Patents by Inventor Rudolf Ernst Altenberger

Rudolf Ernst Altenberger 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).

  • Method for partially coating a surface of an object
    Patent number: 10526245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for partially coating a surface of an object, comprising the following steps: (a) optional hydrophobization of the surface of the object; (b) partial application of (b1) a liquid and subsequent application of a powderous or granular substance or (b2) a solution or suspension of said powderous or granular substance in a liquid; (c) drying the surface to form spatially-delimited salt or powder crusts; (d) coating the surface with at least one layer of a metal or a metal compound; and (e) removing the salt or powder crusts that have been produced. The invention also relates to products that have been produced according to the claimed method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: D. Swarovski KG
    Inventors: Heinz Nothdurfter, Rudolf Ernst Altenberger, Franz Kaltenecker, Arno Recheis
  • Method for Partially Coating a Surface of an Object
    Publication number: 20170066685
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for partially coating a surface of an object, comprising the following steps: (a) optional hydrophobization of the surface of the object; (b) partial application of (b1) a liquid and subsequent application of a powderous or granular substance or (b2) a solution or suspension of said powderous or granular substance in a liquid; (c) drying the surface to form spatially-delimited salt or powder crusts; (d) coating the surface with at least one layer of a metal or a metal compound; and (e) removing the salt or powder crusts that have been produced. The invention also relates to products that have been produced according to the claimed method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Heinz Nothdurfter, Rudolf Ernst Altenberger, Franz Kaltenecker, Arno Recheis