Patents by Inventor Thorsten Schindler

Thorsten Schindler 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).

  • Printer for printing marker cards with markers for marking electrical appliances
    Patent number: 11945241
    Abstract: A printer for printing plate-like media made of plastic and/or metal such as printing marker cards with markers for marking electrical appliances has various functional devices and an apparatus for handling the printable plate-like media. The marker cards are conveyed in the printer between the functional devices. The handling apparatus has several stations which are formed as receiving and fixing devices for a marker card to be printed. One or more of the stations is configured so as to be pivotable, such that it can be pivoted out of a first pivot position into a second pivot position against a resilient stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Dahlmann, Thorsten Bornefeld, René Manke, Rico Schindler, Thomas Köster
  • Method and apparatus for the production of milk foam or milk-based drinks
    Patent number: 8357416
    Abstract: During a method for the production of milk foam or milk-based drinks, milk is sucked with a pump (1) out of a container (3, 3?) and conveyed to an outlet (11?), wherein air and/or a gas is added to the milk. The milk/air mixture is processed in a cold state into milk foam and conveyed as cold milk foam to the outlet (11?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Steiner Weggis AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Schindler, Jean-Paul In-Albon
  • Method and Apparatus for the Production of Milk Foam or Milk-Based Drinks
    Publication number: 20100075007
    Abstract: During a method for the production of milk foam or milk-based drinks, milk is sucked with a pump (1) out of a container (3, 3?) and conveyed to an outlet (11?), wherein air and/or a gas is added to the milk. The milk/air mixture is processed in a cold state into milk foam and conveyed as cold milk foam to the outlet (11?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Thorsten Schindler, Jean-Paul In-Albon