Patents by Inventor Thomas Kunkler

Thomas Kunkler 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: 8960474
    Abstract: A vessel cover and/or splash guard for cooking or household vessels, which may be formed from a plurality of individual segments that may be supported relative to one another so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation at different heights, so that they can be fanned out a screen-like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Leifheit AG
    Inventors: Georg Thaller, Jochen Kürschner, Thomas Kunkler, Klaus-Jürgen Fischer, Frank Weintritt, Verena Steudter
  • Publication number: 20140091090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vessel cover for vessels in the form of cooking vessels or household vessels, comprising a cover (1), which is formed from a plurality of individual segments (2), which can be placed on the vessel edge, wherein the individual segments (2) are supported relative to one another so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation at different heights, so that they can be fanned out a screen-like manner for the purpose of forming the cover (1), which at least partially covers the vessel, and can be rotated one on top of the other so as to form a stack in an inoperative position. The known covers have the disadvantage that they require a comparatively large amount of seepage space and/or that they can be attached to a steaming vessel only with the risk of being burnt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: LEIFHEIT AG
    Inventors: Georg Thaller, Jochen Kürschner, Thomas Kunkler, Klaus-Jürgen Fischer, Frank Weintritt, Verena Steudter
  • Patent number: 7619887
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for cooling equipment and network cabinets, particularly server cabinets, in which the fans are integrated into a door. The resulting fan door, in the closed position, covers an access area of the rear of the cabinet and longitudinally adjacent to the fan door is arranged in fixed manner an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, whilst covering a residual area of the rear of the cabinet and to which is articulated the fan door. The heat loss given off to a cooling liquid, particularly cold water, in the heat exchanger is removed via a pipe system outside the cabinet installation area and rigid connecting pipes of a gas-tight material can be used for the connection of the heat exchangers of the individual cabinets to the building-side pipe system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Knuerr AG
    Inventors: Peter Koch, Rainer Bretschneider, Heiko Ebermann, Manfred Willnecker, Harald Fonfara, Thorsten Miltkau, Thomas Künkler, Lars Weiβmann
  • Publication number: 20080285228
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for cooling equipment and network cabinets, particularly server cabinets, in which the fans are integrated into a door. The resulting fan door, in the closed position, covers an access area of the rear of the cabinet and longitudinally adjacent to the fan door is arranged in fixed manner an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, whilst covering a residual area of the rear of the cabinet and to which is articulated the fan door. The heat loss given off to a cooling liquid, particularly cold water, in the heat exchanger is removed via a pipe system outside the cabinet installation area and rigid connecting pipes of a gas-tight material can be used for the connection of the heat exchangers of the individual cabinets to the building-side pipe system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Knuerr AG
    Inventors: Peter Koch, Rainer Bretschneider, Heiko Ebermann, Manfred Willnecker, Harald Fonfara, Thorsten Miltkau, Thomas Kunkler, Lars Weissmann