Patents by Inventor Sergio Llorente Gil

Sergio Llorente Gil 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).

  • Publication number: 20240098853
    Abstract: A household appliance system includes a household appliance having a first induction unit configured to inductively supply energy, a household unit having a second induction unit configured to inductively receive the energy that is supplied from the first induction unit, and a safety unit configured to prevent, as a function of a safety parameter, at least in an interval a transmission of energy to the second induction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Emilio Plumed Velilla, Julio Rivera Peman, Javier Serrano Trullen
  • Publication number: 20240040676
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a set-down plate for setting down cookware, and a detection unit designed to detect the cookware. The detection unit includes a radiation source for emitting electromagnetic radiation and a radiation detector for receiving electromagnetic radiation. A first radiation guiding element transmits the electromagnetic radiation from the radiation source to a set-down region of the set-down plate, and a second radiation guiding element transmits electromagnetic radiation reflected from the cookware to the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Pilar Blasco Herranz, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Damaso Martin Gomez, Cristina Pelayo Gil, Julio Rivera Peman
  • Patent number: 11856656
    Abstract: A cooking appliance apparatus, in particular an oven apparatus, includes a muffle which defines a cooking chamber, and a heating element to heat the cooking chamber at least partially. A switching unit connects the heating element to a first supply voltage in a first operating state and to a second supply voltage in a second operating state, with the second supply voltage being different from the first supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jose Galindo Perez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Carlos Obon Abadia, Jose Manuel Palacios Gasos, Edgar Jorge Ramirez Laboreo, Alvaro Rigual Iturria, Fernando Sanz Serrano, Rebeca Soria Ruiz
  • Patent number: 11805576
    Abstract: A household appliance device includes an integer number N of row switching elements at a row position i, wherein i is an integer number 1?i?N, an integer number M of column switching elements at a column position j, wherein j is an integer number 1?j?M, and a heating matrix including at least N×M heating matrix elements having positions (i, j), with N+M>2, wherein a heating matrix element at the position (i,j) includes at least one inductor at the position (i,j) and is connected to both the i-th row switching element and the j-th column switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Alejandro Naval Pallares, Hector Sarnago Andia
  • Patent number: 11805575
    Abstract: An induction hob device includes at least one cooktop, at least one first coil, at least one second coil, and a control unit. The first coil and the second coil are displaced relative to each other at least in a direction perpendicular to the cooktop. In order to improve an efficiency, the control unit is configured to at least temporarily operate the first coil and the second coil simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Sergio Llorente Gil, Ignacio Lope Moratilla, Daniel Palacios Tomas
  • Publication number: 20230328850
    Abstract: A cooktop accessory device includes a detection coil configured to detect an inductive signal of an induction heating unit, and a signal analysis unit configured to determine a parameter of the inductive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Julio Rivera Peman
  • Publication number: 20230304674
    Abstract: A food preparation apparatus, in particular a cooktop apparatus, having a sensor unit which is provided in order to receive image data of a preparation region, having an additional sensor unit which is provided in order to receive additional image data of the preparation region and having a control unit for analyzing the image data. In order to increase user convenience and to achieve precise replication of a food preparation process, according to the invention the control unit is provided in order to also analyze, in at least one operating state, in addition to the image data formed as 3D image data, the additional image data in order to generate a digital twin of a situation in the preparation region, in particular of a food preparation process in the preparation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Gonzalo Lopez Nicolas, Carlos Sagües Blázquiz
  • Publication number: 20230108631
    Abstract: An underlay apparatus for use with a hob includes an underlay unit positioned between a cooking vessel and a cooking zone of the hob, and a positioning aid supporting the positioning of the underlay unit relative to the cooking zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Abadia Durango, Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Julio Rivera Peman
  • Patent number: 11617237
    Abstract: A cooking appliance device, in particular induction cooking appliance device, includes a muffle which has a muffle wall and is configured to define at least partially a cooking chamber. A heating element is provided to heat the muffle wall, with a first sensor unit detecting a temperature of the muffle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jose Galindo Perez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Maria del Carmen Martinez Mur, Dan Neumayer, Carlos Obon Abadia, Jose Manuel Palacios Gasos, Enrique Javier Perez Visa, Edgar Jorge Ramirez Laboreo, Fernando Sanz Serrano
  • Patent number: 11617235
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a placement unit which has a food-holding element and a heating unit for heating the food-holding element. An induction unit provides in at least one operating state an amount of heating energy for inductively heating the food-holding element. The heating unit includes a heating element which is different from an induction heating element and is provided for heating the food-holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Munich, GERMANY
    Inventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Daniel Anton Falcon, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Ignacio Lope Moratilla, Emilio Plumed Velilla
  • Publication number: 20230009984
    Abstract: An induction device includes a plurality of induction areas which can be controlled independently from one another, and a control unit configured to control the plurality of induction areas within a control period from a first control interval and a second control interval repetitively with an alternating current frequency and to supply the plurality of induction areas with energy. The control unit operates in the first control interval at least two of the plurality of induction areas with a first phase shift to minimize interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Alberto Dominguez Vicente, Jorge Español Leza, Manuel Fernandez Martinez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Ramon Peinado Adiego, Jorge Villa Lopez
  • Publication number: 20220418053
    Abstract: An induction energy transmission system includes a supply unit having a supply induction element to inductively provide energy in an operating state. A receiving unit receives at least part of the energy provided by the supply induction element in the operating state. A sensor unit detects a measurement variable and a first information channel transmits a first signal between the receiving unit and the supply unit, with the first signal coding the measurement variable. A second information channel which differs from the first information channel transmits a second signal between the receiving unit and the supply unit, with the second signal coding the measurement variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Alberto Dominguez Vicente, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Julio Rivera Peman
  • Patent number: 11530875
    Abstract: A cooking appliance apparatus includes at least one fan unit having at least one fan wheel which is mounted for rotation about a rotation axis. A heating element is provided to heat the fan wheel in at least one operating state, with the heating element being configured as an induction heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jose Galindo Perez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Dan Neumayer, Carlos Obon Abadia, Enrique Javier Perez Visa
  • Patent number: 11503678
    Abstract: A cooking appliance device includes a heating unit having a heating element for heating a cooking chamber in a heating operating state, and a cooking chamber element configured to at least partially bound the cooking chamber. The cooking chamber element has a part region with a surface shape which changes in the heating operating state in response to a thermal expansion of the cooking chamber element. The heating unit includes an adapting element which is arranged at least in part on the cooking chamber element and has in facing relation to the part region a surface which adapts in the heating operating state to the surface shape of the part region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jose Galindo Perez, Jose Manuel Jorquera Cocera, Sergio Llorente Gil, Carlos Obon Abadia, Jose Manuel Palacios Gasos, Enrique Javier Perez Visa, Edgar Jorge Ramirez Laboreo, Fernando Sanz Serrano
  • Publication number: 20220338314
    Abstract: An induction energy transmission system includes a receiving unit having a first receiving induction element for receiving an inductively provided energy, and a voltage converter unit connected to the first receiving induction element and configured to convert an electrical voltage of the first receiving induction element for supply of energy to an additional unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Javier Lasobras Bernad, Sergio Llorente Gil, Emilio Plumed Velilla, Julio Rivera Peman
  • Patent number: 11438974
    Abstract: An induction cooktop device includes a cooktop plane and an induction heating unit that includes an induction heating element, with the induction heating element extending at least in a subarea along a first principal plane of orientation which deviates from the cooktop plane. The induction heating element includes a first section extending at least essentially within a second principal plane of orientation, and a second section extending at least essentially within a third principal plane of orientation which differs from the second principal plane of orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Jesus Acero Acero, Manuel Almolda Fandos, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Ignacio Lope Moratilla, Maria Elena Moya Albertin, Javier Serrano Trullen
  • Patent number: 11375585
    Abstract: A cooking appliance apparatus, in particular an oven apparatus, includes a first heating element, a second heating element, a control unit configured to jointly operate the first and second heating elements to heat a cooking chamber in an operating state, and a power distributor unit which is configured to divide a total power into a first output power and a second output power in the operating state and to supply the first output power to the first heating element and the second output power to the second heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jose Galindo Perez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Carlos Obon Abadia, Jose Manuel Palacios Gasos, Enrique Javier Perez Visa, Edgar Jorge Ramirez Laboreo, Fernando Sanz Serrano, Rebeca Soria Ruiz
  • Publication number: 20220191976
    Abstract: A cooking appliance device includes a control and/or regulating unit provided to repetitively control a first induction target with a first heating current frequency in a periodic continuous heating operating state, which is allocated an operating period, to supply the first induction target with energy, and to operate the first induction target in a switched-on interval of the operating period with a heating power. The control and/or regulating unit is provided to select in the continuous heating operating state a sum of all switched-on intervals of the operating period as a multiple of a reciprocal value of the first heating current frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Cabeza Gozalo, Alberto Dominguez Vicente, Sergio Llorente Gil, Jesus Manuel Moya Nogues, Antonio Muñoz Fumanal, Ramon Peinado Adiego, Jorge Villa Lopez
  • Patent number: 11343882
    Abstract: A cooking utensil includes a drive unit which is configured to drive at least one consumer, and a receiving unit which is configured to receive energy in a contactless manner and to supply energy to the drive unit. The cooking utensil can be part of a cooking system which further includes a cooktop apparatus having an induction unit configured at least to supply energy for the receiving unit of the cooking utensil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Jose Andres Garcia Martinez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Teresa Del Carmen Marzo Alvarez, Jorge Mir Bel, Julio Rivera Peman, Francisco Javier Sancho Diaz, Beatriz Villanueva Valero
  • Patent number: 11317478
    Abstract: A pad device includes a pad unit for placement at least in part between a setting-down counter and a heated cooking vessel in a heating operating mode. To provide great flexibility, the pad device includes an electronic unit which supplies at least one function in at least one operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Sergio Llorente Gil, Jorge Mir Bel, Julio Rivera Peman