Patents by Inventor Martin BOPPART

Martin BOPPART 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).

  • Illuminable display element and method for producing such a display element
    Patent number: 10380924
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illuminable display element, in particular for a vehicle, which display element comprises a planar cover (1). The planar cover has a visible side (10), a rear side (11), and at least one opening (14). The display element also comprises at least one graphic element (2), which is provided and/or formed on the visible side (10) of the cover (1), and a lighting means (3), which is used to illuminate the opening (14). The graphic element (2) is at least partially surrounded by the at least one opening (14) in such a way the graphic element (2) can be at least partially peripherally illuminated by the light of the lighting means (3). The cover (1) comprises at least one elevation (12) extending upward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged above the at least one opening (14), and/or the cover (1) comprises at least one recess (13) extending downward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged below the at least one opening (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: WEISPLAS GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Boppart, Steffen Reuter, Stefan Harke
  • COMPUTER-BASED PLATFORM FOR MANUFACTURING AS A SERVICE
    Publication number: 20190213544
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing services concerning creating order specifications and coordinating orders for manufacturing and distribution of three-dimensional items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Spirig, Martin Boppart, Avi N. Reichental
  • ILLUMINABLE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DISPLAY ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20150356895
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illuminable display element, in particular for a vehicle, which display element comprises a planar cover (1). The planar cover has a visible side (10), a rear side (11), and at least one opening (14). The display element also comprises at least one graphic element (2), which is provided and/or formed on the visible side (10) of the cover (1), and a lighting means (3), which is used to illuminate the opening (14). The graphic element (2) is at least partially surrounded by the at least one opening (14) in such a way the graphic element (2) can be at least partially peripherally illuminated by the light of the lighting means (3). The cover (1) comprises at least one elevation (12) extending upward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged above the at least one opening (14), and/or the cover (1) comprises at least one recess (13) extending downward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged below the at least one opening (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: WEIDPLAS GmbH
    Inventors: Martin BOPPART, Steffen REUTER, Stefan HARKE