Patents by Inventor Manuel Ulmer

Manuel Ulmer 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: 20240172888
    Abstract: A control box for a cooking appliance is described, having a housing in which at least one steam inlet, at least one water nozzle, a steam outlet, and at least one cleaning agent inlet. The cleaning agent inlet is arranged between the steam inlet and the steam outlet with respect to a flow path of the steam. A cooking appliance having a control box also is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Klaus GRUEHBAUM, Christoph STROBL, Michael PRINZING, Manuel ULMER, Sven Ole REICHMANN, Bernhard SEITER
  • Patent number: 11980919
    Abstract: A cleaning chemical assembly has a collection container, a pump, two ports for storage containers that contain the same cleaning chemical, and a switchover valve that can be switched between a first state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the first one of the two ports while the second port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner, and a second state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the second one of the two ports while the first port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner. A sensor is provided that can be used to detect whether one of the storage containers is empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: RATIONAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Kufner, Filip Lindell, Manuel Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20220008962
    Abstract: A cleaning chemical assembly has a collection container, a pump, two ports for storage containers that contain the same cleaning chemical, and a switchover valve that can be switched between a first state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the first one of the two ports while the second port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner, and a second state, in which the pump can pump liquid from the collection container to the storage container connected to the second one of the two ports while the first port is disconnected in a liquid-tight manner. A sensor is provided that can be used to detect whether one of the storage containers is empty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Kufner, Filip Lindell, Manuel Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20220010969
    Abstract: A cleaning chemical assembly for a cooking appliance has a collection container, a pump, at least two ports for storage containers that contain different cleaning chemicals, and at least one device for identifying the cleaning chemical in the respective storage container. The device for identifying the cleaning chemical is a switching element that is designed to cooperate with a mechanical coding on the respective storage container. The switching element includes a plurality of microswitches at the ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Kufner, Filip Lindell, Manuel Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20180340693
    Abstract: A method for identifying a degree of soiling of an interior of a cooking appliance, in particular of the cooking chamber, during at least one of a cleaning operation and a cooking operation and a method for cleaning such a cooking appliance interior include determining at least one parameter of a liquid and a degree of soiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Manuela Bauer, Manuel Ulmer, Filip Lindell, Danny Klose, Tobias Gayer, Ivan Feeney