Patents by Inventor Frank Rieser

Frank Rieser 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: 11885502
    Abstract: A door for a cooking appliance includes a front pane, a further pane arranged in spaced-apart relation to the front pane, a recessed grip embodied in an upper region of the door and configured for gripping from above, and a separate functional frame arranged in an intermediate space between the front pane and the further pane when viewed in a depth direction of the door. The functional frame includes an upper frame part having a delimiting web which protrudes upward on the upper frame part such that the recessed grip is embodied in the upper frame part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Veronika Barth, Charlotte Bick, Frank Rieser
  • Publication number: 20210239324
    Abstract: A door for a cooking appliance includes a front pane, a further pane arranged in spaced-apart relation to the front pane, a recessed grip embodied in an upper region of the door and configured for gripping from above, and a separate functional frame arranged in an intermediate space between the front pane and the further pane when viewed in a depth direction of the door. The functional frame includes an upper frame part having a delimiting web which protrudes upward on the upper frame part such that the recessed grip is embodied in the upper frame part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Veronika Barth, Charlotte Bick, Frank Rieser
  • Patent number: 9007184
    Abstract: In a method for operating a household appliance, a portable operating unit is docked to a selected one of a plurality of household appliances. The selected household appliance is identified using the portable operating unit which is then configured to operate the selected household appliance only. The portable operating unit includes at least one docking element for docking to a docking station of the selected household appliance, an identification device for identifying the selected household appliance, and a configuration device for configuration of the operating unit for operating the selected household appliance only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Julia Ehrensberger, Frank Rieser
  • Patent number: 8757136
    Abstract: A gas hob includes at least one gas burner, at least one pan support which is used to place a food container over a gas burner, and at least one operational control and/or display element which is arranged on the gas hob. The pan support includes at least one setback section that defines an operational area wherein the operational control and/or the display element is arranged in order to ensure that the operational control and/or the display element do not take up too much room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Rieser, Heiko Thielen, Gerd Wilsdorf
  • Publication number: 20120092139
    Abstract: In a method for operating a household appliance, a portable operating unit is docked to a selected one of a plurality of household appliances. The selected household appliance is identified using the portable operating unit which is then configured to operate the selected household appliance only. The portable operating unit includes at least one docking element for docking to a docking station of the selected household appliance, an identification device for identifying the selected household appliance, and a configuration device for configuration of the operating unit for operating the selected household appliance only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Julia Ehrensberger, Frank Rieser
  • Patent number: 7789014
    Abstract: A device for producing a hot drink, said device comprising an appliance unit which is arranged in a receiving cavity while the device is in use, and a residual water recipient which is arranged in the appliance unit while the device is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fugger, Gerhard Nüssler, Albert Ostermaier, Frank Rieser, Roland Vetter
  • Publication number: 20070283817
    Abstract: A device for producing a hot drink, said device comprising an appliance unit which is arranged in a receiving cavity while the device is in use, and a residual water recipient which is arranged in the appliance unit while the device is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fugger, Gerhard Nussler, Albert Ostermaier, Frank Rieser, Roland Vetter
  • Publication number: 20070074714
    Abstract: A gas hob includes at least one gas burner, at least one pan support which is used to place a food container over a gas burner, and at least one operational control and/or display element which is arranged on the gas hob. The pan support includes at least one setback section that defines an operational area wherein the operational control and/or the display element is arranged in order to ensure that the operational control and/or the display element do not take up too much room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Rieser, Heiko Thielen, Gerd Wilsdorf
  • Publication number: 20050017616
    Abstract: A standing household appliance, particularly a stove, contains a base which is mounted on supports and is adjustable in height and a housing which encloses the base and is provided with at least two side walls. The standing household appliance, the housing of which can easily and quickly be adjusted to different heights of the supports, is characterized by the fact that the housing is extendable at least in part at the end facing the props.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Frank Rieser
  • Patent number: D578349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Rieser
  • Patent number: D423275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Wilsdorf, Frank Rieser