Patents by Inventor Erich Schroder

Erich Schroder 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: 5809680
    Abstract: An arrangement displays information and operating states on an apparatus such as a cooking apparatus having a plate made of glass and/or glass ceramic and defining a lower surface and a transparent upper surface area where the information is viewed by an operator. The arrangement includes an attachment member; an adhesive for fixedly mounting the attachment member to the lower surface; a display device for generating a light display of the information and operating states below the plate to permit an operator to view the information and operating states through the plate by looking at the upper surface thereof; and, a connecting device for connecting the display device to the attachment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Herwig Scheidler, Bernd Schultheis, Martin Taplan, Erich Schroder