Patents by Inventor Franz Lexer

Franz Lexer 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).

  • Decorative composite body having a transparent, electrically conductive layer and a solar cell
    Patent number: 10945499
    Abstract: Proposed is a decorative element containing (a) a transparent gemstone with a faceted surface comprising convex curved regions, (b) a transparent electrically conductive layer applied to said faceted surface comprising convex curved regions, (c) a wavelength-selective layer applied (c1) to the planar side opposite to the faceted curved surface, or (c2) to the photovoltaic cell (d); (d) a photovoltaic cell; and (e) a touch-sensitive electronic circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: D. Swarovski KG
    Inventors: Christof Gapp, Martin Scholz, Annemarie Leber, Mathias Mair, Franz Lexer, Ernst Altenberger
  • Decorative composite body having an electrically conductive layer and an electronic sensor
    Patent number: 10765182
    Abstract: Proposed is a decorative element containing (a) a gemstone, (b) an electrically conductive layer on at least a partial area of the gemstone; and (c) an electronic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: D. Swarovski KG
    Inventors: Christof Gapp, Martin Scholz, Annemarie Leber, Mathias Mair, Franz Lexer, Ernst Altenberger
  • DECORATIVE COMPOSITE BODY HAVING A TRANSPARENT, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND A SOLAR CELL
    Publication number: 20190008242
    Abstract: Proposed is a decorative element containing (a) a transparent gemstone with a faceted surface comprising convex curved regions, (b) a transparent electrically conductive layer applied to said faceted surface comprising convex curved regions, (c) a wavelength-selective layer applied (c1) to the planar side opposite to the faceted curved surface, or (c2) to the photovoltaic cell (d); (d) a photovoltaic cell; and (e) a touch-sensitive electronic circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Christof Gapp, Martin Scholz, Annemarie Leber, Mathias Mair, Franz Lexer, Ernst Altenberger
  • DECORATIVE COMPOSITE BODY HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR
    Publication number: 20190000196
    Abstract: Proposed is a decorative element containing (a) a gemstone, (b) an electrically conductive layer on at least a partial area of the gemstone; and (c) an electronic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Christof Gapp, Martin Scholz, Annemarie Leber, Mathias Mair, Franz Lexer, Ernst Altenberger
  • COLOR-CHANGEABLE GEMSTONES
    Publication number: 20180249794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative ornamental element containing a transparent plano-convex gemstone, a wavelength-selective layer and a color-changeable seating surface, thus being able to cause aesthetic effects and signal effects by color changes. The ornamental element is characterized by a high brilliance and decorative color effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Brunthaler, Franz Lexer, Mathias Mair, Ernst Altenberger
  • Decorative Composite Body Comprising a Solar Cell
    Publication number: 20170229596
    Abstract: There is proposed a decorative element containing (a) a transparent gemstone with a faceted surface comprising convex curved regions, (b) a wavelength-selective layer, and (c) a photovoltaic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Mathias Mair, Franz Lexer, Andreas Kurtze
  • Optical coherence tomography with dynamic coherent focus
    Patent number: 6057920
    Abstract: In coherence tomography, an interferometric measurement light beam scans the measurement object and is focused for improving the transverse resolution. In order to achieve a high transverse resolution over the entire object depth, the focal displacement and the change in path length in the measurement light beam for maintaining the coherence of the focus is achieved by one and the same moving optical element in the measurement light beam. The present invention achieves this by a particularly simple and easily adjustable arrangement which is characterized by especially low light loss in the measurement beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
    Inventors: Adolf Friedrich Fercher, Franz Lexer, Harald Sattmann