Patents by Inventor Frank Marek

Frank Marek 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 operating a plurality of devices having electrical consumers or gas consumers, and system having a plurality of such devices
    Patent number: 11960256
    Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of devices which each contain at least one electrical or gas consumer, with the following steps: before switching on the consumer, the device asks an allocation module whether the process can be started, on the basis of parameters of the requested process, parameters of currently running and/or planned processes of the other consumers and a predefined maximum power value, the allocation module decides whether the requested process is enabled, modified or at least temporarily disabled. A system having a plurality of devices which each have at least one electrical or gas consumer as well as a controller, and having an allocation module in which a maximum power value for the consumers is stored, wherein the controller of the devices can send information about planned and current processes via a communication link to the allocation module and receive an enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: RATIONAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, RATIONAL INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Manfred Breunig, Florian Löw, Frank Marek
  • Method for displaying parameters of a cooking process and display device for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: 10969111
    Abstract: A method of displaying parameters of a cooking process involves a step in which an information window is provided within an indicating window. Further, a cooking intelligence applied is temporarily displayed in the information window. A cooking appliance display device can be used for displaying various parameters and steps of a cooking process and for making these available to an operator for interaction, with an information window being provided in which a currently applied cooking intelligence is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RATIONAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Wiedemann, Jana Kirchgaessner, Sascha Barby, Gerd Funk, Torsten Brinkmann, Bruno Maas, Frank Marek, Anton Meindl, Wilhelm Maerz, Sonja Reich, Leonora Minisini, Wolfgang Schmidberger, Meike Stelljes
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A PLURALITY OF DEVICES HAVING ELECTRICAL CONSUMERS OR GAS CONSUMERS, AND SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUCH DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190357309
    Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of devices which each contain at least one electrical or gas consumer, with the following steps: before switching on the consumer, the device asks an allocation module whether the process can be started, on the basis of parameters of the requested process, parameters of currently running and/or planned processes of the other consumers and a predefined maximum power value, the allocation module decides whether the requested process is enabled, modified or at least temporarily disabled. A system having a plurality of devices which each have at least one electrical or gas consumer as well as a controller, and having an allocation module in which a maximum power value for the consumers is stored, wherein the controller of the devices can send information about planned and current processes via a communication link to the allocation module and receive an enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Manfred BREUNIG, Florian LÖW, Frank MAREK
  • Method for Displaying Parameters of a Cooking Process and Display Device for a Cooking Appliance
    Publication number: 20150176846
    Abstract: A method of displaying parameters of a cooking process involves a step in which an information window is provided within an indicating window. Further, a cooking intelligence applied is temporarily displayed in the information window. A cooking appliance display device can be used for displaying various parameters and steps of a cooking process and for making these available to an operator for interaction, with an information window being provided in which a currently applied cooking intelligence is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Rational Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Wiedemann, Jana Kirchgaessner, Sascha Barby, Gerd Funk, Torsten Brinkmann, Bruno Maas, Frank Marek, Anton Meindl, Wilhelm Maerz, Sonja Reich, Leonora Minisini, Wolfgang Schmidberger, Meike Stelljes