Patents by Inventor Wilke Eikermann

Wilke Eikermann 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: 12233670
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire having a tread (2) which has a profiling and which has at least one circumferential groove (1) which runs in encircling fashion in the circumferential direction of the pneumatic vehicle tire and is formed to a profile depth PT and which has, in alternating fashion over the entire tire circumference over partial sections (21, 24) of the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tire, a first cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction and a second cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Wilke Eikermann
  • Publication number: 20240270024
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for a vehicle with a tread having at least one profile rib, which is delimited on at least one side thereof by a circumferential groove. The circumferential groove has, when viewed in cross section, a portion running in the radial direction and having a width of up to 3.0 mm and, adjoining it, a radially inner channel region. The radially inner channel region is delimited by two channel walls and a channel base forming the groove base, and has a larger cross-sectional area and is made wider in each case than the portion running in the radial direction. The profile rib is provided over its circumference with sipes, which merge into the circumferential groove, run at an angle of 0° to 50° with respect to the axial direction and have a width of 0.4 mm to 1.2 mm and a maximum depth of 70% to 100% of the profile depth, and have sipe walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Wilke Eikermann, Florian Kristen, Frank Steinlüke, Alexander Wüst
  • Publication number: 20240025213
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire having a tread (2) which has a profiling and which has at least one circumferential groove (1) which runs in encircling fashion in the circumferential direction of the pneumatic vehicle tire and is formed to a profile depth PT and which has, in alternating fashion over the entire tire circumference over partial sections (21, 24) of the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tire, a first cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction and a second cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Wilke Eikermann
  • Publication number: 20230373252
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire, in particular utility vehicle tire, having a tread (2) which has a profiling and which has at least one circumferential groove (1) which runs in encircling fashion in the circumferential direction of the pneumatic vehicle tire and is formed to a profile depth PT. At least over part of the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tire, at least one circumferential groove (1) has a cross section perpendicularly to the circumferential direction that is made up of at least two groove portions adjoining one another in a radial direction R of the pneumatic vehicle tire. A first groove portion (4) is symmetrical with respect to the radial direction R of the pneumatic vehicle tire. The width of said groove portion in the axial direction A of the pneumatic vehicle tire is less than 3 mm and does not vary by more than 10%. A second radially inner groove portion (5) is made wider in the axial direction A in comparison with the first groove portion (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Wilke Eikermann