Patents by Inventor Matthias Varnhorst

Matthias Varnhorst 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).

  • Device for at least partially closing an opening of a cooking vessel, cooking vessel system and kitchen machine
    Patent number: 11000150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for at least partially closing an opening (5) of a cooking vessel (2), having a support element (11) which can be brought to rest on an opening edge (6) of the opening (5) of the cooking vessel (2), and a plug-in element (12) which can be inserted at least partially through the opening (5), characterized in that the plug-in element (12) has a locking means (13) which can be brought into a locking position (I) in which the locking means (13) interacts with the opening edge (6), so that pulling out (205) of the plug-in element (12) is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Matthias Varnhorst, Jutta Schomacher, Michael Sickert
  • DEVICE FOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY CLOSING AN OPENING OF A COOKING VESSEL, COOKING VESSEL SYSTEM AND KITCHEN MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190239681
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for at least partially closing an opening (5) of a cooking vessel (2), having a support element (11) which can be brought to rest on an opening edge (6) of the opening (5) of the cooking vessel (2), and a plug-in element (12) which can be inserted at least partially through the opening (5), characterized in that the plug-in element (12) has a locking means (13) which can be brought into a locking position (I) in which the locking means (13) interacts with the opening edge (6), so that pulling out (205) of the plug-in element (12) is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Felix Thies, Matthias Varnhorst, Jutta Schomacher, Michael Sickert