Patents by Inventor Alexander Rief

Alexander Rief 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).

  • Method of making a decorative article, such as a jewellery piece
    Patent number: 11821069
    Abstract: A method of making a decorative article (1) such as a jewellery piece, the article comprising a body (2) having a decorative layer (5) and an element (3) set into the body. The method comprises: providing an element that is at least partially coated with a removable layer (4), setting the element into the body, coating the element and the body with the decorative layer, and removing the removable layer and the decorative layer from the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: D. Swarovski KG
    Inventors: Alexander Rief, Thomas Rauch, Jan Woerdenweber
  • METHOD OF MAKING A DECORATIVE ARTICLE, SUCH AS A JEWELLERY PIECE
    Publication number: 20210219679
    Abstract: A method of making a decorative article (1) such as a jewellery piece, the article comprising a body (2) having a decorative layer (5) and an element (3) set into the body. The method comprises: providing an element that is at least partially coated with a removable layer (4), setting the element into the body, coating the element and the body with the decorative layer, and removing the removable layer and the decorative layer from the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Rief, Thomas Rauch, Jan Woerdenweber