Patents by Inventor Reinhard Eichenberger

Reinhard Eichenberger 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: 7658281
    Abstract: A container intended to receive a commodity, in particular a wristwatch or writing implement, includes a dish-shaped lower portion and a dish-shaped upper portion. A fastening element in the container is configured as a pair of clips including a resilient lower holding element arranged in the lower portion and a resilient upper holding element arranged in the upper portion. The two holding elements together form the pair of clips and interact so that they resiliently clamp between them the commodity located in the container when the upper portion is placed on the lower portion of the container. As a result, the commodity is perfectly fixed in position with the lowest structural expenditure substantially irrespective of its shape and dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Swatch AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Eichenberger, Peter Gutjahr
  • Publication number: 20050103673
    Abstract: A device intended to receive a commodity, in particular a wristwatch or writing implement, in a fixed position, is fitted with a container (B) comprising a dish-shaped lower portion (U) and a dish-shaped upper portion (O) and with at least one fastening element provided in the container for the commodity (A) to be received. Each fastening element is configured as a pair of clips and comprises a resilient lower holding element (10) arranged in the lower portion (U) and a resilient upper holding element (20) arranged in the upper portion (O). The two holding elements (10, 20) together form the pair of clips and interact so that they resiliently clamp between them the commodity (A) located in the container when the upper portion (O) is placed on the lower portion (U) of the container (B). As a result, the commodity is perfectly fixed in position with the lowest structural expenditure substantially irrespective of its shape and dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Reinhard Eichenberger, Peter Gutjahr