Patents by Inventor Axel Heckert

Axel Heckert 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: 11946653
    Abstract: An induction cooktop includes: a cover plate with at least one cooking point; a holding plate; at least one inductive heating coil arranged between the cover plate and the holding plate; at least one electronics housing fastened to a side of the holding plate facing away from the at least one inductive heating coil and having electronics for the at least one inductive heating coil; and a lower box closing off the induction cooktop at a bottom of the induction cooktop, the lower box being open at a top thereof. The at least one electronics housing is arranged in the lower box. The holding plate covers the lower box at the top. The holding plate is connected in a force-transmitting manner to the lower box in an assembly state of the induction cooktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Meike Garben, Frank Holtmann, Axel Heckert, Robert Bulthaup
  • Publication number: 20220061132
    Abstract: An induction cooktop includes: a cover plate with at least one cooking point; a holding plate; at least one inductive heating coil arranged between the cover plate and the holding plate; at least one electronics housing fastened to a side of the holding plate facing away from the at least one inductive heating coil and having electronics for the at least one inductive heating coil; and a lower box closing off the induction cooktop at a bottom of the induction cooktop, the lower box being open at a top thereof. The at least one electronics housing is arranged in the lower box. The holding plate covers the lower box at the top. The retaining plate is connected in a force-transmitting manner to the lower box in an assembly state of the induction cooktop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Meike Garben, Frank Holtmann, Axel Heckert, Robert Bulthaup