Patents by Inventor Erhard Kaser

Erhard Kaser 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: 9857084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust closure system for a cooking oven with a vertical vapour pipe (10) in an upper portion of the oven cavity. The exhaust closure system comprises an elongated slider (12) movable along its longitudinal axis. The slider (12) is provided for a horizontal arrangement within the plane above the vapour pipe (10). The exhaust closure system comprises an cover element (12; 22) for covering the vapour pipe (10). The exhaust closure system comprises a driving device (16) for moving the slider (12). The cover element (12; 22) is a horizontal sheet element and moveable within a horizontal plane for opening and closing the vapour pipe (10). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking oven comprising an exhaust closure system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Dietmar Hildner, Erhard Kaser, Branko Ivanovic
  • Publication number: 20150211747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust closure system for a cooking oven with a vertical vapour pipe (10) in an upper portion of the oven cavity. The exhaust closure system comprises an elongated slider (12) movable along its longitudinal axis. The slider (12) is provided for a horizontal arrangement within the plane above the vapour pipe (10). The exhaust closure system comprises an cover element (12; 22) for covering the vapour pipe (10). The exhaust closure system comprises a driving device (16) for moving the slider (12). The cover element (12; 22) is a horizontal sheet element and moveable within a horizontal plane for opening and closing the vapour pipe (10). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking oven comprising an exhaust closure system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Dietmar Hildner, Erhard Kaser, Branko Ivanovic
  • Patent number: 9055618
    Abstract: Oven and method for operating an oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a predefined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Erhard Kaser, Stefan Danzer, Gülsüm Feuerlein, Jessica Constanze Baschke, Friedrich Horn
  • Patent number: 8683992
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device (10;30;40) for adjusting and/or selecting one or more parameters of an appliance (50), wherein the adjusting device (10;30;40) comprises touch sensitive sensors (14), which are arranged in row, and a processing unit (18) for processing output signals of the sensors (14), whereas the processing unit (18) is designed in such a manner that an adjustment and/or a selection of parameters is realized by touching at least two of the sensors (14) in sequence, whereas the sensors (14) are arranged around a circumference of a torque proof actuation element (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Dominik Rauth, Erhard Kaser
  • Publication number: 20120325801
    Abstract: Oven and method for operating an oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a pre-defined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Erhard Kaser, Stefan Danzer, Gülsüm Feuerlein, Jessica Constanze Baschke, Friedrich Horn
  • Publication number: 20110100353
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device (10;30;40) for adjusting and/or selecting one or more parameters of an appliance (50), wherein the adjusting device (10;30;40) comprises touch sensitive sensors (14), which are arranged in row, and a processing unit (18) for processing output signals of the sensors (14), whereas the processing unit (18) is designed in such a manner that an adjustment and/or a selection of parameters is realized by touching at least two of the sensors (14) in sequence, whereas the sensors (14) are arranged around a circumference of a torque proof actuation element (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Dominik Rauth, Erhard Kaser