Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Klapp

Wolfgang Klapp 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).

  • Bicycle tire with reinforcement layer
    Patent number: 9016341
    Abstract: Bicycle tires with at least one reinforcement layer that contains strength supports and that is arranged between carcass and tread rubber and/or between carcass layers below the tread rubber and/or within the tread rubber. For a high resistance to puncturing with low weight, the reinforcement layer contains multifilament threads of more than 30 polyester/polyarylate filaments, and the filaments are spun from molten liquid-crystal polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Klapp, Wolfgang Bende
  • Bicycle Tire with Reinforcement Layer
    Publication number: 20110083781
    Abstract: The invention relates to bicycle tires with at least one reinforcement layer (3) that contains strength supports and that is arranged between carcass (2) and tread rubber (4) and/or between the carcass layers below the tread rubber (4) and/or within the tread rubber (4). For a high resistance to puncturing with low weight, the reinforcement layer (3) contains multifilament threads of more than 30 polyester/polyarylate filaments, whereby the filaments are spun from molten liquid-crystal polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wolfgang KLAPP, Wolfgang BENDE
  • Bicycle tire with reinforcement layer
    Publication number: 20070068614
    Abstract: The invention relates to bicycle tires with at least one reinforcement layer that contains strength supports and that is arranged between carcass and tread rubber and/or between carcass layers below the tread rubber and/or within the tread rubber. For a high resistance to puncturing with low weight, the reinforcement layer contains multifilament threads of more than 30 polyester/polyarylate filaments, and the filaments are spun from molten liquid-crystal polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Klapp, Wolfgeng Bende
  • Bicycle tube tire
    Publication number: 20070056671
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bicycle tube tire comprising a tubular casing (2) closed in an annular manner, a rubber tread (4), an air sealing means (1) and a webbing (3). To fix the bicycle tube tire onto the rim simply and quickly, the webbing (3) is made of a fabric comprising reinforcement carriers extending at least in the circumferential direction of the tire and made of a material which contracts when dampened with water or an aqueous solution and subsequently dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventor: Wolfgang Klapp