Patents by Inventor Christopher FRICKE

Christopher FRICKE 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: 10378966
    Abstract: A method for measuring a temperature inside a kitchen appliance, in particular a temperature of an item to be cooked, inside a kitchen appliance, includes: transmitting an electromagnetic excitation signal using a transmission-receiving device, receiving the excitation signal by a temperature sensor, which is arranged in the kitchen appliance, in particular in the item to be cooked, transmitting a temperature-dependent response signal by the temperature sensor, receiving the response signal by the transmission-receiving device, determining the current temperature by comparing the response signal to temperature-dependent reference signals. To also provide for an interaction between a plurality of kitchen appliances, the transmission-receiving device transmits the response signal or partial information of the response signal and/or the value of a current temperature, which is determined by the transmission-receiving device, to a control device of a further kitchen appliance or to an external processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Koetz, Christopher Fricke, Stefan Hilgers, Maximilian Koennings, Arno Koch, Maria Resende, Georg Hackert
  • Publication number: 20180266893
    Abstract: A method for measuring a temperature inside a kitchen appliance, in particular a temperature of an item to be cooked, inside a kitchen appliance, includes: transmitting an electromagnetic excitation signal using a transmission-receiving device, receiving the excitation signal by a temperature sensor, which is arranged in the kitchen appliance, in particular in the item to be cooked, transmitting a temperature-dependent response signal by the temperature sensor, receiving the response signal by the transmission-receiving device, determining the current temperature by comparing the response signal to temperature-dependent reference signals. To also provide for an interaction between a plurality of kitchen appliances, the transmission-receiving device transmits the response signal or partial information of the response signal and/or the value of a current temperature, which is determined by the transmission-receiving device, to a control device of a further kitchen appliance or to an external processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik KOETZ, Christopher FRICKE, Stefan HILGERS, Maximilian KOENNINGS, Arno KOCH, Maria RESENDE, Georg HACKERT
  • Patent number: 10048135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring a temperature inside a kitchen appliance (1), in particular of a temperature of an item to be cooked of an item to be cooked (21), which is to be prepared inside a kitchen appliance (1), comprising the method steps: transmitting an electromagnetic excitation signal by means of a transmission-receiving device (2), receiving the excitation signal by a temperature sensor (3), which is arranged in the kitchen appliance (1), in particular in the item to be cooked (21), transmitting a temperature-dependent response signal by the temperature sensor (3), receiving the response signal by the transmission-receiving device (2), determining the current temperature by comparing the response signal to temperature-dependent reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik Koetz, Christopher Fricke, Stefan Hilgers, Maximilian Koennings, Arno Koch, Maria Resende, Georg Hackert
  • Publication number: 20160238459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring a temperature inside a kitchen appliance (1), in particular of a temperature of an item to be cooked of an item to be cooked (21), which is to be prepared inside a kitchen appliance (1), comprising the method steps: transmitting an electromagnetic excitation signal by means of a transmission-receiving device (2), receiving the excitation signal by a temperature sensor (3), which is arranged in the kitchen appliance (1), in particular in the item to be cooked (21), transmitting a temperature-dependent response signal by the temperature sensor (3), receiving the response signal by the transmission-receiving device (2), determining the current temperature by comparing the response signal to temperature-dependent reference signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Hendrik KOETZ, Christopher FRICKE, Stefan HILGERS, Maximilian KOENNINGS, Arno KOCH, Maria RESENDE, Georg HACKERT