Patents by Inventor Christoph Frei

Christoph Frei 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: 10273614
    Abstract: A sewing machine having a device for manually changing a feed dog (10), including the feed dog (10) and a feed-dog holder (30). The feed-dog holder (30) is disposed in an arm bed (103) that is associated with the sewing machine, and the feed dog (10) is receivable in a clearance (31, 81) of the feed-dog holder (30). The feed dog (10) that is located in the clearance (31, 81) has a support face (15) which may be disposed parallel with the surface of a sewn-product support which may contain a needle-hole plate (113) or be configured as a needle-hole plate (113), the sewn-product support and/or the needle-hole plate (113) may at least partially be formed by the surface of the arm bed (103), and the support face (15) may be received in an opening (140) of the needle-hole plate (113).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BERNINA International AG
    Inventors: Alain Capt, Severin Brunner, Gunnar Schlaich, Patric Konner, Andre Stucki, Ioannis Imionidis, Marco Bernegger, Christoph Frei
  • Publication number: 20170321361
    Abstract: A sewing machine having a device for manually changing a feed dog (10), including the feed dog (10) and a feed-dog holder (30). The feed-dog holder (30) is disposed in an arm bed (103) that is associated with the sewing machine, and the feed dog (10) is receivable in a clearance (31, 81) of the feed-dog holder (30). The feed dog (10) that is located in the clearance (31, 81) has a support face (15) which may be disposed parallel with the surface of a sewn-product support which may contain a needle-hole plate (113) or be configured as a needle-hole plate (113), the sewn-product support and/or the needle-hole plate (113) may at least partially be formed by the surface of the arm bed (103), and the support face (15) may be received in an opening (140) of the needle-hole plate (113).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: BERNINA International AG
    Inventors: Alain Capt, Severin Brunner, Gunnar Schlaich, Patric Konner, Andre Stucki, Ioannis Imionidis, Marco Bernegger, Christoph Frei
  • Patent number: 8117219
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for the computer-aided generation of anonymized data records for developing and testing application programs that are intended for use in a productive network (12). A method according to the invention comprises the provision of at least one productive database (14) containing data records that contain productive data elements to be anonymized, provision of at least one non-productive database (22) containing data records that likewise contain data elements, the generation of an assignment between data records of the non-productive database (22) and data records of the productive database (14), and also the generation of an anonymized data record by replacing the data elements to be anonymized in a data record from the productive database (14) with the data elements of an assigned data record from the non-productive database (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: UBS AG
    Inventors: Peter Dunki, Christoph Frei
  • Patent number: 7409388
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for the computer-aided generation of anonymized data records (44) for developing and testing application programs that are intended for use in a productive network. A method according to the invention comprises the provision of at least one productive database containing data records (40) that contain productive data elements to be anonymized, the provision of at least one non-productive database containing data records (42) that, in regard to the character string length of the data elements contained therein, at least partly correspond to the productive data records, the determination of a first data record (40) from the productive database and of a second data record (42) from the non-productive database and also the generation of anonymized data records (44) by replacing the data elements to be anonymized in the first data record (40) by data elements of the second data record (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: UBS AG
    Inventors: Peter Dunki, Christoph Frei
  • Publication number: 20060059149
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for the computer-aided generation of anonymized data records for the development and testing of application programs that are intended for use in a productive network (12). A method according to the invention comprises the provision of at least one productive database (14) containing data records to be anonymized that contain static and non-static data elements, the non-static data elements being generated and/or processed by application programs in the productive environment (12) and the static data elements being essentially invariable in the productive environment (12). The method comprises, in addition, reading a plurality of productive data records out of the productive database (14) and generating anonymized data records by replacing at least some of the static data elements of a first productive data record with the corresponding static data elements of a second productive or historicized productive data record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Dunki, Christoph Frei
  • Publication number: 20060059189
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for the computer-aided generation of anonymized data records for developing and testing application programs that are intended for use in a productive network (12). A method according to the invention comprises the provision of at least one productive database (14) containing data records that contain productive data elements to be anonymized, provision of at least one non-productive database (22) containing data records that likewise contain data elements, the generation of an assignment between data records of the non-productive database (22) and data records of the productive database (14), and also the generation of an anonymized data record by replacing the data elements to be anonymized in a data record from the productive database (14) with the data elements of an assigned data record from the non-productive database (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Dunki, Christoph Frei
  • Publication number: 20060059148
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for the computer-aided generation of anonymized data records (44) for developing and testing application programs that are intended for use in a productive network. A method according to the invention comprises the provision of at least one productive database containing data records (40) that contain productive data elements to be anonymized, the provision of at least one non-productive database containing data records (42) that, in regard to the character string length of the data elements contained therein, at least partly correspond to the productive data records, the dertermination of a first data record (40) from the productive database and of a second data record (42) from the non-productive database and also the generation of anonymized data records (44) by replacing the data elements to be anonymized in the first data record (40) by data elements of the second data record (44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Dunki, Christoph Frei
  • Patent number: 5499897
    Abstract: An arrangement for manufacturing book blocks formed of printed sheets which are bound by an adhesive includes a spiral guide wall for transferring the gathered printed sheets which are placed one on top of the other in stacks from an essentially horizontal position into a vertical position. The arrangement further includes a support element which projects at approximately a right angle from a lower edge of the guide wall for guiding the stacks at the rear folded edges of the printed sheets and a guide duct formed by a guide rail which is adjustable in accordance with the height of the stacks. A filling element is arranged between the support element and the guide rail, wherein the filling element extends at least closely adjacent to or partially into the conveying duct, and wherein the filling element can be placed so as to rest against the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Grapha-Holding AG
    Inventor: Christoph Frei