Patents by Inventor Volker Gabelmann

Volker Gabelmann 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: 6918403
    Abstract: In a tire valve for the rim (10) of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle comprising a valve body (14) of a rigid material and a valve insert (60) and an air outlet (51), which is disposed at a spacing in relation thereto, of a flow path (48, 50), a slider or plunger (44) including the flow path (48, 50) is mounted movably in the valve body (14) and the flow path is adapted to be connected at one end selectively to one of at least two air outlets (62, 64) provided on the valve body. The cup-like valve body (14) which comprises rigid material, in particular a metal material, has a wall (16) and a bottom plate portion (17). In addition the plunger (44) is to be provided with the valve insert (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Gabelmann
  • Patent number: 6557406
    Abstract: In a device for measuring a tire pressure in a pneumatic tire of a vehicle by means of a measurement value sensor which is acted upon by the tire pressure and which is associated with a receiver, at the rim bed of a rim for the pneumatic tire, which rim accommodates the tire valve, connected to the tire valve which has a retaining nut is an electronics or signal housing which is associated with the rim base and which has base bar portions and which includes an electronic transmitter device as the measurement value sensor for the tire pressure and is connected to the tire valve by a hollow screw engaging into the valve bore and can be adjusted with respect thereto. Disposed at the inside of the retaining nut is projection as a desired-rupture element, and the base bar portions of the signal housing are pressed against the rim base by the hollow screw. The projection belongs to an installation portion at the inside surface of the retaining nut and is in the form of a leg provided at that inside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Gabelmann
  • Publication number: 20030015030
    Abstract: In a device for measuring a tire pressure in a pneumatic tire of a vehicle by means of a measurement value sensor which is acted upon by the tire pressure and which is associated with a receiver, at the rim bed of a rim for the pneumatic tire, which rim accommodates the tire valve (20), connected to the tire valve (20) which has a retaining nut (32) is an electronics or signal housing (50) which is associated with the rim base and which has base bar portions (62) and which includes an electronic transmitter means as the measurement value sensor for the tire pressure and is connected to the tire valve (20) by a hollow screw (42) engaging into the valve bore (28) and can be adjusted with respect thereto. Disposed at the inside (33) of the retaining nut (32) is a projection (34) as a desired-rupture element, and the base bar portions (62) of the signal housing (50) are pressed against the rim base by the hollow screw (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Volker Gabelmann
  • Publication number: 20020134428
    Abstract: In a tire valve for the rim (10) of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle comprising a valve body (14) of a rigid material and a valve insert (60) and an air outlet (51), which is disposed at a spacing in relation thereto, of a flow path (48, 50), a slider or plunger (44) including the flow path (48, 50) is mounted movably in the valve body (14) and the flow path is adapted to be connected at one end selectively to one of at least two air outlets (62, 64) provided on the valve body. The cup-like valve body (14) which comprises rigid material, in particular a metal material, has a wall (16) and a bottom plate portion (17). In addition the plunger (44) is to be provided with the valve insert (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventor: Volker Gabelmann
  • Patent number: 5844131
    Abstract: In an apparatus for measuring the tire pressure in a pneumatic tire of a vehicle by means of a measurement value sensor, which is acted upon by the tire pressure, on the rim bed (12) of a rim (10), which accommodates a tire valve (20), for the pneumatic tire, connected to the tire valve (20) is a signal housing (44) which is associated with the rim bed (12) and which includes an electronic sender means as the measurement value sensor for the tire pressure. The signal housing (44) is connected to the tire valve (20) by a hollow screw (40) which engages into the valve bore (28) and is adjustable relative thereto in such a way that the tire valve/signal housing combination can be used for equipping different rim cross-sections. That purpose is also served by base elements (52) which project from the underneath surface of the signal housing (44) and which sit on the rim bed (12) and which with the suspension point on the screw (40) form a multi-point mounting configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Alligator Ventilfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Gabelmann, Rolf Reinhardt