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).
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Publication number: 20080264269Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: RATIONAL AGInventors: Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Andrea Jurgens, Judith Imgram, Jurgen Klasmeier, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Bruno Maas, Erwin Schuller
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Patent number: 7409311Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jürgens, Katrin Lauterbach, Jürgen Klasmeier, Michael Greiner, Roland Sterzel
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Publication number: 20080105139Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Gerhard Kramer, Katharina Wallenwein, Judith Imgram, Andrea Juergens, Michael Greiner, Juergen Klasmeier
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Publication number: 20070288192Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2005Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: RATIONAL AGInventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jurgens, Katrin Lauterbach, Jurgen Klasmeier, Michael Greiner, Roland Sterzel
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Publication number: 20070137496Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: RATIONAL AGInventors: Manfred Breunig, Bruno Maas, Roland Hegmann, Rudolf Konig, Ralph Macenka, Klaus Altenburgen, Judith Imgram
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Patent number: 7232978Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Andrea Jürgens, Judith Imgram, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Jürgen Klasmeier
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Patent number: 7196292Abstract: 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 theType: GrantFiled: March 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jürgens, Katharina Wallenwein, Thomas Garner, Michael Greiner, Jürgen Klasmeier, Thomas Schreiner
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Publication number: 20070000905Abstract: 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 theType: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: RATIONAL AGInventors: Judith Imgram, Andrea Jurgens, Katharina Wallenwein, Thomas Garner, Michael Greiner, Jurgen Klasmeier, Thomas Schreiner
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Publication number: 20060049187Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: RATIONAL AGInventors: Andrea Jurgens, Judith Imgram, Katrin Lauterbach, Kathrin Hildenbrand, Roland Sterzel, Michael Greiner, Jurgen Klasmeier
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Patent number: 6772751Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Rational AGInventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedemann
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Publication number: 20030145847Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Martin Deuringer, Hubert Brunner, Elmar Junker, Manfred Breunig, Michael Herner, Judith Imgram, Peter Wiedmann