Patents by Inventor Markus Widrig

Markus Widrig 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: 11940073
    Abstract: The hose clamp described herein consists of a clamping band (10) with overlapping band sections in the closed state of the hose clamp, on which hooks (12, 19) are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and with a tightening device (15) arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped. The hooks (12, 19) are stamped out from the clamping band under cold working and each have a lug (21, 25). In the closed state of the hose clamp, the lug (21) of a hook (12) arranged on the inner band section and the lug (25) of a hook (19) arranged on the outer band section engage over each other, and the force is transmitted via transverse surfaces (27, 32) of the hooks (12, 19) that are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Markus Widrig, Andreas Vetter, Maxime Bösiger
  • Patent number: 11933437
    Abstract: A hose clamp for connecting, for example, a hose to a pipe nipple, wherein the hose clamp is made of a clamping band 10 comprising band sections which overlap one another in the closed state of the hose clamp and on which hooks 12, 19 are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and a tightening device 15 arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped, wherein the tightening device comprises two outwardly protruding legs and a bar connecting the legs, wherein at least one corrugated bead 21 extending between the edges of the clamping band and parallel to them is formed on the inner band section of the clamping band, so that at least a part of the corrugated bead is located below the tightening device in the closed state of the clamping band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Andreas Vetter, Maxime Bösiger, Markus Widrig
  • Patent number: 11841101
    Abstract: A hose clamp having a clamping band (10) with band sections overlapping in the closed state of the hose clamp, on which hooks (12, 19) are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and with a tightening device (15) arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped. The overlapped inner end of the clamping band (10) is formed as a tongue (11) with a reduced width compared to the clamping band (10) and is received by a tongue channel (45) arranged in the outer band section. The tongue (11) is stamped out of the clamping band (10) and has outwardly projecting side flaps (42) and a bottom part (43) which is arranged between them, formed from the clamping band (10) and rises continuously from the clamping band (10) up to the height of the side flaps (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Andreas Vetter, Maxime Bösiger, Markus Widrig
  • Publication number: 20230313924
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ear clamp (10) comprising a clamping band (12) and tightening structure (14), wherein the clamping band (12) comprises an outer clamping band end (12a) and an inner clamping band end (12b), wherein the inner clamping band end (12b) includes a first hook (16) which, in the closed condition, passes through an opening (18) in the outer clamping band end (12a). It is proposed that, in a top view of the band, the openings (18) are slit-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markus WIDRIG, Maxime BÖSIGER, Tim WERNER, Melanie MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20230313923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a band clamp (10) for connecting a cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing (14) and a metal or plastic insert fitting (16), the band clamp (10) including a clamping band (18) including an ear-like tightening structure (12) and a closing structure (20) for connecting overlapping portions of the clamping band (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markus WIDRIG, Maxime BÖSIGER, Tim WERNER, Melanie MÜLLER, Matthias KNÜSEL
  • Publication number: 20230313927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a band clamp (10) with a clamping band (12) having an ear-like tightening device (14), an inner band end (18) having a tongue (20) extending in a longitudinal direction of the clamping band (12) and an outer band portion (22) including a recess (24), wherein the tongue (20) is configured to be inserted into the recess (24) when the tightening device (14) is being tightened. It is proposed that the inner band end (18) includes an indicator structure (26) and the outer band portion (22) includes an opening window (28), wherein the indicator structure (26) is configured to engage with the opening window (28) and to be deformed when the tightening device (14) is being tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markus WIDRIG, Maxime BÖSIGER, Tim WERNER, Melanie MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20220403963
    Abstract: A hose clamp for connecting, for example, a hose to a pipe nipple, wherein the hose clamp is made of a clamping band 10 comprising band sections which overlap one another in the closed state of the hose clamp and on which hooks 12, 19 are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and a tightening device 15 arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped, wherein the tightening device comprises two outwardly protruding legs and a bar connecting the legs, wherein at least one corrugated bead 21 extending between the edges of the clamping band and parallel to them is formed on the inner band section of the clamping band, so that at least a part of the corrugated bead is located below the tightening device in the closed state of the clamping band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Andreas VETTER, Maxime BÖSIGER, Markus WIDRIG
  • Publication number: 20220154861
    Abstract: Summary The hose clamp described herein consists of a clamping band (10) with overlapping band sections in the closed state of the hose clamp, on which hooks (12, 19) are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and with a tightening device (15) arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped. The hooks (12, 19) are stamped out from the clamping band under cold working and each have a lug (21, 25). In the closed state of the hose clamp, the lug (21) of a hook (12) arranged on the inner band section and the lug (25) of a hook (19) arranged on the outer band section engage over each other, and the force is transmitted via transverse surfaces (27, 32) of the hooks (12, 19) that are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markus WIDRIG, Andreas VETTER, Maxime BÖSIGER
  • Publication number: 20220107040
    Abstract: Summary The hose clamp described herein consists of a clamping band (10) with band sections overlapping in the closed state of the hose clamp, on which hooks (12, 19) are arranged for closing the hose clamp, and with a tightening device (15) arranged in the outer band section for tightening the hose clamp around an object to be clamped. The overlapped inner end of the clamping band (10) is formed as a tongue (11) with a reduced width compared to the clamping band (10) and is received by a tongue channel (45) arranged in the outer band section. The tongue (11) is stamped out of the clamping band (10) and has outwardly projecting side flaps (42) and a bottom part (43) which is arranged between them, formed from the clamping band (10) and rises continuously from the clamping band (10) up to the height of the side flaps (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Andreas VETTER, Maxime BÖSIGER, Markus WIDRIG
  • Patent number: 10267344
    Abstract: A compression ring made of an initially open clamping band has ends which mutually engage in puzzle-like fashion for closing the compression ring. One band end carries a tongue which projects in the longitudinal direction of the band and has arms extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the band, and the other end of the band is formed complementarily thereto. The transverse edges of the arms, which extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the band and face the free end of the tongue, each have a convex part at the outer end and a concave part at the inner end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Markus Widrig, Manuel Muller
  • Publication number: 20170276156
    Abstract: A compression ring made of an initially open clamping band has ends which mutually engage in puzzle-like fashion for closing the compression ring. One band end carries a tongue which projects in the longitudinal direction of the band and has arms extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the band, and the other end of the band is formed complementarily thereto. The transverse edges of the arms, which extend transversely to the longitudinal direction of the band and face the free end of the tongue, each have a convex part at the outer end and a concave part at the inner end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Markus WIDRIG, Manuel MULLER
  • Patent number: 6588093
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet metal packets in punch-packeting technology with a round or oval iron cross section. laminations are punched from a ribbon and are provided with depressions at one side and with elevations at the other side that coincide with the depressions and lie opposite them, with the elevations being in the form of at least two circular nipples being pressed into the depressions upon assembly of each packet. In one lamination per packet, serving as a separating lamination, cylindrical holes are punched instead of the depressions, the nipples of the neighboring lamination engaging into these holes. Laminations are thereby punched from the strip that respectively exhibit different outside contours, particularly different widths, and are joined with one another to form a packet that has a cross-section that is at least partially round, by virtue of the sheet metal packet having graduated edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignees: Vacuumschmelze GmbH, FAES Werkzeug-und-Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kurt Emmerich, Alois Hangg, Herbert Hein, Markus Widrig, Jörg Lüscher