Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Biehler

Wolfgang Biehler 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).

  • Anti-skid device
    Patent number: 9216617
    Abstract: In an anti-skid device having lengths of chain which can be thrown under a vehicle wheel by means of a rotary plate which is arranged at the end of a pivotable extension arm (5), a drive unit having a piston (16) which is arranged in a cylinder (11) and whose movements are transmitted by a thrust chain (22) which assumes the function of the piston rod, to a drive pinion (29) whose shaft bears the extension arm (5) is used to apply the pivoting movement to the extension arm (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG
    Inventors: Hansjorg Rieger, Peter Hofmann, Wolfgang Biehler
  • Anti-Skid Device
    Publication number: 20090211679
    Abstract: In an anti-skid device having lengths of chain which can be thrown under a vehicle wheel by means of a rotary plate which is arranged at the end of a pivotable extension arm (5), a drive unit having a piston (16) which is arranged in a cylinder (11) and whose movements are transmitted by a thrust chain (22) which assumes the function of the piston rod, to a drive pinion (29) whose shaft bears the extension arm (5) is used to apply the pivoting movement to the extension arm (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Hansjorg Rieger, Peter Hofmann, Wolfgang Biehler
  • Anti-skid devices for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 4840399
    Abstract: In an anti-skid device for motor vehicles with a plurality of chain strands (2,3,4,5) retained in a support (1) which can be set into a revolving motion and connected to the latter by intermediate pieces (7) forming resilient spreading arms, the chain strands are combined to form chain strand groups (6) which consists of at least two chain strands. The chain strands (2,3,4,5) of the chain strand groups (6) are of fine-linked construction and connected to the intermediate pieces (7) by rings (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Rud-Kettenfabrik Rieger & Dietz GmbH u.Co.
    Inventors: Hansjorg W. Rieger, Wolfgang Biehler
  • Anti-skid device for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 4751975
    Abstract: In an anti-skid device for motor vehicles with a plurality of resilient spreading arms (5) distributed over the circumference of a support (1) which can be set into a revolving motion for chain strands (3) forming anti-skid means, the spreading arms (5) are formed by compression springs (8) which are precompressed by connecting elements (13) which connect the chain strands (3) to the support (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: RUD-Kettenfabrik Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co.
    Inventors: Hansjorg W. Rieger, Wolfgang Biehler, Peter Hofmann