Patents by Inventor Hubert Verstraeten

Hubert Verstraeten 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).

  • Ornamental gem and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 5511391
    Abstract: An ornamental ring-shaped metal gem formed of a wire maze, and produced by a process including forming, on a mandrel, a wire weave having a length exceeding a thickness of the manufactured gem, thereafter inserting the mandrel, together with the wire weave into a tubular element of a die, which also includes a cylindrical bottom portion supporting the tubular element and defines a stop surface for the mandrel, and applying pressure to the wire weave to form the gem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Gebruder Niessing GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Hubert Verstraeten