Patents by Inventor Klaus Altenburger

Klaus Altenburger 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: 7202454
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a turning time of at least one cooking product, to which heat is supplied from one side during a cooking process includes a) determination of a first temperature TA in the cooking product at the beginning of the cooking process at an initial time point tA as well as of a set temperature TE of the cooking product which must exist at the end of the cooking process at the end time tE; b) acquiring of a first temperature difference between the set temperature Tset and the first temperature TA; c) determination of at least one actual temperature Tactual in the cooking product at several times during the cooking process; d) acquiring of the time of turning tT as the time at which a second temperature difference between the set temperature Tset and the actual temperature Tactual reaches a certain fraction of the first temperature difference; and e) outputting a signal when the time of turning tT is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Rational AG
    Inventors: Peter Wiedemann, Klaus Altenburger, Helen Podestat
  • Publication number: 20060185523
    Abstract: A method for the determination of a turning time of at least one cooking product, to which heat is supplied from one side during a cooking process includes a) determination of a first temperature TA in the cooking product at the beginning of the cooking process at an initial time point tA as well as of a set temperature TE of the cooking product which must exist at the end of the cooking process at the end time tE; b) acquiring of a first temperature difference between the set temperature Tset and the first temperature TA; c) determination of at least one actual temperature Tactual in the cooking product at several times during the cooking process; d) acquiring of the time of turning tT as the time at which a second temperature difference between the set temperature Tset and the actual temperature Tactual reaches a certain fraction of the first temperature difference; and e) outputting a signal when the time of turning tT is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicants: RATIONAL AG, FRIMA S.A.
    Inventors: Peter Wiedemann, Klaus Altenburger, Helen Podestat
  • Publication number: 20060143921
    Abstract: The modules for the coach body are divided into module sections and individual pre-assembled sub-assemblies, whereby the modules are produced by joining the individual pre-assembled sub-assemblies to provide module sections and by subsequent joining of the module sections. The joining of the individual pre-assembled sub-assemblies to provide module sections or modules, the joining of the module sections to provide modules and the joining of modules to provide the complete coach body is carried out by cold joining with rapid connector elements (e.g. cold mountable connection elements) and/or specially produced connector components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Altenburg, Walter Aretz, Andreas Huepperling, Gerd Meyer, Gerhard Nolting, Stefan Wanczura
  • Patent number: 6092473
    Abstract: The invention relates to modular elements (1) of differential construction which are particularly suitable for constructing cold-joined large bodywork or containers. All the components of the modular elements, substantially shell (2), shaping frames (3), edge profile (5) and optionally stringers (4) extending transversely to the frames and acting as buckling resistors, are cold-joined to each other, e.g. by pressure joining, punch riveting and the like. As a result, firstly rapid production with good surface quality is achieved, and secondly different materials such as iron and non-ferrous metals, fiber reinforced plastics etc. can be freely combined in hybrid structures to construct the modular elements, the local arrangement of materials in the modular element having to be adapted to the desired mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Inventors: Klaus Altenburg, Franz Peter Goerres, Hans-Dieter Kreutz, Hans-Wilhelm Strauch, August Dederichs, Michael Zimmermann