Patents by Inventor Raphael Jäger

Raphael Jäger 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: 11225001
    Abstract: A device for marking a work piece that is at least partially formed or reshaped through a thermal process is provided. The device includes a plurality of heating elements distributed laterally on a surface that is placed against the work piece and can be individually controlled for local heating of a work piece surface. Each of the heating elements includes a solid material with a surface structure and a heating structure. The surface structure includes at least one of a specifically or randomly varied topography. The surface structure can be at least partially heated through the heating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: matriq AG
    Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Mathias Mächler, Samuel Affolter, Martin Gutsche, André Bernard, Emine Cagin Bertsch, Jan Grünenfelder, Raphael Jäger, Vreni Lutz
  • Publication number: 20190329465
    Abstract: A device for marking a work piece that is at least partially formed or reshaped through a thermal process is provided. The device includes a plurality of heating elements distributed laterally on a surface that is placed against the work piece and can be individually controlled for local heating of a work piece surface. Each of the heating elements includes a solid material with a surface structure and a heating structure. The surface structure includes at least one of a specifically or randomly varied topography. The surface structure can be at least partially heated through the heating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus Dietrich, Mathias Mächler, Samuel Affolter, Martin Gutsche, André Bernard, Emine Cagin Bertsch, Jan Grünenfelder, Raphael Jäger, Vreni Lutz