Patents by Inventor Roman Mueller

Roman Mueller 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: 9616705
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel having a rim, or a rim of a vehicle wheel, is provided wherein the rim consists of a fiber-reinforced plastic material in the form of several layers of a fiber-reinforced semi-finished plastic product. The layers are shaped to form a finished component in a press while heat is supplied. The rim conventionally consists of a rim well, whose two sides are adjoined by a rim shoulder, which transitions into a rim flange. The rim well is formed by several layers of a base laminate, which extends to the rim flange, between which layers further layers are inserted in the area of the rim shoulder as well as of the rim flange. The further layers have an essentially tangential fiber alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, BBS Motorsport GmbH, Kringlan Composites AG
    Inventors: Hubert Burlefinger, Markus Tomasini, Niccolo Pini, Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 9340066
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel (1), particularly a partially light-metal wheel and/or a light-metal wheel for motor vehicles, essentially comprising a rim (2) and a wheel spider (3), wherein the wheel spider (3) is made of a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. According to the invention, the wheel (1) has a clamping ring (4). The wheel spider (3) can be fastened to the rim (2) by means of the clamping ring (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: BBS Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Roman Mueller, Thorsten Welte
  • Publication number: 20150008723
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ring for a wheel rim of a wheel, particularly for motor vehicles, wherein the wheel rim has a rim inner well that merges into a rim inner flange, which, when the wheel is mounted, faces the motor vehicle, and a rim outer well which merges into a rim outer flange, so that the wheel rim has an uninterrupted contoured section on the axially inner side. The ring has a well lip, which extends up to the rim inner well or is designed to at least partially overlap the rim inner well. Ring has a flange lip, which faces away from the lip and is modeled on the shape of the radial inner surface of the rim inner flange. Ring provides or enables at least a partially double-walled in a hollow chamber region between the well lip and the flange lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: BBS GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg WURFT, Roman MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20140246895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel (1), particularly a partially light-metal wheel and/or a light-metal wheel for motor vehicles, essentially comprising a rim (2) and a wheel spider (3), wherein the wheel spider (3) is made of a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. According to the invention, the wheel (1) has a clamping ring (4). The wheel spider (3) can be fastened to the rim (2) by means of the clamping ring (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Roman Mueller, Thorsten Welte
  • Publication number: 20140191566
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel having a rim, or a rim of a vehicle wheel, is provided wherein the rim consists of a fiber-reinforced plastic material in the form of several layers of a fiber-reinforced semi-finished plastic product. The layers are shaped to form a finished component in a press while heat is supplied. The rim conventionally consists of a rim well, whose two sides are adjoined by a rim shoulder, which transitions into a rim flange. The rim well is formed by several layers of a base laminate, which extends to the rim flange, between which layers further layers are inserted in the area of the rim shoulder as well as of the rim flange. The further layers have an essentially tangential fiber alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Kringlan Composites AG, BBS Motorsport GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert BURLEFINGER, Markus TOMASINI, Niccolo PINI, Roman MUELLER
  • Patent number: 5538747
    Abstract: The invention proposes the damping of grain, for example, by creating a rotating layer (20) in a damping chamber (2) with the help of acceleration rotors (3). For this, the cross-section of the rotation chamber is designed to form an outer boundary around two or, preferably, three acceleration rotors (3, 3', 3"). In this way, the rotating layer is forced into an eccentric and spiralling motion within the damping chamber (2). Damping is carried out in a very gentle manner, so that there occurs hardly any abrasion and no grain damage. Additional advantages include a longer and controllable reaction period during damping, optimized preparation for milling and a shorter, controllable tempering period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Buehler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 5348161
    Abstract: A semolina cleaning apparatus allows basic operations as in the prior art with complete visual surveillance of operation, but with an outwardly closed product guidance. In this way, entry and exit of dust is completely prevented during normal operation as well as when removing samples. Accordingly, it is possible to operate an individual apparatus as well as an entire group of semolina cleaning apparatuses with circulating air. The air intake can be effected from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Buehler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 5301811
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating grain material and for sorting out heavy inclusions from a product flow, particularly stones from gain material, in which the product flow is fed to an inclined layering table and guided so as to be substantially layered thereon. The layering table being acted upon by air flow and oscillated in such a way that the heavy inclusions lying directly thereon are conveyed up the table and guided away separately at the higher end. The feeding of the product flow is effected by way of a feed duct which opens to into the area of the higher end of the table and feeds the product into the separating zone of the product layers as a flow across the widest possible surface area, the separating zone being located in the area of the higher end of the table. The table has air guides for circulating. On an upper side, a closed hood is arranged and on an end side, a product feed portion is arranged. In the middle thereof, an outlet suction portion coupled to the closed hood is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Gebruder Buhler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 5183161
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for separating grain mixture, e.g. for separating heavy inclusions, such as stones (28), from grain product, in which the product is guided via an inclined oscillating layering table surface, through which air flows, so as to be substantially layered and the layering air is guided as recycle air, wherein the recycle air used for the layering of the product is guided through separate guides for the inlet and outlet air, and the guides are oscillated jointly with the layering table surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Buehler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 5036757
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a stator (1) and a rotor (3) rotatably supported in a stator housing (2) with a processing space (9) therebetween. The stator housing (2) and rotor (3) are fitted with knobs on their mutually facing sides in the region of the processing space (9) where the corn is processed. Work elements (8, 13, 21) with knobs are positioned in approximation of a circle at the stator housing (2) and at the rotor (3). The inside of the stator housing is divided in the cirucmferential direction into siftings segments (21, 22) with sieve holes provided in an alternating manner with knob segments. The stator housing (2) includes at least two detachable housing wall parts (14, 15) making the processing space (9) easily accessible in the event of operational disturbance therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Buehler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4971684
    Abstract: A size grading unit and a gravity grading unit in a grinding preparation installation form an oscillating unit and are arranged one above the other so that a V-shaped space exists between them. The product flow transfers as a carpet or veil falling from the size grading unit at the V apex to the gravity grading unit located below. Air flows through the V-shaped space but not through the size grading unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Gebruder Buhler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4806235
    Abstract: In the case of an apparatus for cleaning grits, which has a plurality of superimposed screen layers, which can be vibrated by means of at least one unbalance exciter and with an inlet or outlet for the product inlet or screen discharge arranged at one end, collecting means with adjustable setting flaps for the screenings, as well as an air circulation through the screen layers over an air distribution chamber in a suction collecting channel adjustable by means of adjusting flaps, it is provided that the apparatus is constructed as a stand with a stand head, a stand base and a vertical intermediate support connecting said two parts, the screen layers being constructed as a dust box and being vibratably supported in the vicinity of the stand base, the stand top being formed by the upper air distribution chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Gebrueder Buehler A.G.
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4657773
    Abstract: For dressing, seed is thrown off in dispensed doses into a trough-shaped rotary table (36) in the form of a free-falling annular veil. During its freefall, the seed is guided through a jet of dressing in the form of an annular surface, which is thrown outwards from the interior of the annular veil and which is generated when dressing is thrown out via a centrifugal plate (36), and is wetted with dressing. During the subsequent throwing out on the rotary table (9), the seed is subjected again to dressing which is finely distributed on and massaged into the grain surface because the seed grains roll on the rotary table (9) continuously and at the same time strike against one another and rub on one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Gebruder Buhler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4652362
    Abstract: In an apparatus for separating heavy material, more particularly stones, from cereals and other bulk goods, two superposed inclined vibrating tables (1, 2) are provided which have the same air flowing through them and a common drive (30), a product inlet (6) being provided at the top table (2). The bottom table (1) is constructed as a stone separating table and the top vibrating table is constructed throughout as a layering table and only its bottom end has a short zone (11) for the layer concentrated in heavy material to drop through and a discharge (19) to the bottom vibrating table (1). The discharge (19) is directed towards a central zone (B) of the bottom table (1). The material charged to the top vibrating table (2) via the product inlet (6) is layered thereon over its entire length and 20% to 80% of the flow of material containing the heavy material are withdrawn at its lower end and then discarded on to the middle zone (B) of the bottom table (1) in the form of a curtain to act as a material supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4636305
    Abstract: In the case of an apparatus for cleaning grits, which has a plurality of superimposed screen layers, which can be vibrated by means of at least one unbalance exciter and with an inlet or outlet for the product inlet or screen discharge arranged at one end, collecting means with adjustable setting flaps for the screenings, as well as an air circulation through the screen layers over an air distribution chamber in a suction collecting channel adjustable by means of adjusting flaps, it is provided that the apparatus is constructed as a stand with a stand head, a stand base and a vertical intermediate support connecting said two parts, the screen layers being constructed as a dust box and being vibratably supported in the vicinity of the stand base, the stand top being formed by the upper air distribution chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Gebrueder Buehler AG
    Inventor: Roman Mueller
  • Patent number: 4128052
    Abstract: Whole grain kernels are admitted through an inlet at one end of a closed tubular vessel, and are entrained by a blade-type rotor in the presence of metered quantities of liquid, being accelerated so that they form in the vessel a whirling tubular veil which continuously travels lengthwise of the vessel towards an outlet thereof and wherein each kernel becomes uniformly wetted over its entire surface and moistened to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1978
    Assignee: Gebrueder Buehler AG
    Inventors: Roman Mueller, Josef Kalapos
  • Patent number: 4055673
    Abstract: Whole grain kernels are admitted through an inlet at one end of a closed tubular vessel, and are entrained by a blade-type rotor in the presence of metered quantities of liquid, being accelerated so that they form in the vessel a whirling tubular veil which continuously travels lengthwise of the vessel towards an outlet thereof and wherein each kernel becomes uniformly wetted over its entire surface and moistened to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Gebrueder Buehler AG
    Inventors: Roman Mueller, Josef Kalapos