Patents by Inventor Bjorn Leyh

Bjorn Leyh 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: 10555382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) including a number of induction coils (12). Said induction coils (12) are arranged on the induction cooking hob (10) according to a predetermined scheme. At least a portion of the induction cooking hob (10) is covered by the induction coils (12). At least one heating area is formed on the induction cooking hob (10) by activating a single induction coil (12) or a combination of adjacent induction coils (12). At least a portion of the induction hob (12) includes induction coils (12) shaped as triangular discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Björn Leyh, Ulrich Häutle, Jürgen Leikam
  • Publication number: 20190306931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob with a cooling system. The induction cooking hob comprises a casing (10) and at least one induction module (20) arranged inside said casing (10). The casing (10) includes a bottom plate (12), a front wall (14), a rear wall (16) and two lateral walls (18). The induction module (20) is spaced from the front wall (14), so that a front channel is formed between the induction module (20) and the front wall (14). An air stream (34) from a cooling element (24) is guided through the front channel to at least one lateral outlet hole (30) of the closest lateral wall (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Simon MALKOMES, Alwin NEUKAMM, Björn LEYH, Gerhard KLEIN
  • Publication number: 20190162419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressing entity (1) for pressing an induction heating unit (10) against a hob plate, the pressing entity (1) comprising: —a spring element (2); —a coupling element (3), said coupling element (3) being adapted to detachably couple the pressing entity (1) with the induction heating unit (10); wherein the coupling element (3) comprises a spring coupling portion (3.1) adapted to receive the spring element (2), said spring coupling portion (3) being adapted to receive the spring element (2) such that a portion of the spring element (2) protrudes out of the coupling element (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Alwin NEUKAMM, Juergen LEIKAM, Gerhard KLEIN, Björn LEYH
  • Patent number: 9903594
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking arrangement (1) comprising a cooking hob (2) which is arranged on a worktop (3), wherein the cooking hob (2) is supported on the worktop (3) by means of a carrier frame (4), wherein the cooking hob (2) has a vertical height (H) and a bottom member (6) with a bottom surface which is directed vertically downwards and wherein the worktop (3) has a top surface (7) which is directed vertically upwards. To allow an arrangement of the cooking hob (2) without machining a cutout into the worktop (3) the invention proposes that the carrier frame (4) is designed to support the cooking hob (2) in such a way that the bottom surface of the bottom member (6) is positioned in a vertical height equal or above (x) the vertical height of the top surface (7) of the worktop (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Eva Holzgreve
  • Patent number: 9615692
    Abstract: A grill and/or frying plate for use on an induction cooking hob, including at least one grill section and at least one section different from the grill section, in particular a frame section or a warming section. When the grill and/or frying plate is mounted to the cooking hob, the at least one grill section is at least partially arranged directly above at least one heating element of the cooking hob and that the at least one section different from the grill section is at least partially arranged in a position where no heating element is arranged below. A recess and/or a securing recess and/or a fixation groove are arranged in a region that delimits the grill section from the section different from the grill section, in such a way that the heat transfer from the grill section to the section different from the grill section is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Harald Hoffmann, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Jurgen Leikam, Ulrich Hautle
  • Publication number: 20160330799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) including a number of induction coils (12). Said induction coils (12) are arranged on the induction cooking hob (10) according to a predetermined scheme. At least a portion of the induction cooking hob (10) is covered by the induction coils (12). At least one heating area is formed on the induction cooking hob (10) by activating a single induction coil (12) or a combination of adjacent induction coils (12). At least a portion of the induction hob (12) includes induction coils (12) shaped as triangular discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Björn Leyh, Ulrich Häutle, Jürgen Leikam
  • Publication number: 20160007414
    Abstract: An induction hob including in a stacked arrangement a coil carrier plate (2), an induction coil (3) and a cooktop plate (4). The induction coil (3) is supported on the coil carrier plate (2) by at least one elastic, in particular resilient, support element (5) which is made from an electrically insulating material. The support element (5) is implemented to generate an elastic force (F) urging the induction coil (3) towards the cooktop plate (4) at least in the ordinary working arrangement of the induction hob (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Laurent Jeanneteau, Harald Hoffmann, Jochen Holzinger, Björn Leyh, Andrea Zangoli, Ulrich Häutle, Gianluca Venturini
  • Publication number: 20150359045
    Abstract: An induction module for an induction cooking hob including a metal induction coil carrier for supporting at least one induction coil and a housing made of plastics for covering and/or enclosing the at least one induction coil. The housing is fixed or fixable to a bottom side of the induction coil carrier includes a bottom wall, one or more side walls and an open top side. At least one hook element is formed at one or more side walls of the housing. The induction coil carrier includes a horizontal main panel and at least one vertical sheet element containing at least one cut-out and extending downwards from the horizontal main panel. The hook element and the corresponding cut-out form a snap-in mechanism for fixing the housing to the induction coil carrier wherein the side wall of the housing is adjacent to the corresponding vertical sheet element of the induction coil carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
    Inventors: Alwin Neukamm, Harald Hoffmann, Björn Leyh, Ulrich HÄUTLE
  • Patent number: 8944044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-piece fastening element (10) with a cooking hob (24). The fastening element (10) comprises an upper portion (12) being permanently connectable to an upper part (26) of the cooking hob (24) and a lower portion (14) being detachably connectable to a lower part (28) of the cooking hob (24), so that the upper part (26) and the lower part (28) form the cooking hob (10). The lower portion (14) of the fastening element (10) comprises at least one lug element (18) engageable with a recess (30) in the lower part (28) of the cooking hob (24) and at least one spring element (22) for clamping the cooking hob (24) within a cutout (38) enclosing circumferentially said cooking hob (24). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking hob with such one-piece fastening elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Buck, Bjorn Leyh, Alwin Neukamm
  • Publication number: 20140021196
    Abstract: A grill and/or frying plate for use on an induction cooking hob, including at least one grill section and at least one section different from the grill section, in particular a frame section or a warming section. When the grill and/or frying plate is mounted to the cooking hob, the at least one grill section is at least partially arranged directly above at least one heating element of the cooking hob and that the at least one section different from the grill section is at least partially arranged in a position where no heating element is arranged below. A recess and/or a securing recess and/or a fixation groove are arranged in a region that delimits the grill section from the section different from the grill section, in such a way that the heat transfer from the grill section to the section different from the grill section is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Harald Hoffmann, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Jurgen Leikam, Ulrich Hautle
  • Publication number: 20130008885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking arrangement (1) comprising a cooking hob (2) which is arranged on a worktop (3), wherein the cooking hob (2) is supported on the worktop (3) by means of a earner frame (4), wherein the cooking hob (2) has a vertical height (H) and a bottom side (5) with a bottom surface (6) which is directed vertically downwards and wherein the worktop (3) has a top surface (7) which is directed vertically upwards. To allow an arrangement of the cooking hob (2) without machining a cutout into the worktop (3) the invention proposes that the carrier frame (4) is designed to support the cooking hob (2) in such a way that the bottom surface (6) of the cooking hob (2) is positioned in a vertical height equal or above (x) the vertical height of the top surface (7) of the worktop (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Eva Holzgreve
  • Publication number: 20110100350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-piece fastening element (10) with a cooking hob (24). The fastening element (10) comprises an upper portion (12) being permanently connectable to an upper part (26) of the cooking hob (24) and a lower portion (14) being detachably connectable to a lower part (28) of the cooking hob (24), so that the upper part (26) and the lower part (28) form the cooking hob (10). The lower portion (14) of the fastening element (10) comprises at least one lug element (18) engageable with a recess (30) in the lower part (28) of the cooking hob (24) and at least one spring element (22) for clamping the cooking hob (24) within a cutout (38) enclosing circumferentially said cooking hob (24). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking hob with such one-piece fastening elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Bernd Buck, Bjorn Leyh, Alwin Neukamm