Patents by Inventor Stefan Kraut-Reinkober

Stefan Kraut-Reinkober 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: 20190370883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen appliance (1) for at least partially automated processing of recipes (10), comprising a functional unit (2) for processing ingredients when processing the recipes (10), a user interface (3) for detecting a user input (101.1), an integrated control unit (4), by means of which at least one recipe (10) can be selected as a function of the user input (101.1) and the electrical functional unit (2) can be activated. In addition, the invention concerns a method (100) for assisting a user of a kitchen appliance (1) in purchasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Hendrik Koetz, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Andrej Mosebach, Mirco Pieper, Anton Reindl, Christiane Stach, Wenjie Yan, Sarah Werhahn
  • Patent number: 10470614
    Abstract: An electrical kitchen appliance for preparing food has an operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by a user. The operator control unit can be removably attached to the electrical kitchen appliance and, in the process, can be operated in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode, wherein the operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by the user is attached to the electrical kitchen appliance in the first operating mode and is removed from the electrical kitchen appliance in the second operating mode. An electrical kitchen appliance of this kind which has an operator control unit which can be individually operated is provided in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Lang, Georg Hackert, Jutta Schomacher, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Andres Sauerwald
  • Publication number: 20190261812
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cooking management method (100) for planning a cooking process (200) of a kitchen machine (1) comprising the following steps: determining (105) an entertainment program (201) of an entertainment apparatus (2); determining (106) a planning interval (202) in which at least one user of the kitchen machine (1) is connected to the entertainment machine (2) to enjoy the entertainment program (201). The invention also concerns a food processor (1) and a system for carrying out a cooking operation (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Hendrik Koetz, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Andrej Mosebach, Mirco Pieper, Anton Reindl, Christiane Stach, Wenjie Yan, Sarah Werhahn
  • Publication number: 20190142206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for adjusting the heating power of at least one heating element (40) of a domestic appliance (10), wherein the domestic appliance (10) includes a temperature sensor (50) for measuring a temperature (T) in a receiving space (20) of the domestic appliance (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Wenjie Yan, Torsten Lang, Christiane Stach, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober
  • Publication number: 20190142027
    Abstract: The invention concerns a kitchen appliance comprising a stirring unit 5, 6 and a pot 2. An insert pot 3 is provided, which can be inserted in the pot 2 such that an interspace 4 remains between the pot 2 and the insert pot 3, wherein the stirring unit 5, 6 has a tool 5 for blending and/or chopping that is located in the interspace 4 when the insert pot 3 is inserted. The invention further comprises the use of the kitchen appliance for the preparation of chocolate and an insert system for a kitchen appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Svenja Stolze, Christiane Stach, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober
  • Publication number: 20180177340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking pot (3) for a food processor (2) with a heating element (1), wherein the heating element (1) comprises a heating means (10) for generating heat and a heat exchanger (20) with a heat-absorbing side (20.1) at which the heat exchanger (20) is heatable by the heating means (10) and a heat emission side (20.2) for heating of foodstuff in the food processor (2), wherein the heat exchanger (20) comprises an opening (27) for a stirrer (50) and a first functional layer (21) at the heat emission side (20.2) characterized in that the heat exchanger (20) comprises at least partially a metallic heat conducting layer (23), which is arranged with the first functional layer (21) such that the heat generated by the heating means (10) is transferable extensively from the heat conducting layer (23) to the first functional layer (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Sebastian Tietz, Jan-Martin Loth
  • Publication number: 20170347838
    Abstract: A food processor, in particular a mixing device, comprising a housing for accommodating a receptacle and a cover that closes the receptacle, and a locking mechanism for interlocking the receptacle with the cover; the locking mechanism includes a locking element, especially a locking roller, which can be moved relative to the receptacle and/or the cover from an unlocking position into a locking position and vice versa. In order to further develop food processors of the type, the locking element, apart from or in addition to interlocking the receptacle with the cover, is designed to have a subsidiary effect on the receptacle and/or the cover or to subsidiarily interact with the receptacle and/or the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. lnterholding GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan KRAUT-REINKOBER, Torsten LANG, Georg HACKERT, Andres SAUERWALD, Jutta SCHOMACHER, Stefan HILGERS
  • Publication number: 20170224174
    Abstract: An electrical kitchen appliance for preparing food has an operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by a user. The operator control unit can be removably attached to the electrical kitchen appliance and, in the process, can be operated in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode, wherein the operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by the user is attached to the electrical kitchen appliance in the first operating mode and is removed from the electrical kitchen appliance in the second operating mode. An electrical kitchen appliance of this kind which has an operator control unit which can be individually operated is provided in this way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten LANG, Georg HACKERT, Jutta SCHOMACHER, Stefan KRAUT-REINKOBER, Andres SAUERWALD
  • Publication number: 20170208992
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical kitchen appliance for preparing meals, preferably according to predetermined recipes, with an output interface (2) for outputting information data (4) to a user and an input interface (3) for inputting control commands for control of the electrical kitchen appliance (1) by the user, wherein the information data (4) are stored in a memory (5) connected with the electrical kitchen appliance (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Jutta SCHOMACHER, Stefan KRAUT-REINKOBER, Andres SAUERWALD, Torsten LANG, Georg HACKERT
  • Patent number: 5820643
    Abstract: A dust filter bag (1) for a vacuum cleaner (3), with a retaining plate (H). The bag is constructed of a solid paper material, such as cardboard for example, to which a dust bag (12) is joined, for example adhesively, with a closure flap (13) turned towards the inside (15) of the dust bag (12), hinged on the retaining plate (H), which closure flap (13) is openable against a spring action and, in closed condition, keeps closed an opening (O) in the retaining plate (H). To make the dust filter bag simpler in construction and more advantageous as regards use, a band-like spring element (F) is attached to the closure flap (13) in such a way that, in the closed condition (FIG. 4), there is formed a clearance (Y) between a band end (E--E) and a hinge axis (14), lying outside of the band, of the closure flap (13), where the hinge axis (14) is provided turned towards the inside (15) of the dust bag (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventors: Paul Lienenluke, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober
  • Patent number: 5766283
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a filter bag (8) for a vacuum cleaner (1), with a retainer plate (16) made of a cardboard-paper material that can be attached to a dust bag (37), for example by gluing, and that has a sealable opening (19) for a suction tube (vacuum connector (18)) of a vacuum cleaner (1), where the opening (19) can be closed off with a separate closure piece (V) which can be moved from an open position to a closure position, being slid between two tiers (38, 40). For greater ease of handling the invention proposes that the closure piece (V) be practically fully enclosed in an outer contour of the retainer plate (16) in the open position and in the closure position and that the closure piece (V) lie exposed in a recess (57) of the uppermost tier (38) separate from the opening (19), the longitudinal extension of the recess (57) conforming to the closure piece (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Germann Bumb, Stephan Peter Dieudonne, Ludger Helmes, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Ralf Sauer, Bastiaan Schultink
  • Patent number: 5468271
    Abstract: A dust filter bag for a vacuum cleaner, having a holding plate (1) of a cardboard paper material, which holding plate (1) has a sealing-closable opening (9) for a suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner, the opening (9) being adapted to be closed from the outside by a separate closure tab (10) which has an insertion region, and, in order to obtain an improved dust filter bag, the cardboard-paper material is developed in three layers (layers a, b, c) in the region of the opening (9) and in at least two layers in the remaining region of the holding plate (1), a rubber gasket (11) being gripped between two layers, preferably the second and third layers (b, c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Sauer, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober, Ludger Helmes, Werner Hoyer