Patents by Inventor Judith Imgram

Judith Imgram 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: 20080264269
    Abstract: A cooking appliance comprises at least one cooking compartment, at least one installation compartment, at least one gas sensor array for detecting the atmosphere within the cooking compartment, the atmosphere within the installation compartment, and/or the atmosphere surrounding the cooking appliance. The gas sensor array(s) have at least two separate, different individual sensors and/or at least one coherent sensor field including at least two different sensor segments. The cooking appliance additionally includes at least one storage unit for storing signals detected by the gas sensor array(s), at least one evaluation unit for processing the detected signals, at least one control unit for controlling cooking or cleaning processes, at least one first feed line for transporting the atmosphere from the cooking appliance to the gas sensor array(s), and at least one valve at the inlet and/or in the area of the first feed line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Andrea Jurgens, Judith Imgram, Jurgen Klasmeier, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Bruno Maas, Erwin Schuller
  • Patent number: 7409311
    Abstract: A method for cooking a cooking load includes at least two particularly individual items for cooking, the cooking state of which is characterized by at least two cooking state parameters, including a first cooking state parameter and a second cooking state parameter, in a cooking chamber with application of at least one measuring device for recording values of at least one property of at least one cooking load, for determining at least one of said cooking state parameters, which alters depending on the cooking process, whereby at least two of the items for cooking in the cooking load, differ in size, total surface area, volume, weight and/or diameter, in particular, mean diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jürgens, Katrin Lauterbach, Jürgen Klasmeier, Michael Greiner, Roland Sterzel
  • Publication number: 20080105139
    Abstract: A container is provided for receiving cooing products to be cooked in a cooking chamber. A substantially circumferential upper rim is provided, sidewalls are provided, and lower region comprising a bottom. The bottom has at least one arch which is raised, at least a portion of which is towards the center of the container. At least one bottom rib is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Gerhard Kramer, Katharina Wallenwein, Judith Imgram, Andrea Juergens, Michael Greiner, Juergen Klasmeier
  • Publication number: 20070288192
    Abstract: A method for cooking a cooking load, including at least two particularly individual items for cooking, the cooking state of which is characterized by at least two cooking state parameters, including a first cooking state parameter and a second cooking state parameter, in a cooking chamber with application of at least one measuring device for recording values of at least one property of at least one cooking load, for determining at least one of said cooking state parameters, which alters depending on the cooking process, whereby at least two of the items for cooking in the cooking load, differ in size, total surface area, volume, weight and/or diameter, in particular, mean diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jurgens, Katrin Lauterbach, Jurgen Klasmeier, Michael Greiner, Roland Sterzel
  • Publication number: 20070137496
    Abstract: A filling and/or charge-amount-monitoring method for a reservoir for storage of a fluid in a cooking device with an inner casing, including a cooking chamber with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a ventilation device with a fan inside the inner casing, for the circulation of a part of the fluid in the inner casing and a control or regulation device, cooperating with the ventilation device and/or a filling and/or charge-amount-monitoring device, whereby a characteristic parameter for the ventilation device, changing on the basis of the force exerted by the fluid incident on the fan, is analyzed by the filling and/or charge-amount-monitoring device and may be rotation speed, power or current consumption of the ventilation device and a cooking device with a filling and/or charge-amount-monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Manfred Breunig, Bruno Maas, Roland Hegmann, Rudolf Konig, Ralph Macenka, Klaus Altenburgen, Judith Imgram
  • Patent number: 7232978
    Abstract: A method for controlling a delta-T cooking process includes (a) selecting of a set core temperature KTs and a delta-T value for the food to be cooked, (b) introducing the food to be cooked into the cooking space at an initial core temperature KT0; (c) increasing the actual cooking space temperature GTa as a function of the actual core temperature KTa over the course of at least one first time interval in such a way that an essentially constant difference approximately on the order of magnitude of the delta-T value is maintained between GTa and KTa until KTa=KTs+A and thus corresponds to a maximum value GTa-r, where A is a temperature value smaller than delta-T; and finally (d) stepwise and/or continuously decreasing the actual cooking space temperature GTa during a second time interval to a final cooking space temperature of GTe=KTs+B, where B is a temperature value of 0?B<A, in such a way that, when GTa becomes essentially the same as GTe, KTa reaches KTs more-or-less simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Andrea Jürgens, Judith Imgram, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Jürgen Klasmeier
  • Patent number: 7196292
    Abstract: A method for controlling a cooking process in the cooking chamber of a cooking device according to the point of condensation inside the cooking device includes introducing at least one cooking item and at least one accessory such as a gastronomic container, a plate, tin plate, a support, a suspended ladder, a kiln tray and/or kiln tray cart and/or at least one reference body into the cooking chamber; at least partially determining during the cooking process at least one climate parameter, especially one relating to temperature and moisture, in the cooking area, or on the cooking item, or on the accessory or on the reference body; determining the actual extent by which the point of condensation is exceeded or is not achieved on the cooking item, accessory and/or reference body; and adapting the climate parameter in the cooking chamber during the cooking process according to the extent by which the point of condensation is exceeded or not achieved such that the climate inside the cooking chamber, especially the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jürgens, Katharina Wallenwein, Thomas Garner, Michael Greiner, Jürgen Klasmeier, Thomas Schreiner
  • Publication number: 20070000905
    Abstract: A method for controlling a cooking process in the cooking chamber of a cooking device according to the point of condensation inside the cooking device includes introducing at least one cooking item and at least one accessory such as a gastronomic container, a plate, tin plate, a support, a suspended ladder, a kiln tray and/or kiln tray cart and/or at least one reference body into the cooking chamber; at least partially determining during the cooking process at least one climate parameter, especially one relating to temperature and moisture, in the cooking area, or on the cooking item, or on the accessory or on the reference body; determining the actual extent by which the point of condensation is exceeded or is not achieved on the cooking item, accessory and/or reference body; and adapting the climate parameter in the cooking chamber during the cooking process according to the extent by which the point of condensation is exceeded or not achieved such that the climate inside the cooking chamber, especially the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jurgens, Katharina Wallenwein, Thomas Garner, Michael Greiner, Jurgen Klasmeier, Thomas Schreiner
  • Publication number: 20060049187
    Abstract: A method for controlling a delta-T cooking process includes (a) selecting of a set core temperature KTs and a delta-T value for the food to be cooked, (b) introducing the food to be cooked into the cooking space at an initial core temperature KT0; (c) increasing the actual cooking space temperature GTa as a function of the actual core temperature KTa over the course of at least one first time interval in such a way that an essentially constant difference approximately on the order of magnitude of the delta-T value is maintained between GTa and KTa until KTa=KTs+A and thus corresponds to a maximum value GTa-r, where A is a temperature value smaller than delta-T; and finally (d) stepwise and/or continuously decreasing the actual cooking space temperature GTa during a second time interval to a final cooking space temperature of GTe=KTs+B, where B is a temperature value of 0?B<A, in such a way that, when GTa becomes essentially the same as GTe, KTa reaches KTs more-or-less simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: RATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Andrea Jurgens, Judith Imgram, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Jurgen Klasmeier
  • Patent number: 6772751
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a heater, a blower, a steam generator, a cooking chamber, a cooking chamber drain, a steam condenser and a cooking appliance drain, and the steam condenser is arranged between the cooking chamber drain and the cooking appliance drain. A fluid from the steam generator and from a washing liquid reservoir, which fluid includes water, a cleaning agent, a rinsing agent, a wetting agent, a decalcification agent and/or waste products arising when cooking a product in the cooking chamber can be distributed in the cooking chamber for the cleaning of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedemann
  • Publication number: 20030145847
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus and to a method for cleaning a cooking appliance comprising a heater, a blower, a steam generator, a cooking chamber, a cooking chamber drain, a steam condenser and a cooking appliance drain, whereby the steam condenser is arranged between the cooking chamber drain and the cooking appliance drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedmann