Patents by Inventor Paul Schweizer

Paul Schweizer 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).

  • Patent number: 7258258
    Abstract: A clothes hanger is provided with a hook and two arms projecting from it. Each of the arms is formed by a bottle-shaped container. The hook preferably has a thread for each bottle-shaped container. Each of the bottle-shaped containers is detachably screwed into one of these threads by means of its mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Paul Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20070038687
    Abstract: An archive for digital content comprises archive storage, an archive service and a manifest. The archive storage is a unified storage structure for storing items, such a directory having a plurality of subdirectories. The manifest is stored within the archive storage when the archive storage is loaded onto a storage device, and comprises an index of items stored in the unified structure of the archive, an organizational structure that supports defined categories that characterize items stored in the unified structure and at least one backup queue that temporarily queues a list of items that satisfy predetermined backup criteria by have not been backed up. The archive service serves as an intermediate between users, e.g., operators, software modules, programs, services, etc., and the archive storage to control requests for access to items stored in the unified storage structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Micheal Carroll, Paul Schweizer
  • Patent number: 5974594
    Abstract: A protective overlay including an oblong band (12) of a folded, thin, flexible material, which is laid-onto the seat surface (4) of a toilet seat (3). The band (12) has a turned down edge (15) that is swung into a protruding position when the band (12) is unfolded. The band (12) also has two areas (17, 18) differently folded and tensing differently during unfolding in the longitudinal direction of the band (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Linmark AG
    Inventor: Paul Schweizer
  • Patent number: 5729838
    Abstract: The protective layer exhibits an oblong web (1), which is to be laid on the surface of the seat, and is made of a thin and flexible film, for example tissue paper. The web (1) is shrunk in its longitudinal direction into a package and provided with a wrapper (3) that can be torn open. The wrapper consists of a separately produced tape (3), which envelops the shrunk web (1) at right angles to the longitudinal direction. For use, the wrapper is torn open at the tab members (A, B) and the web (1) expands, whereby an edge (1b) changes automatically into a position projecting from a seat region (1a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Limark AG
    Inventor: Paul Schweizer
  • Patent number: 5658230
    Abstract: For producing a protective layer made of a sheet, a device exhibits an oblong guide element (1) with an upper edge (2), by way of which a sheet (7) can be folded in its longitudinal direction. Clamping elements (15, 16), designed as sliders, are arranged on the side of the guide element (1); and the sheet (7), folded in its longitudinal direction, can be grasped on both sides of the guide element (1) with said clamping elements. To form folds in the sheet (7), the clamping elements (15, 16) can be slid in the longitudinal direction of the guide element (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Limark AG
    Inventor: Paul Schweizer