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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152475 | Method for controlling operation of a compressor In a method for controlling operation of a compressor, the compressor is shut off by a control device in order to prevent thermal damages when an estimated temperature value Ts calculated by said control device exceeds an upper threshold value Tmax | 04/10/2012 |
| 8110055 | Self-sealing pneumatic vehicle tire and method for producing a self-sealing pneumatic vehicle tire A self-sealing pneumatic tire has a sealing band (3) applied adheringly in the circumferential direction on the inner side of the tire and radially within the tread. A sealant (2) is applied to a carrier material (1). The carrier material (1 | 02/07/2012 |
| D652367 | Tire tread for a vehicle tire | 01/17/2012 |
| 8082962 | Sealing ring for a vehicle wheel A sealing ring for a vehicle wheel having a tubeless tire with two tire beads that are embodied on the radially inward side thereof. The tubeless tire is mounted on the radially outer side of the multipart rim by the tire beads. The vehicle wheel further comprising ... | 12/27/2011 |
| D647458 | Tire tread for a vehicle tire | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025272 | Air spring and damper unit having a pilot-controlled main valve An air spring and damper unit for vehicles has, as operating spaces, at least two pressure spaces filled with compressed air and connected to one another via flow channels. The pressure spaces have movable walls in the form of rolling bellows or folding bellows, whe... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8002920 | Method for winding up and splicing a structural tire part having a material thickness that varies from the perspective of the cross-sectional profile thereof A method for winding up and splicing a tire building component, comprising placing the tire building component on a winding drum having a winding drum main axis and an inclinationally-adjustable surface, which is adjustable in inclination relative to the winding dru... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7980566 | Pneumatic ride level control system Disclosed is a ride level control system for a motor vehicle composed of a pneumatic spring (1), a connecting line (3) which connects the pneumatic spring (1) to an atmospheric port (5), and a first valve (2) which, in a first swit... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967301 | Level control system and method for controlling or regulating a level control system A method for controlling or regulating a level control system for a motor vehicle including a compressed air source, at least one air spring, a switchable directional control valve associated with the air spring and a master line connecting the compressed air source... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7937205 | Method for controlling the functions of an electronic driving stability program for a motor vehicle In order to ensure problem-free operation of a vehicle when a wedge of material is formed between the roadway and the vehicle, a method for controlling the functions of an electronic driving stability program automatically activates or deactivates the driving stabil... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637147 | Tire tread | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931768 | Method and device for constructing a radial tire Device and method for building a radial tire. The device includes a first drum device for building a belt package and a transfer device for transferring the belt package from the first drum device to a second drum device having arranged thereon a carcass tube from a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926526 | Transponder for tires The invention relates to a transponder that is mounted on a tire. The transponder includes at least one transponder chip and a transponder antenna and is embedded in a substrate which is connected to an inner side of the tire with the aid of an element. The aim of t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7902285 | Rubber mixture and tires Sulfur-vulcanizable rubber mixture without aromatic process oils, in particular for the tread rubber of vehicle pneumatic tires, containing at least one diene rubber, carbon black, mineral oil plasticizer, and resin. A vehicle pneumatic tire with a tread rubber that... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7881840 | Level control system for a motor vehicle Disclosed is a level control system in which the operational readiness of the compressor (2) is tested by connecting the pressure sensor (10) to the output (6) of the compressor (2) via a compressed-air sensor line (8). All other c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7837816 | Method and device for the construction of a radial tire A method for building a radial tire on a tire-building machine that has an expandable carcass drum with a cylindrical external circumference and two bellows supports with inflatable bellows. A tire inner liner and a carcass ply have projections and project beyond th... | 11/23/2010 |
| D626914 | Tire | 11/09/2010 |
| D624007 | Tire | 09/21/2010 |
| D619080 | Tire tread | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731203 | Method for load-dependent air quality control in a pneumatic spring system According to a method for controlling the air volume in a closed pneumatic spring system of a vehicle, an air-powered pump supplies at least two pneumatic springs and/or a compressed air reservoir with a specific air volume as needed such that the air pressure preva... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726370 | Vehicle wheel comprising a wheel rim and rubber tire A vehicle wheel with a wheel rim and a solid tire positioned on the wheel rim. The vehicle wheel has an annular upper shell having a first wedge-shaped surface and composed of at least two upper segments. Further, the vehicle wheel includes an annular lower shell co... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7699952 | Method and device for positioning bead wires Method and apparatus for positioning bead cores during a building of a radial tire carcass in a tire-building machine. The method includes positioning first and second bead cores on respective first and second core-centering devices, on a first side of a carcass dru... | 04/20/2010 |
| D610525 | Tire | 02/23/2010 |
| D610079 | Tire | 02/16/2010 |
| D610078 | Tire | 02/16/2010 |
| D609630 | Tire | 02/09/2010 |
| D609173 | Tire | 02/02/2010 |
| D609172 | Tire | 02/02/2010 |
| D609163 | Tire | 02/02/2010 |
| D608271 | Tire tread | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644212 | Communication and/or control apparatus and method for detecting locking states in same A method for detecting locking states in communication and/or control appliances (SGi) dispersedly networked together by a data bus (2) compares a message currently transmitted by a communication and/or control appliance (SGi) to a previ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7624994 | Method for adjusting the amount of air in a closed air supply system for a chassis In order to avoid pressure and volume compensation as much as possible during measurement of the pressures of air spring units, the pressure in the air spring units (5, 6, 7, 8) is estimated prior to measurement of the pressures of the air spring units (5,... | 12/01/2009 |
| D605106 | Tire tread | 12/01/2009 |
| D603324 | Tire tread | 11/03/2009 |
| D598842 | Sidewall of a pneumatic tire | 08/25/2009 |
| D598368 | Tire tread | 08/18/2009 |
| D597929 | Tire tread | 08/11/2009 |
| D597574 | Repair unit for pneumatic tires | 08/04/2009 |
| D593932 | Tire tread | 06/09/2009 |
| 6828361 | Method for making a rubber base composition containing silicic acid A method for making a silicic acid containing rubber base composition includes providing composition ingredients of rubber, silicic acid, silane and additional additives except for vulcanization ingredients. First and second mixers separate from each other are provi... | 12/07/2004 |