Patents by Inventor Christian Schürle

Christian Schürle 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: 11324355
    Abstract: A coffee machine for the preparation of pressure-extracted coffee with a low particle content is provided. The coffee machine differs from known machines for pressure-extraction of coffee by comprising a filter element for reducing the particle content of coffee, which filter element is disposed downstream of the percolating sieve and is connected fluidically to the percolating sieve and to the outflow. By means of the filter element, coffee extracted by pressure in the percolating unit can be filtered before dispensing the outflow so that suspended particles and emulsified oils of a specific size are separated from the coffee by the filter element and a new coffee is produced. In addition, the coffee machine can prepare standard pressure-extracted coffee since the coffee from the percolating unit can also be guided past the filter element, i.e. need not flow necessarily via the filter element to the outflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: WMF GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Gussmann, Christian Schürle, Yoshihiro Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20190343321
    Abstract: A coffee machine for the preparation of pressure-extracted coffee with a low particle content is provided. The coffee machine differs from known machines for pressure-extraction of coffee by comprising a filter element for reducing the particle content of coffee, which filter element is disposed downstream of the percolating sieve and is connected fluidically to the percolating sieve and to the outflow. By means of the filter element, coffee extracted by pressure in the percolating unit can be filtered before dispensing the outflow so that suspended particles and emulsified oils of a specific size are separated from the coffee by the filter element and a new coffee is produced. In addition, the coffee machine can prepare standard pressure-extracted coffee since the coffee from the percolating unit can also be guided past the filter element, i.e. need not flow necessarily via the filter element to the outflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: WMF Group GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen GUSSMANN, Christian SCHÜRLE, Yoshihiro KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20110139010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil separator for separating oil and/or oil mist from a gas. An optimum separation performance is hereby achieved with normal volume flow of the gas (A) but also in the case of an increased volume flow (A) or a blockage of the oil separator, the ventilation for example of a crankcase is ensured and observance of a maximum pressure loss is ensured. For this purpose, two oil separation elements (10a to 10d and 10e to 10h) are disposed one behind the other in the volume flow (A), the spacing of which from each other is variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Thorsten Sattler-Laegel, Christian Schuerle, Dieter Grafl
  • Patent number: 6920914
    Abstract: An air treatment module, in particular for thermal treatment of air to be introduced into the vehicle interior of a vehicle, includes a support arrangement to be fixed to a vehicle, a fan arrangement supported by the support arrangement, a first heat exchanger arrangement, supported on the support arrangement, for thermal treatment of air forwarded by the fan arrangement, further including a heating device and a second heat exchanger arrangement receiving heat from the heating device, the heating device and the second heat exchanger arrangement being supported on the support arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignees: J. Eberspacher GmbH & Co. KG, Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schürle, Michael Humburg, Horst Riehl