Patents by Inventor Alexander Scharer
Alexander Scharer 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).
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Patent number: 11359428Abstract: The invention relates to a device for pivotably holding a wing flap. The device comprises a flat four-bar linkage comprising two pivotably mounted pivoting arms and two pull arms fastened in parallel in an articulated manner to the pivoting arms, a fastening element for applying the wing flap being applied to the pull arms. The invention further comprises elastic means for damping the pivoting movement, which engage with the four-bar linkage, and a damper device for damping the pivoting movement in the region of two end positions, with a linear pressure damper and a first and a second transmission element. The pressure damper cooperates, on a first side of the pressure damper, via the first transmission element, with a first of the two pivoting arms in the region of a first of the two end positions. Furthermore, the pressure damper cooperates, on a second side of the pressure damper, via the second transmission element, with a second of the two pivoting arms in the region of a second of the two end positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: USM U. SCHARER SOHNE AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Kaspar Stöckli
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Patent number: 10638838Abstract: A retraction device for a drawer mechanism comprises a spring-loaded carriage that can be moved in the push-in/pull-out direction for temporary coupling to an inner rail of the drawer mechanism. The carriage can be clocked in a retraction position by means of a locking slide that can be moved transverse to the push-in/pull-out direction in a guide. For coupling to the inner rail the carriage has at least one pivot element, which can be pivoted about an axis oriented perpendicular to the push-in/pull-out direction and perpendicular to the direction of movement of the locking slide. The pivot element and guide are arranged in such a manner that, in a locking position, the locking slide blocks a pivoting movement of the pivot element.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: USM Holding AG, Accuride International GMBHInventors: Kaspar Stöckli, Christian Satony, Thomas Dienes, Alexander Schärer
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Publication number: 20190309554Abstract: The invention relates to a device for pivotably holding a wing flap. The device comprises a flat four-bar linkage comprising two pivotably mounted pivoting arms and two pull arms fastened in parallel in an articulated manner to the pivoting arms, a fastening element for applying the wing flap being applied to the pull arms. The invention further comprises elastic means for damping the pivoting movement, which engage with the four-bar linkage, and a damper device for damping the pivoting movement in the region of two end positions, with a linear pressure damper and a first and a second transmission element. The pressure damper cooperates, on a first side of the pressure damper, via the first transmission element, with a first of the two pivoting arms in the region of a first of the two end positions. Furthermore, the pressure damper cooperates, on a second side of the pressure damper, via the second transmission element, with a second of the two pivoting arms in the region of a second of the two end positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Kasper Stöckli
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Publication number: 20190239645Abstract: A retraction device for a drawer mechanism comprises a spring-loaded carriage that can be moved in the push-in/pull-out direction for temporary coupling to an inner rail of the drawer mechanism. The carriage can be clocked in a retraction position by means of a locking slide that can be moved transverse to the push-in/pull-out direction in a guide. For coupling to the inner rail the carriage has at least one pivot element, which can be pivoted about an axis oriented perpendicular to the push-in/pull-out direction and perpendicular to the direction of movement of the locking slide. The pivot element and guide are arranged in such a manner that, in a locking position, the locking slide blocks a pivoting movement of the pivot element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicants: USM HOLDING AG, ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Kaspar Stöckli, Christian Satony, Thomas Dienes, Alexander Schärer
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Patent number: 10368640Abstract: A load module for inserting into a tube of a three-dimensional supporting tube structure of a furniture system comprises an elongate housing. Arranged on an outer side of the housing are two contact elements having different polarities for electrically contacting the load module. The contact elements arranged such that, with the load module in inserted states, they contact two contact surfaces of different polarity, which are arranged in the interior of the tube, in a radial direction. Housing has a central region in a longitudinal direction with at least one projecting element and outer regions in the longitudinal direction, the load module can be inserted into a tube, which is provided with an elongate opening, of the tube structure such that the at least one projecting element interacts with an edge of the opening, and the outer regions bear against an inner lateral surface of the tube in regions adjoining the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Scharer, Thomas Dienes, Stefan Krenger
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Publication number: 20190069677Abstract: A load module for inserting into a tube of a three-dimensional supporting tube structure of a furniture system comprises an elongate housing. Arranged on an outer side of the housing are two contact elements having different polarities for electrically contacting the load module. The contact elements arranged such that, with the load module in inserted states, they contact two contact surfaces of different polarity, which are arranged in the interior of the tube, in a radial direction. Housing has a central region in a longitudinal direction with at least one projecting element and outer regions in the longitudinal direction, the load module can be inserted into a tube, which is provided with an elongate opening, of the tube structure such that the at least one projecting element interacts with an edge of the opening, and the outer regions bear against an inner lateral surface of the tube in regions adjoining the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Alexander Scharer, Thomas Dienes, Stefan Krenger
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Patent number: 9289057Abstract: An item of furniture comprises a stationary furniture part, a furniture part which can be moved by a drive, and a controller for controlling the drive. The movable furniture part comprises an operating section which is arranged movably on a main part of the movable furniture part, and also at least one force sensor for measuring a force which is exerted on the operating section, wherein the force sensor is connected to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: USM HOLDING AGInventors: Thomas Dienes, Alexander Schärer
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Publication number: 20140109802Abstract: An item of furniture comprises a stationary furniture part, a furniture part which can be moved by a drive, and a controller for controlling the drive. The movable furniture part comprises an operating section which is arranged movably on a main part of the movable furniture part, and also at least one force sensor for measuring a force which is exerted on the operating section, wherein the force sensor is connected to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: USM Holding AGInventors: Thomas DIENES, Alexander Schärer
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Publication number: 20100231350Abstract: The invention relates to a mechatronic lock comprising a linearly movable bolt which can be moved from a retracted position into an advanced position in order to lock the lock. Said lock further comprises an actuating element for manually actuating the bolt, a blocking element which can laterally engage into a profiled section of the bolt in order to block the linear movement of the bolt in the advanced position of the bolt, and an electric drive for moving a movable intermediate element. The blocking element can be actuated by the movable intermediate element via a first spring means, especially a coil spring, in such a way that the spring means can be biased by actuating the drive when the bolt is in the retracted position. The blocking element thus snaps into the advanced position thereof in the profiled section of the bolt when the bolt is advanced, and the bolt is prevented from being retracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Alexander Scharer, Kaspar Stockli, Stefan Krenger
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Publication number: 20090277715Abstract: A furniture system for influencing the acoustics of a room comprises at least one item of furniture (21 a . . . 21 c) having a substantially cubic shape with four vertical side faces, a horizontal bottom and a horizontal top, wherein at least two, preferably at least three, of the side faces are modified and arranged for sound absorption in such a way that a sound absorption level of the item of furniture (21 a . . . 21 e) assumes its maximum value in a frequency range between 150 and 400 Hz; and at least one planar sound absorber (22, 23, 24) for increasing the sound absorption in a frequency range of above 400 Hz. The modified side faces are preferably designed as perforated panels, in particular as perforated metal plates, with a hole diameter of at least 2 mm each and a degree of perforation of at least 20%, wherein a fibrous material consisting of a porous material having a thickness of at most 1 mm is arranged on at least one side of the perforated panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Alexander Scharer, Stefan Krenger
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Patent number: 7574965Abstract: In the case of a height-adjustment device for a table (1) with three or more table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) arranged in an edge region of the table, with respectively adjacent table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) being connected to one another by a horizontal, hollow-profile connecting element (4.1 . . . 4.4), each of the table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) comprises a telescopic mechanism for changing a length of the table leg (3.1 . . . 3.4), which mechanism can be adjusted by rotating a rotatably mounted adjusting element (7.1 . . . 7.4). A plurality of coupling elements (9.1 . . . 9.4) are accommodated within the connecting elements (4.1 . . . 4.4) and are arranged in such a manner that each of the adjusting elements (7.1 . . . 7.4) of the table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) is mechanically synchronized with the adjusting elements (7.1 . . . 7.4) of the adjacent table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) by means of separate coupling elements (9.1 . . . 9.4).Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Kurt Scherrer, Alexander Schärer
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Publication number: 20050274303Abstract: In the case of a height-adjustment device for a table (1) with three or more table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) arranged in an edge region of the table, with respectively adjacent table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) being connected to one another by a horizontal, hollow-profile-like connecting element (4.1 . . . 4.4), each of the table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) comprises a telescopic mechanism for changing a length of the table leg (3.1 . . . 3.4), which mechanism can be adjusted by rotating a rotatably mounted adjusting element (7.1 . . . 7.4). A plurality of coupling means (9.1 . . . 9.4) are accommodated within the connecting elements (4.1 . . . 4.4) and are arranged in such a manner that each of the adjusting elements (7.1 . . . 7.4) of the table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) is mechanically synchronized with the adjusting elements (7.1 . . . 7.4) of the adjacent table legs (3.1 . . . 3.4) by means of separate coupling means (9.1 . . . 9.4).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Kurt Scherrer, Alexander Scharer
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Patent number: D472556Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Antonio Cassani, Kaspar Stöckli, Stephan Künzi
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Patent number: D710133Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Memduh Ali Tayar, Thomas Dienes
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Patent number: D719767Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Memduh Ali Tayar, Thomas Dienes
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Patent number: D723840Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Memduh Ali Tayar, Thomas Dienes
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Patent number: D735507Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Aurel Aebi
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Patent number: D744246Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Aurel Aebi
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Patent number: D744247Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: USM Holding AGInventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Aurel Aebi
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Patent number: D805897Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventors: Alexander Schärer, Thomas Dienes, Stefan Krenger, Christian Lüthi, Aurel Aebi