Patents by Inventor Christoph Spitthöver

Christoph Spitthöver 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: 11903096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element (210), in particular in a food processor (1) for the at least partially automatic preparation of foodstuffs, wherein the following steps are performed: a) detecting an electrical resistance of the heating element (210) such that at least one resistance value is determined, b) performing a heating operation on the heating element (210) based on the at least one determined resistance value to perform the heating operation depending on a temperature of the heating element (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Spitthöver, Torsten Lang
  • Publication number: 20230270307
    Abstract: A suction device with at least one blower with a motor, at least one temperature sensor, and at least one control device. A method for operating a suction device as well as a computer program product is also provided. The suction device, as well as a method for operating a suction device and a computer program product, which prevents overheating of components within the suction device and simultaneously ensures energy efficiency, are realized in that the control device is designed and arranged to throttle or increase, at least temporarily, one operational parameter of the motor, depending on a comparison of a temperature value of the temperature sensor with at least one temperature threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Pablo Mosquera Michaelsen, Jan Bärhausen, Christoph Spitthöver
  • Publication number: 20230116252
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element (210), in particular in a food processor (1) for the at least partially automatic preparation of foodstuffs, wherein the following steps are performed: a) detecting an electrical resistance of the heating element (210) such that at least one resistance value is determined, b) performing a heating operation on the heating element (210) based on the at least one determined resistance value to perform the heating operation depending on a temperature of the heating element (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Spitthöver, Torsten Lang
  • Patent number: 11510285
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element (210), in particular in a food processor (1) for the at least partially automatic preparation of foodstuffs, wherein the following steps are performed: a) detecting an electrical resistance of the heating element (210) such that at least one resistance value is determined, b) performing a heating operation on the heating element (210) based on the at least one determined resistance value to perform the heating operation depending on a temperature of the heating element (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Spitthöver, Torsten Lang
  • Publication number: 20190223258
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element (210), in particular in a food processor (1) for the at least partially automatic preparation of foodstuffs, wherein the following steps are performed: a) detecting an electrical resistance of the heating element (210) such that at least one resistance value is determined, b) performing a heating operation on the heating element (210) based on the at least one determined resistance value to perform the heating operation depending on a temperature of the heating element (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph Spitthöver, Torsten Lang
  • Publication number: 20190045995
    Abstract: An accumulator-operated household appliance and a method for the operation thereof, in which the household appliance has at least two electrical systems, wherein a first electrical system is a first coil of an electrical drive motor. Switches of a switching unit can be switched in such a way by means of a controller that every electrical system is either operated by means of an accumulator assigned thereto or that a plurality of electrical systems are operated by a joint accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Andres SAUERWALD, Gerhard ISENBERG, Dennis HUELSMANN, Christoph SPITTHOEVER