Patents by Inventor Theo Bachmann

Theo Bachmann 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 applying a high-temperature lubricant
    Patent number: 8974851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying hexagonal boron nitride to a rough surface, wherein it is intended for the boron nitride to be provided as a temperature-resistant lubricant of the surface. According to the invention, a pin composed of hexagonal boron nitride is rubbed with pressure over the rough surface, such that abraded boron nitride adheres to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Trubbach
    Inventors: Arno Moosbrugger, Jorg Kerschbaumer, Theo Bachmann, Mario Wolfgang Walch
  • METHOD FOR APPLYING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE LUBRICANT
    Publication number: 20140193572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying hexagonal boron nitride to a rough surface, wherein it is intended for the boron nitride to be provided as a temperature-resistant lubricant of the surface. According to the invention, a pin composed of hexagonal boron nitride is rubbed with pressure over the rough surface, such that abraded boron nitride adheres to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, Trubbach
    Inventors: Arno Moosbrugger, Jorg Kerschbaumer, Theo Bachmann, Mario Wolfgang Walch
  • METHOD FOR APPLYING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE LUBRICANT
    Publication number: 20120152739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying hexagonal boron nitride to a rough surface, wherein it is intended for the boron nitride to be provided as a temperature-resistant lubricant of the surface. According to the invention, a pin composed of hexagonal boron nitride is rubbed with pressure over the rough surface, such that abraded boron nitride adheres to the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH
    Inventors: Arno Moosbrugger, Jörg Kerschbaumer, Theo Bachmann, Mario Wolfgang Walch
  • Apparatus for the heat treatment of ophthalmic lenses, especially contact lenses
    Patent number: 5340399
    Abstract: In an apparatus for the heat treatment of ophthalmic lenses, especially contact lenses, which comprises an approximately cylindrical housing of closed design having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, transport device for transporting the ophthalmic lenses located inside molds along an open transport path, which is arranged inside the housing and connects the inlet and the outlet opening, and heating device arranged inside the housing, the open transport path inside the housing is of an essentially spiral shape, and the heating device are arranged essentially above and below the transport path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Winfried Uftring, Theo Bachmann, Helmut Geis, Lothar Haase