Patents by Inventor Felix Thies

Felix Thies 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: 11752475
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food preparation appliance comprising a rotatable tool for chopping and/or blending a food in a food preparation pot. The tool can be mounted for rotating and can be detachably connected to a shaft. The shaft can be at least partially outside the food preparation pot. A locking mechanism is provided for connecting the tool to the shaft in a locked manner. The locking of the tool to the shaft can take place automatically. The food preparation appliance can thus be cleaned with particularly little effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Charopoulos, Niklas van Teeffelen, Felix Thies
  • Patent number: 11747211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supply unit (10) for generating electric energy for an electric function during an operation of a functional element (6) of a kitchen utensil (5) which can be arranged in a first temperature region (201), comprising a first temperature section (11) for an arrangement in the first temperature region (201), a second temperature section (12) for an arrangement in a second temperature region (202) comprising a temperature difference (200) with respect to the first temperature region (201). Furthermore, the invention relates to a kitchen utensil (5), as well as a kitchen system (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Landsecker, Matthias Stein, Felix Thies, Wenjie Yan, Miron Sernecki
  • Publication number: 20230024102
    Abstract: A method for peeling potatoes with a food processor and a food processor which comprises for food preparation a detachable food preparation vessel, a heating element for heating a food in the food preparation vessel and a rotatable tool for mixing or chopping the food in the food preparation vessel. The method includes attaching a potato peeling disc having an abrasive structure on its surface from above to the tool which is located centrally at a bottom of the food preparation vessel to establish a manually releasable, rotationally coupled connection such that in operation the potato peeling disc rotates at the same rotational speed as the tool; addition of potatoes into the food preparation vessel from above onto the potato peeling disc; motorized rotation of the tool in a first direction of rotation and peeling of the potatoes with the potato peeling disc inside the food preparation vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias Thiele, Svenja Stolze, Andreas Merta, Andreas Heynen, Felix Thies, Michael Sickert, Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Jansen, Lukas Irnich, Malte Becker, Maximilian Klodt, Lars Müller-Tönissen
  • Publication number: 20230029428
    Abstract: A potato peeling disc for peeling potatoes has a central opening formed by an inner contour of the potato peeling disc. A surface of the potato peeling disc comprises a plurality of teeth. The teeth have an orientation such that potatoes are peeled by the teeth by rotating the potato peeling disc in a first direction of rotation about a central axis which is coaxial with the central opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias Thiele, Svenja Stolze, Andreas Heynen, Felix Thies, Michael Sickert, Kevin Schmitz, Sebastian Jansen, Lukas Irnich, Malte Becker, Maximilian Klodt, Lars Müller-Tönissen
  • Publication number: 20220175185
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance for the preparation of food includes a filter apparatus. The filter apparatus filters steam generated during food preparation using the kitchen appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Torsten Lang
  • Publication number: 20220146325
    Abstract: A versatile system includes a food thermometer and a holder for holding the food thermometer. The holder includes two different holding means by which the food thermometer can be held in two different holding positions. The present disclosure also relates to a holder for the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Leon Seydel, Felix Thies, Matthias Stein, Christoph Buggeln, Philipp Charopoulos
  • Patent number: 11317765
    Abstract: A work base with a holding device for suspending a vessel and a system with such a work base and a vessel are proposed, wherein the vessel is secured against being pulled out of the holding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Frielinghaus, Frank Starflinger, Andreas Heynen, Felix Thies, Kai Landsecker, Philipp Charopoulos, Niklas van Teeffelen
  • Publication number: 20220007894
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food preparation apparatus with a rotatable chopping tool for chopping foods having a control unit. The chopping tool is arranged or arrangeable relative to a vessel in such a way that foods chopped by means of the chopping tool are transported downwards by gravity to be collected in the vessel. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method for chopping a food using a food preparation apparatus, a computer program product, and a use of a chopping attachment. A food preparation apparatus comprises a control unit configured to set a target parameter of a chopping process of a food by means of the chopping tool taking into account provided information. In this way, a particularly good and reproducible chopping result is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Kai Landsecker, Phillipp Tepel
  • Publication number: 20210223111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supply unit (10) for generating electric energy for an electric function during an operation of a functional element (6) of a kitchen utensil (5) which can be arranged in a first temperature region (201), comprising a first temperature section (11) for an arrangement in the first temperature region (201), a second temperature section (12) for an arrangement in a second temperature region (202) comprising a temperature difference (200) with respect to the first temperature region (201). Furthermore, the invention relates to a kitchen utensil (5), as well as a kitchen system (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kai Landsecker, Matthias Stein, Felix Thies, Wenjie Yan, Miron Sernecki
  • Patent number: 11051658
    Abstract: A cover element for at least partially covering a vessel opening of a preparation vessel of a food processor and/or a cover opening of a vessel cover for the preparation vessel, wherein the cover element has a radially outwardly facing support edge to be supported on the preparation vessel and/or vessel cover. The support edge has a continuously curved base contour viewed in the axial direction, and has at least two support elements, which lie opposite each other, are separate from each other and protrude over the base contour. The support elements extending in an imaginary circular ring surface that reaches from a radially outer edge of the support elements up to the base contour are identically designed on both opposing sides viewed in the axial direction and formed in the same plane extending perpendicular to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Isabell Neubert, Felix Thies
  • Patent number: 11000150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for at least partially closing an opening (5) of a cooking vessel (2), having a support element (11) which can be brought to rest on an opening edge (6) of the opening (5) of the cooking vessel (2), and a plug-in element (12) which can be inserted at least partially through the opening (5), characterized in that the plug-in element (12) has a locking means (13) which can be brought into a locking position (I) in which the locking means (13) interacts with the opening edge (6), so that pulling out (205) of the plug-in element (12) is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Matthias Varnhorst, Jutta Schomacher, Michael Sickert
  • Patent number: 10946389
    Abstract: An activation device for transmitting a user input to a control device has an engaging element that forms a first housing part and a feeding element that forms a second housing part. The engaging element has a push magnet, whose magnetic field extends into the feeding element and the feeding element has a push magnet that can be displaced without contact through exposure to the magnetic field. The engaging push magnet can be displaced in the direction of the feeding element by pressure-activating the activation device, and is set up to exert a magnetic force on a corresponding feeding push magnet. The engaging element and feeding element each have at least one rotating magnet that can be displaced parallel to an intermediate plane running between them. The engaging rotating magnet of the engaging element exerts a magnetic force on a corresponding feeding rotating magnet of the feeding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Charopoulos, Felix Thies
  • Publication number: 20200288917
    Abstract: A work base with a holding device for suspending a vessel and a system with such a work base and a vessel are proposed, wherein the vessel is secured against being pulled out of the holding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Robert FRIELINGHAUS, Frank STARFLINGER, Andreas HEYNEN, Felix THIES, Kai LANDSECKER, Philipp CHAROPOULOS, Niklas van TEEFFELEN
  • Patent number: D887209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Heynen, Christoph Buggeln, Felix Thies
  • Patent number: D901246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Kemker, Felix Thies
  • Patent number: D952397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Jan Delfs
  • Patent number: D955159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Jan Delfs
  • Patent number: D955804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Jan Delfs
  • Patent number: D970285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Jan Delfs
  • Patent number: D989426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jan Delfs, Felix Thies