Patents by Inventor Reiner Lay

Reiner Lay 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).

  • Publication number: 20220009450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper frame (10), particularly for a motor vehicle. Said wiper frame comprises a support element (14) and a wiper blade (12) that has a cavity (20), and a wiper blade lip (16). According to the invention, the wiper blade lip (16) is rigidly secured to the wiper blade (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Reiner Lay
  • Patent number: 9566948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping rubber for wiper blades in windshield wipers, comprising a profile body formed of an elastomer or rubber material, at least partially having a surface coating. The surface coating (22) comprises carbon fibers (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Valerie Carlier
  • Publication number: 20160002459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade element (10) for a wiper blade, for example of a motor vehicle. In order to minimize the running noise, said wiper blade element (10) comprises an elastomer material (A) which comprises a polymer blend from at least one ethylene-propylene-(diene)-rubber and at least one polymer, selected from the group consisting of polynorbornene, trans-polyoctenamer, polyisobutylene, chloroprene rubber, butyl rubber, chlorobutyl rubber, bromobutyl rubber and mixtures thereof. In the polymer blend, the weight ratio of ethylene-propylene-(diene) rubber and/or ethylene-propylene rubber to the at least one polymer is in a range of 40:60-95:5. The invention also relates to said type of elastomer material (A) and a wiper blade equipped with said type of wiper blade element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Valerie Carlier, Nicolaas Gotzen, Vincent Duval, Eric Pieters
  • Publication number: 20160002452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade element (10) for a wiper blade, for example of a motor vehicle. In order to minimize the running noise, said wiper blade element (10) comprises an elastomer material (A) which comprises a polymer blend from at least one ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) and/or at least one ethylene-propylene-rubber (EPM) and at least one ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer (EVM), said polymer blend containing at least one ethylene-vinyl acetate-copolymer having a vinyl acetate-content in the region of ?45 wt.-% to ?85 wt.-%, with respect to the total weight of the ethylene-vinyl acetate-copolymer. The invention also relates to said type of elastomer material (A) and to a wiper blade equipped with said type of wiper blade element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Valerie Carlier, Nicolaas Gotzen, Vincent Duval, Eric Pieters
  • Patent number: 8893348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for a window wiper, in particular a window wiper for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper rubber (1) made from an elastomer material with a base section (3) and a lip section (5), wherein the elastomer material at least partially surrounds a fabric insert (13). The base section (3) and the lip section (5) are connected to each other by the fabric insert (13), wherein the fabric insert (13) serves as a joint (7), and/or a part (17) of the fabric insert (13) protrudes out of the base section (3) on the side facing away from the lip section (5). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a wiper blade, in which a fabric strip is guided through an extruder die in order to form a fabric insert (13), the fabric strip is surrounded by an elastomer material in order to produce an extruded profile, and the extruded profile is cut into individual wiper rubbers (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Vankerkhove, Reiner Lay
  • Publication number: 20140237751
    Abstract: A process for the production of a wiper rubber, in particular for a windshield wiper, in which, in a step a), a wiper-rubber base (10) is formed from a natural and/or synthetic rubber, of which (10) at least a portion is coated with a natural- and/or synthetic-rubber dispersion (40) in a step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Nicolaas Gotzen, Reiner Lay
  • Patent number: 8759449
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper rubber for windshield wipers, which contains at least one rubber component that is cured by vulcanization, the material of the wiper rubber containing, at least in the unvulcanized state, a combination of a cross-linking agent with sulfur and/or with a sulfur donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Pieters, Reiner Lay, Harald Kleinknecht, Hilde Parton
  • Patent number: 8728367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing extruded profiled elements (3) from an elastomer material. In said method, the extruded profiled element (3) is formed from the elastomer material in a first step, the extruded profiled element (3) is entirely or partly surrounded by a thermoplastic material, the elastomer material that is surrounded by the thermoplastic material is cured, and the thermoplastic material is finally removed again once the elastomer material has been cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Paul Wynen
  • Patent number: 8552113
    Abstract: A rubber material of a wiper blade for windshield wipers is described, which comprises a first rubber component of a first polarity and a second rubber component of a second greater polarity. To equalize the first and second polarities, the first rubber component is at least partially replaced by a chemically functionalized derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Pieters, Reiner Lay, Hilde Parton
  • Patent number: 8361595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade rubber and a method for the production thereof, in particular for a rail wiper of a motor vehicle, made from a formed, vulcanizable elastomer material the surface of which comprises a surface layer which is hydrophobic, with a contact angle with respect to water greater than 90°, preferably greater than 120°, and a surface structure with raised regions and/or recesses in the micrometer range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kris Van De Rostyne, Reiner Lay, Vincent Duval, Marc Pironnet, Bart Clerx, Wim Buseyne
  • Publication number: 20120104647
    Abstract: A process for producing a strand-like extrudate (5) composed of a rubber material which is vulcanized after extrusion, in which the vulcanization is carried out in a bath (7) by means of heat treatment medium (9) present therein. The strand-like extrudate (5) is transported through the heat treatment medium (9) in an essentially vertical direction. An apparatus for carrying out the process, in which the bath (7) is configured in the form of a closed channel which has openings for entry and exit of the strand-like extrudate (5) and is arranged so that the strand-like extrudate (5) can be conveyed through it in an essentially vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Paul Wynen
  • Publication number: 20120036672
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade for a window wiper, in particular a window wiper for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper rubber (1) made from an elastomer material with a base section (3) and a lip section (5), wherein the elastomer material at least partially surrounds a fabric insert (13). The base section (3) and the lip section (5) are connected to each other by the fabric insert (13), wherein the fabric insert (13) serves as a joint (7), and/or a part (17) of the fabric insert (13) protrudes out of the base section (3) on the side facing away from the lip section (5). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a wiper blade, in which a fabric strip is guided through an extruder die in order to form a fabric insert (13), the fabric strip is surrounded by an elastomer material in order to produce an extruded profile, and the extruded profile is cut into individual wiper rubbers (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bart Vankerkhove, Reiner Lay
  • Publication number: 20110081515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing extrudates comprising a first profiled section (1) made of an elastomer material and a second profiled section (13) that is connected to the first profiled section (1). In said method, the first profiled section (1) made of the elastomer material is first extruded and is then fully cured, whereupon a second profiled section (13) made of a thermoplastic material is extruded onto the first profiled section (1). The invention further relates to an extruded profiled element comprising a first profiled section (1) and a second profiled section (13) that is connected to the first profiled section (1). The first profiled section (1) is made of an elastomer material while the second profiled section (13) contains a thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Reiner Lay
  • Publication number: 20110059301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiping rubber for wiper blades in windshield wipers, comprising a profile body formed of an elastomer or rubber material, at least partially having a surface coating. The surface coating (22) comprises carbon fibers (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Valerie Carlier
  • Publication number: 20100276845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing extruded profiled elements (3) from an elastomer material. In said method, the extruded profiled element (3) is formed from the elastomer material in a first step, the extruded profiled element (3) is entirely or partly surrounded by a thermoplastic material, the elastomer material that is surrounded by the thermoplastic material is cured, and the thermoplastic material is finally removed again once the elastomer material has been cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Paul Wynen
  • Publication number: 20100263156
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper rubber for windshield wipers, which contains at least one rubber component that is cured by vulcanization, the material of the wiper rubber containing, at least in the unvulcanized state, a combination of a cross-linking agent with sulfur and/or with a sulfur donor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Eric Pieters, Reiner Lay, Harald Kleinknecht, Hilde Parton
  • Publication number: 20100252749
    Abstract: The invention describes a wiper blade, in particular for windscreen wipers, which is at least partly provided with at least one coating, wherein the coating contains at least one indicator component for determining the layer thickness of the coating. The invention also describes a method for determining the layer thickness of a coasting of a wiper blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Marc Pironnet, Wolfgang Endres
  • Publication number: 20100205764
    Abstract: A rubber material of a wiper blade for windshield wipers is described, which comprises a first rubber component of a first polarity and a second rubber component of a second greater polarity. To equalize the first and second polarities, the first rubber component is at least partially replaced by a chemically functionalized derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Eric Pieters, Reiner Lay, Hilde Parton
  • Publication number: 20100095472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade rubber and a method for the production thereof, in particular for a rail wiper of a motor vehicle, made from a formed, vulcanizable elastomer material the surface of which comprises a surface layer which is hydrophobic, with a contact angle with respect to water greater than 90°, preferably greater than 120°, and a surface structure with raised regions and/or recesses in the micrometer range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Kris Van De Rostyne, Reiner Lay, Vincent Duval, Marc Pironnet, Bart Clerx, Wim Buseyne
  • Publication number: 20100025887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a strand-like extrudate (5) composed of a rubber material which is vulcanized after extrusion, in which the vulcanization is carried out in a bath (7) by means of heat treatment medium (9) present therein. The strand-like extrudate (5) is transported through the heat treatment medium (9) in an essentially vertical direction. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the process, in which the bath (7) is configured in the form of a closed channel which has openings for entry and exit of the strand-like extrudate (5) and is arranged so that the strand like extrudate (5) can be conveyed through it in an essentially vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reiner Lay, Paul Wynen