Patents by Inventor Gerhard Klein
Gerhard Klein 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).
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Publication number: 20240053027Abstract: A household appliance (10) comprises a housing or an installation case (112), particularly a protection box. The household appliance (10) further comprises at least two of a consumer load (132, 232) for consumption of electrical power, a delivery system for delivery of electrical power to the at least one consumer load (132, 232), mains connection means for a connection of the household appliance (10) to the electric power supply, a control unit and/or an operating panel (20) for appliance control and/or for user interaction, and at least one connection means (144, 144?, 146, 146?, 258, 256, 260?) for electrical connection of the at least two of the consumer load (132, 232), the delivery system for electrical power, the mains connection means, and the control unit and/or the operating panel (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Gerhard KLEIN, Filippo MILANESI, Alex VIROLI, Daniele CASO, Ulrich HÄUTLE, Elisabeth REBELEIN
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Publication number: 20240006790Abstract: A household appliance (10), particularly a cooking appliance, more particularly a cooking hob, even more particularly an induction cooking hob, comprises a first circuit board (22) and a second circuit board (22) or a first circuit board (22) and a mains connection unit (36), particularly a mains terminal block or a power supply box. These pairs of units (22, 36) are electrically connectable by a connection means comprising at least one connection line (40, 60). The first circuit board (22) comprises a first electrical connector (52, 62) for an electrical connection for power and/or information transmission. The first electrical connector (52, 62) of the first circuit board (22) is equippable with the connection line (40, 60) after arrangement of the first circuit board (22) in a housing (12) of the household appliance (10), preferably after arrangement of the first and second circuit boards (22) or of the first circuit board (22) and the mains connection unit (36) in the housing (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Gerhard KLEIN, Elisabeth REBELEIN, Ulrich HÄUTLE
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Patent number: 11653423Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) comprising at least one cooking zone (12) including one induction coil (14). The induction cooking hob (10) comprises at least one user interface (22) including at least one display with at least one indicator corresponding with one cooking zone (12, 28, 30, 32). The induction coil (34, 36, 38, 40) is provided for detecting at least one parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field generated by said induction coil (34, 36, 38, 40). The induction cooking hob (10) comprises a memory for storing a maximum value of the parameter detected by the induction coil (14) of the cooking zone (12) when a cooking pot (26) is arranged upon said cooking zone (12). The indicator corresponding with the cooking zone (12) indicates a signal related to an incorrect position of the cooking pot (26), if the currently detected value of the parameter is lower than the maximum value of said parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Harald Hoffmann, Gerhard Klein, Richard Turek
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Publication number: 20230137254Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module for determining a particularly elastic displacement or deflection or bending of a panel (3), in particular a glass panel, or of a section of a panel or of an insert in relation to the panel (3). The sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module and the panel (3) or said section thereof forming a weighing means, in particular a scale. The sensor means (11, 35, 49, 71) or module is adapted to be integrated in or allocated to a household appliance (1), in particular a cooking hob, more in particular an induction cooking hob, and comprises or is connected to at least one processing and/or interpretation and/or compilation means, preferably for providing a particular high sensor sensitivity and/or evaluation unit accuracy. Further, a household appliance (1) is disclosed which comprises an at least approximately horizontal panel (3), in particular a glass panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Gerhard KLEIN, Ulrich HÄUTLE, Lukasz WASINKIEWICZ, Jacek JUREK, Elia SCHIARATURA, Emanuel URGESE, Michele FORTI, Svend Erik CHRISTIANSEN, Alex VIROLI, Andrea ROSSI, Laurent JEANNETEAU, Massimo NOSTRO, Massimo ZANGOLI, Diana VALERIO
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Patent number: 11617236Abstract: The invention relates to an induction hob comprising: a hob plate (2); two or more induction coils (3) arranged below the hob plate in order to form heating zones (4) at the hob plate (2); one or more pot detection sensors (5), the pot detection sensors (5) being at least partially placed between a pair of adjacent induction coils (3); wherein the pot detection sensor (5) is a strip-shaped sensor extending in a space between said pair of adjacent induction coils (3) and the pot detection sensor (5) is coupled with an evaluation unit (8) adapted to determine information regarding the coverage of the pot detection sensor (5).Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Harald Hoffmann, Jochen Holzinger, Gerhard Klein
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Publication number: 20220275944Abstract: A cooking device with at least one cooking region comprises a control unit (2) configured to be coupled with a communication interface (12,16) for receiving voice signals as control commands from a user or data signals as control commands from a remote control device. The control unit (2) is configured for controlling a power supply to the at least one cooking region (4-1,4-2,4-3). The control unit (2) is configured to accept commands from the communication interface (12,16) only upon recognition of the presence of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Gerhard KLEIN, Holger WUNDLING, Harald HOFFMANN, Hugo MURGA, Alessandro DI NARDO, Constantin KRAUSSE, Christoph LUCKHARDT
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Publication number: 20190306931Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob with a cooling system. The induction cooking hob comprises a casing (10) and at least one induction module (20) arranged inside said casing (10). The casing (10) includes a bottom plate (12), a front wall (14), a rear wall (16) and two lateral walls (18). The induction module (20) is spaced from the front wall (14), so that a front channel is formed between the induction module (20) and the front wall (14). An air stream (34) from a cooling element (24) is guided through the front channel to at least one lateral outlet hole (30) of the closest lateral wall (18).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Simon MALKOMES, Alwin NEUKAMM, Björn LEYH, Gerhard KLEIN
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Publication number: 20190261467Abstract: The invention relates to an induction hob comprising: a hob plate (2); two or more induction coils (3) arranged below the hob plate in order to form heating zones (4) at the hob plate (2); one or more pot detection sensors (5), the pot detection sensors (5) being at least partially placed between a pair of adjacent induction coils (3); wherein the pot detection sensor (5) is a strip-shaped sensor extending in a space between said pair of adjacent induction coils (3) and the pot detection sensor (5) is coupled with an evaluation unit adapted to determine information regarding the coverage of the pot detection sensor (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Harald HOFFMANN, Jochen HOLZINGER, Gerhard KLEIN
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Publication number: 20190254123Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) comprising at least one cooking zone (12) including one induction coil (14). The induction cooking hob (10) comprises at least one user interface (22) including at least one display with at least one indicator corresponding with one cooking zone (12, 28, 30, 32). The induction coil (34, 36, 38, 40) is provided for detecting at least one parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field generated by said induction coil (34, 36, 38, 40). The induction cooking hob (10) comprises a memory for storing a maximum value of the parameter detected by the induction coil (14) of the cooking zone (12) when a cooking pot (26) is arranged upon said cooking zone (12). The indicator corresponding with the cooking zone (12) indicates a signal related to an incorrect position of the cooking pot (26), if the currently detected value of the parameter is lower than the maximum value of said parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Harald HOFFMANN, Gerhard KLEIN, Richard TUREK
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Publication number: 20190162419Abstract: The invention relates to a pressing entity (1) for pressing an induction heating unit (10) against a hob plate, the pressing entity (1) comprising: —a spring element (2); —a coupling element (3), said coupling element (3) being adapted to detachably couple the pressing entity (1) with the induction heating unit (10); wherein the coupling element (3) comprises a spring coupling portion (3.1) adapted to receive the spring element (2), said spring coupling portion (3) being adapted to receive the spring element (2) such that a portion of the spring element (2) protrudes out of the coupling element (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Alwin NEUKAMM, Juergen LEIKAM, Gerhard KLEIN, Björn LEYH
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Patent number: 9903594Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking arrangement (1) comprising a cooking hob (2) which is arranged on a worktop (3), wherein the cooking hob (2) is supported on the worktop (3) by means of a carrier frame (4), wherein the cooking hob (2) has a vertical height (H) and a bottom member (6) with a bottom surface which is directed vertically downwards and wherein the worktop (3) has a top surface (7) which is directed vertically upwards. To allow an arrangement of the cooking hob (2) without machining a cutout into the worktop (3) the invention proposes that the carrier frame (4) is designed to support the cooking hob (2) in such a way that the bottom surface of the bottom member (6) is positioned in a vertical height equal or above (x) the vertical height of the top surface (7) of the worktop (3).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Eva Holzgreve
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Patent number: 9900934Abstract: A method for checking an ideal position of a cooking pot above an induction coil of an induction cooking hob is provided. The method includes the steps of: detecting a first parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field and/or to the position of the cooking pot above the induction coil, detecting a second parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field and/or to the position of the cooking pot above the induction coil, comparing the detected first and second parameters with a stored relationship between the first and second parameters and the position of the cooking pot above the induction coil, determining a deviation of the position of the cooking pot from the ideal position above the induction coil, and outputting at least one signal corresponding with the deviation of the position of the cooking pot from the ideal position, if the deviation exceeds a minimum value.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Jérôme Brasseur, Ulrich Häutle, Gerhard Klein, Helmut Doebel, Silke Horbaschek
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Publication number: 20160242238Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for checking an ideal position of a cooking pot (20) above an induction coil (14) of an induction cooking hob (10), wherein said method includes the following steps: a) starting the method for checking the ideal position, b) detecting a first parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field and/or to the position of the cooking pot (20) above the induction coil (14), c) detecting a second parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field and/or to the position of the cooking pot (20) above the induction coil (14), d) comparing the detected first and second parameters with a stored relationship between said first and second parameters and the position of the cooking pot (20) above the induction coil (14), e) determining a deviation of the position of the cooking pot (20) from the ideal position above the induction coil (14), f) performing periodic repetitions of the steps b) to e) after predetermined time, and g) outputting at least one signal corrType: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Jérôme Brasseur, Ulrich Häutle, Gerhard Klein, Helmut Doebel, Silke Horbaschek
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Patent number: 9374851Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an induction coil assembly 2 adapted for an electric induction hob of a household or industrial type appliance. The induction coil assembly 2 comprises at least one induction coil 5 which has at least one of ovoid and coiled ovoid windings 6.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Thomas Dehnert, Laurent Jeanneteau, Alex Viroli, Thibaut Rigolle
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Publication number: 20130032590Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an induction coil assembly 2 adapted for an electric induction hob of a household or industrial type appliance. The induction coil assembly 2 comprises at least one induction coil 5 which has at least one of ovoid and coiled ovoid windings 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Thomas Dehnert, Laurent Jeanneteau, Alex Viroli, Thibaut Rigolle
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Publication number: 20130008885Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking arrangement (1) comprising a cooking hob (2) which is arranged on a worktop (3), wherein the cooking hob (2) is supported on the worktop (3) by means of a earner frame (4), wherein the cooking hob (2) has a vertical height (H) and a bottom side (5) with a bottom surface (6) which is directed vertically downwards and wherein the worktop (3) has a top surface (7) which is directed vertically upwards. To allow an arrangement of the cooking hob (2) without machining a cutout into the worktop (3) the invention proposes that the carrier frame (4) is designed to support the cooking hob (2) in such a way that the bottom surface (6) of the cooking hob (2) is positioned in a vertical height equal or above (x) the vertical height of the top surface (7) of the worktop (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Gerhard Klein, Alwin Neukamm, Bjorn Leyh, Eva Holzgreve
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Patent number: 8096612Abstract: A releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles. In a releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles, in particular for aircraft, comprising seat components such as a seat structure, a seat part, a seat back and an armrest, the position of at least one of these seat components being adjustable, wherein the table part is arranged on the seat structure to be tiltable between an operative position and a stowed position, the table part can be secured in the stowed position by means of a locking device which, for releasing the table part into its operative position, can be actuated by the adjustment movement of at least one armrest.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Klaus Schumm, Gerhard Klein, Branislav Miskovic, Oliver Schwarz
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Publication number: 20110156452Abstract: A releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles. In a releasing device for a table part of a seat system for passenger vehicles, in particular for aircraft, comprising seat components such as a seat structure, a seat part, a seat back and an armrest, the position of at least one of these seat components being adjustable, wherein the table part is arranged on the seat structure to be tiltable between an operative position and a stowed position, the table part can be secured in the stowed position by means of a locking device which, for releasing the table part into its operative position, can be actuated by the adjustment movement of at least one armrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2007Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: RECARO AIRCRAFT SEATING GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Klaus Schumm, Gerhard Klein, Branislav Miskovic, Oliver Schwarz
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Patent number: 7763683Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester polyols with low functionality and a process for their production, to prepolymers prepared from these polyester polyols and a process for their production, and to polyurethanes prepared from these polyester polyols and/or from these prepolymers, and to processes for their production. These polyester polyols are produced in a two-step process. In the second step of this two-step process, one or more cyclic ester monomers is reacted with one or more polyester polyols at low temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Hartmut Nefzger, Gerhard Klein, Manfred Schmidt, Jens Krause, James-Michael Barnes, Erika Bauer
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Patent number: 7527321Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle door system with two vehicle doors, with a vehicle body which encloses a passenger compartment and has a common vehicle door opening for the two vehicle doors, wherein, for closing the door opening, the vehicle doors being movable in a manner such that they move from an open position into a closed position and relative to each other and, in the closed position, each are adjacent to the other in a connecting region via a connecting end side, and with impact protection which has stiffening elements for stiffening the vehicle doors in the vehicle opening, and wherein at least one first stiffening element is arranged in the connecting region of the one vehicle door and at least one stiffening element is arranged in the connecting region of the other vehicle door.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas Benderoth, Gerhard Klein, Joergen Hilmann, Elvir Vukovic, Armando Lopes Dos Santos, Michael Bickenbach, Brad Staines, Issa Pooloo