abstract: A wheel disc including a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The hub has a plurality of bolt holes formed therein. The wheel disc further including an outer circumferential edge and a transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion has a plurality of vent holes formed therein. The transition portion has a front surface and a rear surface defining a thickness therebetween such that the thickness of the transition portion varies in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant'Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20230278363
    Abstract: A wheel disc including a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc further including an outer circumferential edge and a transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion has a front surface and a rear surface such that the front surface has a plurality of concentric ring-shaped first curvatures formed therein, and wherein the rear surface has a plurality of concentric ring-shaped second curvatures formed therein, thereby providing the transition portion with a variable thickness between the front and rear surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant'Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20230278361
    Abstract: A wheel disc includes a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc further includes an outer circumferential edge and a transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion has a front surface and a rear surface such that the front surface has a relatively smooth profile and the rear surface has a plurality of concentric ring-shaped curvatures formed therein, thereby providing the transition portion with a variable thickness between the front and rear surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix SantߴAnna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20230278362
    Abstract: A wheel disc includes a hub located centrally within the wheel disc and defining a wheel axis. The wheel disc further includes an outer circumferential edge and a transition portion radially extending between the hub and the outer circumferential edge. The transition portion has a front surface and a rear surface such that the rear surface has a relatively smooth profile and the front surface has a plurality of concentric ring-shaped curvatures formed therein, thereby providing the transition portion with a variable thickness between the front and rear surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Phoenix Sant'Anna, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Renato de Jesus Madeira, Alexandre André Costa Motta, Marcelo Yumoto Graziani, Ralf Duning, Iosef Fanizza
  • Publication number: 20220283016
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel with monitoring device, and a monitoring device, comprising a housing which is arranged rotatably with a rim part of the vehicle wheel, an electronic circuit which is arranged in the housing and is coupled to a load detection device arranged in the housing and having strain gauges for detecting forces acting on the vehicle wheel. In order to create a monitoring device which is easy to install on different vehicle wheels and which can reliably determine the load forces occurring on the vehicle wheel, the housing has two fastening zones which are spaced apart from one another and which are connected to one another via at least one bending strut connected to both fastening zones as a component of the load detection device, at least one pair of strain gauges being arranged on the bending strut between the fastening zones for detecting the bending of the bending strut caused by load forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Maxion Wheels Holding GmbH
    Inventors: John Evan Bunner, Ralf Duning
  • Patent number: 11396204
    Abstract: A hubcap for a wheel with a floating tire seat, the wheel having a rim comprising a tire seat extended axially outwards by a flange, the tire seat being radially floating, comprises a central edge and an exterior periphery, in which the central edge comprises fixing elements for attaching to the rigid part of the wheel and in which the central edge is connected to the exterior periphery by an intermediate sector that is deformable so that the exterior periphery can be moved at least radially inwards with respect to the central edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MAXION WHEELS U.S.A. LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Walser, Benjamin Edward Ebel, Ralf Duning, Johan Vits
  • Patent number: 7716787
    Abstract: A locking device for locking a first part to a second part, including a shaft which connects the first part and the second part to one another in a pivotable manner. A rotational movement of the shaft entrains the first part in rotation, and the second part is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The first part is arranged on the shaft in an axially moveable fashion and can be engaged with the second part, and at least one damping element is assigned to the shaft and to the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Ralf Duning, Gundolf Heinrichs, Peter Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 7703242
    Abstract: A guiding system for a sliding door, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a sliding rail (5) with an upper cover (6) and a lower edge (7) arranged opposite the upper cover (6), and a roller element (101) which is guided in the sliding rail (5) and comprises a roller element housing (102) is presented. Three rollers (103, 104) are rotatably fixed to the roller element housing (102), two rollers (103) extending along the upper cover (6) of the sliding rail (5) and the third roller (104) extending along the lower edge (7). The invention creates one such guiding system in such a way that there is no play, it operates quietly, and has a taut system characteristic. To this end, a spring element (109) is fixed to the roller element housing (102), said spring element pressing on of the first two roller (103) and the third roller (104) against the sliding rail (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Markus Goebel, Ralf Duning
  • Patent number: 7552953
    Abstract: A door arrester for a door of a motor vehicle includes a holder housing including a passage opening for a retaining bar, the holder housing including a first supporting housing part. The first supporting housing part includes injection-molded plastic and a fastening portion for fixing the holder housing onto a part of the motor vehicle. A swinging element and a spring element are provided. The swinging element is pivotable relative to the passage opening toward the retaining bar. The spring element acts upon the swinging element. The first housing part includes a bearing for receiving the swinging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schmoll, Günter Plasberg, Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20070033877
    Abstract: A guiding system for a sliding door, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a sliding rail (5) with an upper cover (6) and a lower edge (7) arranged opposite the upper cover (6), and a roller element (101) which is guided in the sliding rail (5) and comprises a roller element housing (102) is presented. Three rollers (103, 104) are rotatably fixed to the roller element housing (102), two rollers (103) extending along the upper cover (6) of the sliding rail (5) and the third roller (104) extending along the lower edge (7). The invention creates one such guiding system in such a way that there is no play, it operates quietly, and has a taut system characteristic. To this end, a spring element (109) is fixed to the roller element housing (102), said spring element pressing on of the first two roller (103) and the third roller (104) against the sliding rail (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Edscha Ag
    Inventors: Markus Goebel, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20060168757
    Abstract: A locking device for locking a first part to a second part, including a shaft which connects the first part and the second part to one another in a pivotable manner. A rotational movement of the shaft entrains the first part in rotation, and the second part is rotatably mounted on the shaft. The first part is arranged on the shaft in an axially moveable fashion and can be engaged with the second part, and at least one damping element is assigned to the shaft and to the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Ralf Duning, Gundolf Heinrichs, Peter Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 6842943
    Abstract: A doorstop that includes a retainer piece disposed on one of a door and a door support, the retainer piece including a plastic housing with a main opening and a guide opening arranged perpendicular to the main opening and parallel to a pivot axis of the door. The doorstop also includes a door retaining rod articulated on the other of the door and the door support. The door retaining rod passes through the main opening of the retainer piece housing and includes a brake ramp and a catch depression on a side of the door retaining rod. The doorstop also includes a catch device configured to determine specific door opening positions. The catch device includes a brake body and a spring. The catch device connects the retainer piece and the door retaining rod to each other in a moveable manner. The brake body includes a hollow cylinder having a semi-spherical closed end and an open end and is slidingly disposed in the guide opening of the retainer piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20040049882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door arrester for motor vehicle doors. The door arrester comprises a holder housing (3) with a passage opening (7) for a retaining bar (2) and comprises a swinging element (15) which, in relation to the passage opening (7), can swivel toward the narrow face of the retaining bar (2). The door arrester also has a spring element (14) for acting upon the swinging element (15). The arresting of a motor vehicle door can be effected in an inexpensive and reliable manner due to fact that at least one supporting first housing part (4) of the housing (3) is produced from plastic in an injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Schmoll, Gunter Plasberg, Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20030051312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a doorstop, in particular for motor vehicles with a door retaining rod (1), arranged parallel to the door pivot, pivoted on a door assembly piece, door, or door column and a retainer piece (2) fixed to the other door assembly piece, whereby said retainer piece (2) and the door retaining rod (1) which passes therethrough are movably connected to each other by means of a stop device which determines particular door opening positions. The stop device comprises brake- and/or stop bodies (3), which are movably supported in the retainer piece against a spring force relative to the door retainer rod (1) and are thus pre-tensioned against brake ramps (4) and catch depressions (5) on at least one side of the door retainer rod (1), arranged perpendicular to the direction of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning