Patents by Inventor Herbert Oefner

Herbert Oefner 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).

  • Apparatus for applying glass elements to a substrate
    Patent number: 6790513
    Abstract: An apparatus is used to apply glass elements with a non-mirrored rear side to, in particular, a textile substrate. The predominant proportion of the glass elements is in the form of balls (1). At least 5% of the glass elements comprise flat boundary surfaces, and the glass elements are applied to the front side (3) of a foil (5) to form a surface. At least a portion of the glass elements comprises balls (1) provided with facets (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: D. Swarovski & Co.
    Inventors: Peter Messner, Johannes Graf, Matthias Gander, Herbert Oefner, Bernhard Hofer
  • Apparatus for applying glass elements to a substrate
    Publication number: 20030031827
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying glass elements with a non-mirrored rear side to an in particular textile substrate, wherein the predominant proportion of the glass elements is in the form of balls (1), at least 5% of the glass elements comprise flat boundary surfaces, and the glass elements are applied to the front side (3) of a foil (5) to form a surface, and at least a portion of the glass elements comprises balls (1) provided with facets (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Messner, Johannes Graf, Matthias Gander, Herbert Oefner, Bernhard Hofer