National Press Release

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental recognized the efforts and achievements of North American employees who contributed to the organization's intellectual property in the form of patents and invention disclosures in 2007, at a celebratory dinner May 29th.

Now in its seventh year, the annual dinner pays tribute to the importance of ideas and contributions made by individuals who help ensure the company's position as a technological leader in the automotive industry. "Ideas are at the core of the quest for what can be," said Phil Headley, Chief Engineer Advanced Technology for Continental. "In today's environment the quest for what can be is more demanding than ever, as consumers are pressing for new approaches to automotive safety, sustainability and information management. We appreciate the innovations that our people generate in the realms of vehicle safety, performance and connectivity."

    Patents were awarded to:

    --  Geoffrey Bauer
    REDUCED ORDER PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION FOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER CONTROL SYSTEM

A system and method that estimates a parameter related to the mass of a loaded vehicle as well as the mass distribution for improved performance of vehicle rollover control systems.

-- Jan Hoffmann & Michael Vetter

PLUNGER MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER

A method for retaining the pistons in the bore of a plunger master cylinder prior to installation into the vehicle.

-- Yuji Nakayasu

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHUTTLE VALVE

An electromagnet shuttle valve with a larger flow path for improved performance at cold temperatures.

    --  Kent Young
    BRAKE PEDAL FEEL SIMULATOR
    A brake pedal feel simulator for use in a brake-by-wire system.

The following Continental employees were recognized for submitting invention disclosures in 2007:

    Shaheen Alam             Yongle Lou
    Adrian Crimpita          G. Scott Russel
    Robert E. Eaton          Lalit Sethi
    Timothy Hayden           William Skellenger
    Philip M. Headley        Srini Sundaresan
    Paul Jozefowicz          Andrew Szymanski
    Amit Kapoor              Mathew Tuhro
    Juergen Karner           Kent R. Young.
    Marvin Lee

With targeted annual sales of more than euro 26.4 billion for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries

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SOURCE Continental AG