Patents by Inventor Joel HIPP

Joel HIPP 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099545
    Abstract: A counter system for transferring foodstuffs, wherein the counter system has a first region assigned to the counter staff and a second region segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system also has a dishwasher for cleaning items of washware, in particular in the form of mugs, cups, glasses, bowls or plates. The dishwasher has a treatment zone, an introduction region and a removal region, wherein the introduction region is accessible from the second region of the counter system and the removal region is accessible from the first region of the counter system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Harald DISCH, Martin SCHREMPP, Adrian BOLDT, Jeffrey R. NEWCOMER, Joel HIPP
  • Patent number: 11889964
    Abstract: A counter system (10) for transferring at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, wherein the counter system (10) has a first region (11) assigned to the counter staff and a second region (12) segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system (10) has a dishwasher (1) for cleaning items of washware (2). The dishwasher (1) has at least one treatment zone (3) and at least one conveyor apparatus (6) for conveying the items of washware (2) to be cleaned from an introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) through the treatment zone (3) of the dishwasher (1) to a removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1), wherein the introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the second region (12) of the counter system (10) and the removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the first region (11) of the counter system (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Martin Schrempp, Adrian Boldt, Jeffrey R. Newcomer, Joel Hipp
  • Publication number: 20210298558
    Abstract: A counter system (10) for transferring at least partially unpackaged foodstuffs, wherein the counter system (10) has a first region (11) assigned to the counter staff and a second region (12) segregated therefrom and assigned to the customer. The counter system (10) has a dishwasher (1) for cleaning items of washware (2). The dishwasher (1) has at least one treatment zone (3) and at least one conveyor apparatus (6) for conveying the items of washware (2) to be cleaned from an introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) through the treatment zone (3) of the dishwasher (1) to a removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1), wherein the introduction region (4) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the second region (12) of the counter system (10) and the removal region (5) of the dishwasher (1) is accessible from the first region (11) of the counter system (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Harald DISCH, Martin SCHREMPP, Adrian BOLDT, Jeffrey R. NEWCOMER, Joel HIPP