Patents by Inventor Markus Lingenheil

Markus Lingenheil 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: 11835238
    Abstract: A cooking appliance unit has a movable cooking appliance base frame, by which the cooking appliance attached thereto is height-adjustable, more specifically as a function of the operating situation of the cooking appliance. The cooking appliance includes a controller which is configured to automatically adjust the height of the cooking pan as a function of the operating situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jakob Assenbrunner, Markus Lingenheil, Reinhard Wassmus, Kevin Spalholz, Simon Endres
  • Patent number: 11343878
    Abstract: Described is a method of controlling a cooking appliance which includes at least one electrical load and a controller. The electrical load is variably connected to at least one of a plurality of phases of a power connection. The phase is selected from among the plurality of phases. Furthermore, a cooking appliance and a heating element are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Pascal Gluck, Annika Katharina Junghanns, Markus Lingenheil, Pascal Schmidlin
  • Publication number: 20210278088
    Abstract: A cooking device has at least one support and a cooking body which is rotatably attached to the support via a rotatable axis, the cooking body has a tub-shaped cooking container and at least one gas burner. The cooking device has at least one supply line for the gas burner, which is connected to the gas burner, which extends through the rotatable axis and which is configured concentrically with the rotatable axis. The cooking device has an outer pipe surrounding the supply line, the supply line having a smaller diameter than the rotatable axis, as a result of which an annular gap is formed radially between the supply line and the wall of the outer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Reinhard WASSMUS, Markus LINGENHEIL, Mathieu MOUGEY, Daniel ROESSNER, Florian LOEW, Frederik SILVERSAND
  • Publication number: 20210068577
    Abstract: A cooking appliance having a pan and a movable lid closing a cooking chamber in the pan has a locking element which is movable by motor and is either integrated in the pan or integrated in the lid. When the pan is in its closed state, the locking element, when in its locking position, protrudes either from the top side of the pan or the lower side of the lid and extends into the respective other part to mechanically lock it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Markus LINGENHEIL, Mathieu MOUGEY, Reinhard WASSMUS
  • Publication number: 20200166219
    Abstract: A cooking appliance unit has a movable cooking appliance base frame, by which the cooking appliance attached thereto is height-adjustable, more specifically as a function of the operating situation of the cooking appliance. Furthermore, a cooking appliance base frame is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jakob ASSENBRUNNER, Markus LINGENHEIL, Reinhard WASSMUS, Kevin SPALHOLZ, Simon ENDRES
  • Publication number: 20200000264
    Abstract: Described is a method for operating a cooking appliance which has a cooking vessel to which a weight measuring system is assigned, wherein the weight of a substance introduced into the cooking vessel is determined via a weight difference determination and wherein the determined weight is used as a parameter for a safety function and/or a cooking process optimization, wherein the cooking process optimization comprises at least a time optimization, with the result that the duration of the cooking process is adapted to the weight of the introduced substance. Furthermore, an assembly is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Markus LINGENHEIL, Jérôme DEIS
  • Publication number: 20180332664
    Abstract: Described is a method of controlling a cooking appliance which includes at least one electrical load and a controller. The electrical load is variably connected to at least one of a plurality of phases of a power connection. The phase is selected from among the plurality of phases. Furthermore, a cooking appliance and a heating element are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Pascal GLUCK, Annika Katharina JUNGHANNS, Markus LINGENHEIL, Pascal SCHMIDLIN
  • Patent number: 9585509
    Abstract: A cooking appliance has a pivotable pot having a pot pivot axle and a pivotable lid having a lid pivot axle, and includes a common drive for pivoting the pot and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: FRIMA-T SAS, FRIMA INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Wassmus, Markus Lingenheil, Pascal Gluck, Kevin Spahlholz, Jean Vorady, Manuel Baehl
  • Publication number: 20150305541
    Abstract: A cooking appliance has a pivotable pot having a pot pivot axle and a pivotable lid having a lid pivot axle, and includes a common drive for pivoting the pot and the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Reinhard Wassmus, Markus Lingenheil, Pascal Gluck, Kevin Spahlholz, Jean Vorady, Manuel Baehl
  • Publication number: 20110070340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling at least two cooking devices, an associated cooking device and an associated system consisting of at least two cooking devices. According to the invention, data is generated in a control unit of at least one cooking device, said data being suitable for influencing the operation of another cooking device. The data is transmitted to a control unit (24) of the other cooking device and the control unit of the other cooking device controls the operation of said other cooking device (24) in accordance with the transmitted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Stefan Pechaigner, Gerhard Kramer, Markus Lingenheil, Regina Hoemme, Manfred Breunig
  • Publication number: 20060157482
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking space, a microwave generator device and at least one coaxial transmission line or strip transmission line within the cooking space. The transmission line is connected to the microwave generator device, and is used to outcouple microwave radiation produced by the microwave generator device to the cooking space. The at least one coaxial transmission line and/or strip transmission line may be integrated in at least one component of the cooking appliance in the form of a post or a fixed holder within the cooking space or in at least one accessory which can be introduced into the cooking space. The holder may include a hanging rack, a mobile oven rack or a mobile plate rack to hold insertable cooking containers, plates, sheets and/or pans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Markus Lingenheil, Peter Kohlstrung, Michael Herner, Joerg Brand, Roland Sterzel, Bruno Maas, Roland Hegmann