Patents by Inventor Silvan Schäfli

Silvan Schäfli 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).

  • Hybrid yarn and device and method for producing a hybrid yarn
    Patent number: 11846045
    Abstract: A hybrid yarn, and associated system and method of making, are provided wherein a first continuous yarn is formed as a multi-filament yarn and a second continuous yarn is formed as a crimped yarn consisting of thermoplastic fibers in a parallel thread sheet. The parallel thread sheet has a plurality of crimped continuous threads next to one another in one plane. The continuous threads are formed from as a collection of a plurality of continuous filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
    Inventors: Marcel Christe, Silvan Schäfli
  • HYBRID YARN AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYBRID YARN
    Publication number: 20220074085
    Abstract: A hybrid yarn, and associated system and method of making, are provided wherein a first continuous yarn is formed as a multi-filament yarn and a second continuous yarn is formed as a crimped yarn consisting of thermoplastic fibers in a parallel thread sheet. The parallel thread sheet has a plurality of crimped continuous threads next to one another in one plane. The continuous threads are formed from as a collection of a plurality of continuous filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marcel Christe, Silvan Schäfli