Patents by Inventor Michael Herner

Michael Herner 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: 9557066
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including an interior, a fan mechanism having at least one fan wheel in the interior, at least one first flow directing member for subdividing the interior into a pressure chamber that houses the fan wheel and a cooking chamber, in which the first flow directing member includes at least one suction port for sucking atmosphere from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber when the fan wheel is in operation and at least one blow-off port for blowing atmosphere from the pressure chamber into the cooking chamber when the fan wheel is in operation; and at least one second flow directing member that is included with the fan mechanism in the area of the suction port of the first flow directing member in order to improve the flow from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber by forcing an axial main flow H in the suction zone of the fan mechanism, where the second flow directing member performs a nozzle function, extends from the fan mechanism into the cooking chamber, and overlaps the e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim J. Hylla, Oliver Witt, Yingan Xia, Michael Herner, Thomas Schreiner, Robert Kurth, Leonhard Ring, Aldo Paintner
  • Publication number: 20110253123
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including an interior, a fan mechanism having at least one fan wheel in the interior, at least one first flow directing member for subdividing the interior into a pressure chamber that houses the fan wheel and a cooking chamber, in which the first flow directing member includes at least one suction port for sucking atmosphere from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber when the fan wheel is in operation and at least one blow-off port for blowing atmosphere from the pressure chamber into the cooking chamber when the fan wheel is in operation; and at least one second flow directing member that is included with the fan mechanism in the area of the suction port of the first flow directing member in order to improve the flow from the cooking chamber into the pressure chamber by forcing an axial main flow H in the suction zone of the fan mechanism, where the second flow directing member performs a nozzle function, extends from the fan mechanism into the cooking chamber, and overlaps the e
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Rational AG
    Inventors: Ernst Claussen, Joachim J. Hylla, Oliver Witt, Yingan Xia, Michael Herner, Tomas Schreiner, Robert Kurth, Leonhard Ring, Aldo Paintner
  • 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
  • Patent number: 6772751
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a heater, a blower, a steam generator, a cooking chamber, a cooking chamber drain, a steam condenser and a cooking appliance drain, and the steam condenser is arranged between the cooking chamber drain and the cooking appliance drain. A fluid from the steam generator and from a washing liquid reservoir, which fluid includes water, a cleaning agent, a rinsing agent, a wetting agent, a decalcification agent and/or waste products arising when cooking a product in the cooking chamber can be distributed in the cooking chamber for the cleaning of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedemann
  • Publication number: 20030145847
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus and to a method for cleaning a cooking appliance comprising a heater, a blower, a steam generator, a cooking chamber, a cooking chamber drain, a steam condenser and a cooking appliance drain, whereby the steam condenser is arranged between the cooking chamber drain and the cooking appliance drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedmann