Patents by Inventor Manfred Edlmann

Manfred Edlmann 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: 6276357
    Abstract: A cooktop includes a cooktop frame with at least one decorative frame strip, which entirely surrounds a one-piece cooktop panel, and with at least one decorative separating strip disposed on a top side of the cooktop panel and separating an operating area of the cooktop panel from the cooking area of the cooktop panel. In order to simplify the construction of the cooktop, the cooktop panel is configured in one piece. The at least one decorative frame strip is formed integrally with the decorative separating strip. The at least one decorative frame strip and the decorative separating strip are preferably made from high-grade steel. The decorative separating strip has at least one bead-like elevation at least over a part of it length. The at least one bead-like elevation has an underside and defines a cavity between the underside of the elevation and the top side of the cooktop panel and the cavity is substantially filled with an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Edlmann, Bernd Stitzl, Joachim Grützke
  • Patent number: 5990457
    Abstract: A glass-ceramic cooktop includes a glass-ceramic plate having a periphery. At least one heating body is disposed below the glass-ceramic plate. A sprayed-on plastic frame embraces the periphery of the glass-ceramic plate and has an upper surface. A protective lining of high-temperature-proof material embraces the glass-ceramic plate and is disposed on the upper surface of the plastic frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Steiner, Manfred Edlmann, Rudolf Meierhofer
  • Patent number: 5844206
    Abstract: A glass-ceramic cooktop includes a glass-ceramic plate having a periphery. At least one heating body is disposed below the glass-ceramic plate. A sprayed-on plastic frame embraces the periphery of the glass-ceramic plate and has an upper surface. A protective lining of high-temperature-proof material embraces the glass-ceramic plate and is disposed on the upper surface of the plastic frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Steiner, Manfred Edlmann, Rudolf Meierhofer