Patents by Inventor Juergen Boerner

Juergen Boerner 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).

  • Patent number: 7966737
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the guide surface so that a piece is cut off from a cuttable material moved on the guide surface in the guide direction toward the blade. The offset between the blade and the guide surface determines the cutting thickness. The appliance further comprises an exchangeable insert for modifying the cutting thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff- und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: 7802366
    Abstract: A reversal insert for a slicer for chopping up items such as fruit, vegetables, etc. has a base plate, of which one side is designed as a bearing surface. In a first reversal position of the insert the item can be guided longitudinally on the bearing surface onto a cutting edge of a blade of the slicer. The insert includes first fastening elements in order for the insert to be secured on a basic body of the slicer in the first reversal position, and second fastening elements in order for the insert to be secured on the basic body in a second reversal position. The second fastening means are arranged such that, in the second reversal position, the insert covers the cutting edge of the blade from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff-und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20100170098
    Abstract: A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut, such as fruit, vegetables etc., comprising a base body to which a blade is fixed in order to cut pieces off from the item to be cut, a guide surface which is arranged offset in relation to the blade and on which the item to be cut can be moved back and forth and fed to the blade in a controlled manner, wherein the offset between the blade and the guide surface determines a cutting thickness of the pieces to be cut, an insert whose surface forms a guide surface and, as a whole, can be moved and can be fixed to the base body in different positions, in order to thus realize different cutting thicknesses, and fixing means which fix the insert relative to the base body, wherein the fixing means have at least one component which is produced separately from the base body and from the insert and is mounted such that it can move relative to the base body in order to fix and to release the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventor: Juergen BOERNER
  • Patent number: 7461803
    Abstract: A multi grater for material to be grated, such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, nuts, etc. comprises at least three, but preferably four or six grating devices which each have a specific grating function and are connected to one another at their edges. Thus, a grater body of polygonal cross section is formed with a cavity into which grated material is discharged. The grater body further comprises an insert which can be inserted into the cavity and is suitable for receiving the grated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff-und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20080029631
    Abstract: A multi grater for material to be grated, such as fruit, vegetables, cheese, nuts, etc. comprises at least three, but preferably four or six grating devices which each have a specific grating function and are connected to one another at their edges. Thus, a grater body of polygonal cross section is formed with a cavity into which grated material is discharged. The grater body further comprises an insert which can be inserted into the cavity and is suitable for receiving the grated material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: 7322112
    Abstract: A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut such as fruit, vegetables etc. is proposed, with a base, to which a blade is fixed, which is arranged on an edge of a discharge plate, and an exchangeable insert, which can be fixed to the base in different positions for setting different cutting thicknesses. The insert forms a guide surface on which the items to be cut can be moved toward the blade. The different positions including a safety position in which an end side of the insert is arranged adjacent to the blade, in particular in such a way that the guide surface lies at the level of the blade or above it. In this connection, the insert comprises on its rear end side at least one projection which lies below the blade in the safety position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff-und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20070207657
    Abstract: A reversal insert for a slicer for chopping up items such as fruit, vegetables, etc., has a base plate, of which one side is designed as a bearing surface. In a first reversal position of the insert the item can be guided longitudinally on the bearing surface onto a cutting edge of a blade of the slicer. The insert comprises first fastening means in order for the insert to be secured on a basic body of the slicer in the first reversal position, and comprises second fastening means in order for the insert to be secured on the basic body in a second reversal position. The second fastening means are arranged such that, in the second reversal position, the insert covers the cutting edge of the blade from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20070028460
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the guide surface so that a piece is cut off from a cuttable material moved on the guide surface in the guide direction toward the blade. The offset between the blade and the guide surface determines the cutting thickness. The appliance further comprises an exchangeable insert for modifying the cutting thickness. According to a first aspect, the insert is mounted so as to be fully movable on the main body and can be fixed in different positions on the main body. According to a second aspect, the insert is designed to be movable in relation to a receiving seat of the main body in the guide direction. Ramp guides are provided so that a movement of the insert in the guide direction causes a movement transverse to the guide direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: 7146737
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the guide surface so that a piece is cut off from cuttable material moved on the guide surface in the surfaced in the guide direction toward the blade. The offset between the blade and the guide surface determines the cutting thickness. The appliance further comprises an exchangeable insert for modifying the cutting thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff- und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20060123639
    Abstract: A kitchen slicer for cutting items to be cut such as fruit, vegetables etc. is proposed, with a base, to which a blade is fixed, which is arranged on an edge of a discharge plate, and an exchangeable insert, which can be fixed to the base in different positions for setting different cutting thicknesses. The insert forms a guide surface on which the items to be cut can be moved toward the blade. The different positions including a safety position in which an end side of the insert is arranged adjacent to the blade, in particular in such a way that the guide surface lies at the level of the blade or above it. In this connection, the insert comprises on its rear end side at least one projection which lies below the blade in the safety position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Publication number: 20040031158
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the guide surface so that a piece is cut off from a cuttable material moved on the guide surface in the guide direction toward the blade. The offset between the blade and the guide surface determines the cutting thickness. The appliance further comprises an exchangeable insert for modifying the cutting thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: 5148731
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a device for cutting fruit, vegetables or the like into slices, comprising a blade-holding plate at whose leading edge a V-shaped cutter blade is arranged, comprising two framing ledges arranged essentially parallel that are connected to one another by the blade-holding plate and by at least one further transverse web, and comprising a slide plate guided at the framing ledges and introducible parallel to the blade-holding plate, whereby a narrow gap remains between the back edge of the slide plate and the cutter blade. It is inventively provided that a support plate (11) fashioned as a closed surface is arranged under the slide plate (6) in order to increase the stability of the slide plate, particularly to counter sagging when pressure is exerted on the material to be cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: D581220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff-und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: D496834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Boerner Kuntstoff -und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner
  • Patent number: D610414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Boerner Kunststoff- und Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Boerner