Patents by Inventor Carl Håkan Messler
Carl Håkan Messler 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).
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Patent number: 11940332Abstract: A cooking oven wet bulb sensor system having: a reservoir configured to be secured to a cooking chamber wall of the cooking oven, with a cavity of the reservoir in an upward-facing orientation; a temperature sensor probe configured to be mounted at least partially within the cavity of the reservoir; and a water fill opening positioned to dispense water into the cavity. A cooking oven having a wet bulb sensor system and a method for operating a cooking oven are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Scott Martin Heimendinger, Carl Håkan Messler
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Patent number: 11910948Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Publication number: 20230363566Abstract: A steam oven having a housing, a cooking chamber located within the housing, a water tank receptacle connected to the housing, the water tank receptacle comprising: a reservoir, an inlet fitting positioned above the reservoir, a false bottom positioned above the reservoir, and a reservoir outlet extending through a bottom of the reservoir. A water tank is selectively positionable on the water tank receptacle above the false bottom, the water tank having an outlet fitting configured to fluidily connect to the inlet fitting upon positioning the water tank on the water tank receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Scott Martin Heimendinger, Carl Håkan Messler
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Publication number: 20230225544Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Patent number: 11622644Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Patent number: 11564524Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Patent number: 11375843Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Publication number: 20220133072Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Publication number: 20220015568Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu
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Publication number: 20210088388Abstract: A cooking oven wet bulb sensor system having: a reservoir configured to be secured to a cooking chamber wall of the cooking oven, with a cavity of the reservoir in an upward-facing orientation; a temperature sensor probe configured to be mounted at least partially within the cavity of the reservoir; and a water fill opening positioned to dispense water into the cavity. A cooking oven having a wet bulb sensor system and a method for operating a cooking oven are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Scott Martin Heimendinger, Carl Håkan Messler
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Publication number: 20200323381Abstract: A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Carl Håkan Messler, Xia Yujie, Vivian Lee Hu