Patents by Inventor Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez
Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez 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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Patent number: 11828473Abstract: A cooking system includes an operator interface configured to enable input of an identification characteristic for a placement unit for placement on a cooking surface for purpose of a heating operation, and a control unit configured to release or block a cooking function for the placement unit as a function of the identification characteristic input via the operator interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Jose Andres Garcia Martinez
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Publication number: 20210247072Abstract: A cooking system includes an operator interface configured to enable input of an identification characteristic for a placement unit for placement on a cooking surface for purpose of a heating operation, and a control unit configured to release or block a cooking function for the placement unit as a function of the identification characteristic input via the operator interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Jose Andres Garcia Martinez
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Patent number: 10925122Abstract: A cook top with at least two heating elements includes a power electronics arrangement connected to a domestic single phase AC supply. The power electronics arrangement includes several power supply units, which each supply heating currents to one or more heating elements, and a switch arrangement with several electromechanical relays for connecting/disconnecting the power supply units to/from the heating elements. Output poles of at least two electromechanical relays associated with different power supply units are connected in parallel, wherein the parallel connection is permanently connected to at least one of the heating elements. This arrangement reduces the number of switching processes required for alternating use of a power supply device with several heating elements, and simplifies compliance with electromagnetic compatibility standards.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Jose Ignacio Artigas Maestre, Luis Angel Barragan Perez, Carlos Bernal Ruiz, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Oscar Jimenez Navascues, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Arturo Mediano Heredia, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Daniel Moros Sanz, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente, Isidro Urriza Parroque
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Publication number: 20190329358Abstract: In a method for embodying a hotplate for a hob, at least one metallic layer and a further layer under the metallic layer are formed on an underside of the hotplate. After applying the at least one metallic layer and the further layer, at least one region of the metallic layer is changed by a laser light of a laser beam so that the further layer is recognized when viewing the hob on a topside.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Jorge Alaman Aguilar, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Jose Andres Garcia Martinez, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta
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Patent number: 10350709Abstract: In a method for embodying a hotplate for a hob, at least one metallic layer and a further layer under the metallic layer are formed on an underside of the hotplate. After applying the at least one metallic layer and the further layer, at least one region of the metallic layer is changed by a laser light of a laser beam so that the further layer is recognized when viewing the hob on a topside.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Jorge Alaman Aguilar, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Jose Andres Garcia Martinez, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta
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Patent number: 10136478Abstract: A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes a switching unit configured to interrupt and establish current flow from a current supply, a first switching element receiving the current flow during an operating process, a control apparatus, which controls the switching unit during the operating process such that the switching unit interrupts the current supply during a first time interval which has a duration of less than of half a period of the power supply voltage. The control apparatus causes the current supply to be connected during the operating process immediately before and immediately after the first time interval. The first switching element begins switching and ends switching during the first time interval.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Jose Ignacio Artigas Maestre, Luis Angel Barragan Perez, Carlos Bernal Ruiz, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Oscar Jimenez Navascues, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Arturo Mediano Heredia, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Daniel Moros Sanz, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente, Isidro Urriza Parroque
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Publication number: 20180295985Abstract: A method for producing a domestic appliance plate from a starting mixture. In order to provide a domestic appliance plate having a high resistance to thermal shock, good thermal insulation, and advantageous mechanical properties, at least magnesium silicate hydrate, kaolinite, calcined kaolinite, and aluminum oxide are used for the starting mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicants: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Sa Minera Catalano Aragonesa (SAMCA)Inventors: Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Miguel Angel Caballero López, Sara Ejarque Esteve, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Francisco Fernandez Lozano, Fidel Ferrando Molinos, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Damaso Martin Gomez, Fernando Planas Layunta
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Patent number: 10080430Abstract: A method for producing a domestic appliance plate from a starting mixture. In order to provide a domestic appliance plate having a high resistance to thermal shock, good thermal insulation, and advantageous mechanical properties, at least magnesium silicate hydrate, kaolinite, calcined kaolinite, and aluminum oxide are used for the starting mixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignees: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Miguel Angel Caballero López, Sara Ejarque Esteve, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Francisco Fernandez Lozano, Fidel Ferrando Molinos, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Damaso Martin Gomez, Fernando Planas Layunta
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Patent number: 10009959Abstract: A cooker hob device, in particular to an induction cooker hob device, includes at least one switching unit and at least one control apparatus. In order to obtain a high degree of efficiency, the control apparatus is constructed to automatically prompt the at least one switching unit in at least one operating cycle to switch in at least one entire first time interval using at least one switching parameter having a value which changes at least substantially continuously.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente
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Patent number: 10009960Abstract: A cooktop includes a plurality of heating elements, a user interface for inputting a power level, a detection assembly for detecting a position and size of at least one cookware element, and a control unit designed to combine a plurality of heating elements into a heating zone depending on the detected size and position of the cookware element and to operate the heating elements of the heating zone with a total heat output. In order to ensure a reproducible total heat output, the control unit is designed to calculate a bottom surface of the cookware element from the measurands of the detection assembly and to determine the total heat output depending on power level and bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Maria Carmen Artal Lahoz, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Oscar Lucia Gil, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Daniel Palacios Tomas, Ramon Peinado Adiego
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Patent number: 9807822Abstract: A hob includes at least one heating inductor and a glass or glass ceramics cover plate that has at least one side coated with a metal layer coated with a metal layer. In order to improve the electromagnetic compatibility of the hob with a metal layer coating, the metal layer has a cover region which covers the heating inductor and is electrically insulated from a surrounding region of the metal layer, which surrounding region surrounds the cover region.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Diego Sancho Martinez, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Patent number: 9775197Abstract: The invention is based on a protective device for a heating unit, in particular for a cooking apparatus (10), for protecting a heating unit against a hot air flow (44). To achieve an effective cooling effect, it is proposed that the protective device for a heating unit comprises a shielding element (68), which is provided for this purpose to shield a space (46) provided for a cold cooling air flow (42) for cooling the heating unit (14) against the hot air flow (44).Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Manuel Almolda Fandos, Jose Maria Cozar Bartos, Rual Escartin Sanchez, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Alfonso Lorente Perez, Jose Maria Marin Herrero, David Ortiz Sainz, Carmelo Pina Gadea, Demetrio Torrubia Marco
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Patent number: 9668305Abstract: A hob having at least one inductor, at least one inverter, a switching apparatus and a detection circuit for detection of cooking utensils. The switching apparatus is arranged in a circuit between the inductor and the inverter and switchable between a first switch position in which a connection between the inverter and the inductor is established and a second switch position in which the connection between the inverter and the inductor is interrupted. In order to allow an energy-saving detection mode, the switching apparatus is connected to the detection circuit such that the switching apparatus connects the inductor to the detection circuit when it is in the second switch position.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Daniel Palacios Tomas, Ramon Peinado Adiego
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Patent number: 9591697Abstract: A cover plate for a domestic appliance includes an at least semi-transparent support plate having a bottom provided with at least one colored layer and at least one semi-transparent metal layer. The metal layer has at least one continuous cut-out section and the colored layer is arranged in the area of the cut-out section.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Rafael Alonso Esteban, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Francisco Javier Pelayo Zueco, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Diego Sancho Martinez, Jesus Mario Subias Domingo, Francisco Villuendas Yuste
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Patent number: 9113502Abstract: A cook-top or hob includes multiple inductors and at least three heating zones which are operated by the inductors. A single power electronics subassembly supplies the inductors with heating current and includes a common rectifier which is operably connected to the inductors for rectifying an alternating current supplied by a single phase of a household electrical system.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Diego Puyal Puente
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Patent number: 9006621Abstract: A hob includes at least one heating zone having several heating elements, a user interface for setting a heating capacity of the heating zone, and a control unit for operating the heating elements and for distributing the heating capacity among the heating elements according to a heating capacity distribution. In order to improve the efficiency of the hob, the control unit is configured to distribute the heating capacity among a larger number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below a threshold value than in the case, when the heating capacity is above the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Maria Carmen Artal Lahoz, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Daniel Palacios Tomas, Ramon Peinado Adiego
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Patent number: 8982080Abstract: A domestic-appliance-operating device, in particular a hob-operating device, includes an operating panel having a touch operating surface, a sensor plate which is arranged beneath the touch operating surface, and a touch sensor unit. A signal-transmission unit connects the sensor plate to the touch sensor unit in an electrically conductive manner by a conducting element and has at least one screening unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jorge Alaman Aguilar, Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Diego Cuartielles Ruiz, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Alfonso Lorente Perez, Oscar Lucia Gil, Carlos Vicente Mairal Serrano, Henry Mauricio Mantilla Chacón, Arturo Mediano Heredia, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Pilar Perez Cabeza, Fernando Planas Layunta, Julio Rivera Peman
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Patent number: 8963054Abstract: A cooking hob, especially an induction cooking hob, including a first heating zone having at least two independently heatable heating elements operable by a first power supply via a first switching device, and at least one additional heating zone operable by a second power supply via a second switching device in a normal mode of operation. The heating capacity of the first heating zone can be increased beyond a maximum power of the first power supply while the first heating zone and the additional heating zone are operated simultaneously in the normal mode of operation. The cooking hob includes a switching element for establishing a power supply connection between the second power supply and one of the heating elements of the first heating zone in a special mode of operation so as to increase the heating capacity of the first heating zone.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jesus Acero Acero, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Alfonso Lorente Perez, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Ramon Peinado Adiego
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Publication number: 20140067095Abstract: A cooking appliance apparatus includes a power unit, and a communication unit which is configured to receive at least one information item from a data network. A control unit is operably connected to the communication unit and configured to change at least one operating parameter of the power unit at least as a function of the at least one information item.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Miguel Angel Bunuel Magdalena, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Jose Andres Garcia Martinez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Alfonso Lorente Perez, Paul Muresan, David Ortiz Sainz, Ramon Peinado Adiego, Carmelo Pina Gadea, Diego Puyal Puente, Julio Rivera Peman
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Publication number: 20130256295Abstract: A method for producing a domestic appliance plate from a starting mixture. In order to provide a domestic appliance plate having a high resistance to thermal shock, good thermal insulation, and advantageous mechanical properties, at least magnesium silicate hydrate, kaolinite, calcined kaolinite, and aluminum oxide are used for the starting mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicants: SA MINERA CATALANO ARAGONESA (SAMCA), BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Miguel Angel Buñuel Magdalena, Miguel Angel Caballero López, Sara Ejarque Esteve, Francisco Javier Ester Sola, Jose Francisco Fernandez Lozano, Fidel Ferrando Molinos, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Damaso Martin Gomez, Fernando Planas Layunta