Patents by Inventor Gerald Kern

Gerald Kern 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).

  • Process and plant for avoiding metal dusting in the direct reduction of iron-oxide-containing materials
    Patent number: 5858058
    Abstract: A direct reduction process is disclosed for iron-oxide-containing materials. Synthesis gas is mixed with top gas produced during direct reduction of the iron-oxide-containing materials and is used as reduction gas for directly reducing iron-oxide-containing materials. In order to avoid or reduce metal dusting caused by an increased CO content of the reduction gas with a simple technique and equipment, the CO/CO.sub.2 ratio of the reduction gas is set at a predetermined value from 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignees: Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH, Brifer International Ltd.
    Inventors: Gerald Kern, Werner Leopold Kepplinger, Johannes Schenk, Roy Hubert Whipp, Jr.
  • Goggle
    Patent number: D629035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Karsten Moritz, David S. Ginther, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Eyeglass and eyeglass component
    Patent number: D640725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Karsten Moritz, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Pair of removable attachment caps for the body of a smart watch
    Patent number: D858517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Set of removable bands for a body of a watch
    Patent number: D858518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz
  • Smart watch body
    Patent number: D860989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D861678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Derek Jenchia Loh, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Junyong Park
  • Set of removable bands for a body of a watch
    Patent number: D861679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Bernhard Wildner, Junyong Park, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz, Yu Chuan Kang
  • Band of a smart watch
    Patent number: D862459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D863296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D864956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Bernhard Wildner, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher
  • Smart watch body
    Patent number: D865761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Charger
    Patent number: D877069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: FITbit, inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Ching-Lung Hsu
  • Smart watch with curved body
    Patent number: D879094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Band for a smart watch
    Patent number: D886097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern
  • Body of smart watch with health monitor sensor
    Patent number: D878364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Gerald Kern, Yu Chuan Kang, Derek Jenchia Loh, Benjamin Patrick Robert Jean Riot, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher, Patrick James Markan
  • Smart watch with curved body
    Patent number: D878365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Lydia Rene Choplin, Cory William Worth, Brian Dennis Paschke, Jonah Avram Becker, Anthony Gerald Kern