Patents by Inventor Michael Empting

Michael Empting 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).

  • Household food warmer
    Patent number: 7188619
    Abstract: A household food warmer includes a housing and a drawer. The drawer, which can be inserted into the interior chamber of the housing, has a drawer bottom and a front wall with a first opening. The front wall is provided with a sliding device that has a handle, and that engages in a guide formed at the front wall with a guide means, and with which the first opening can be closed in a substantially airtight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bollmers, Michael Empting, Johannes Renne, Peter Stemig, Hartmut Wemhoener
  • Household food warmer for keeping foods and beverages warm
    Patent number: 6849835
    Abstract: A household food warmer for keeping foods and beverages warm includes a housing, a drawer which can be inserted into the housing, an interior chamber which is bounded by the housing and the inserted drawer and which is used to accommodate foods placed on plates, a heating element, an electrical circuit in which is arranged a first electrical switch for switching on the heating element, and a temperature sensor for measuring the interior chamber temperature. A convection fan is provided. The convection fan can be switched on via a second electrical switch arranged in the electrical circuit and can be switched off via the second electrical switch upon the occurrence of a switching condition that is dependent on the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bollmers, Michael Empting, Johannes Renne, Peter Stemig, Hartmut Wemhoener
  • Household food warmer
    Publication number: 20040169035
    Abstract: A household food warmer includes a housing and a drawer. The drawer, which can be inserted into the interior chamber of the housing, has a drawer bottom and a front wall with a first opening. The front wall is provided with a sliding device that has a handle, and that engages in a guide formed at the front wall with a guide means, and with which the first opening can be closed in a substantially airtight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bollmers, Michael Empting, Johannes Renne, Peter Stemig, Hartmut Wemhoener
  • Household food warmer for keeping foods and beverages warm
    Publication number: 20040149731
    Abstract: A household food warmer for keeping foods and beverages warm includes a housing, a drawer which can be inserted into the housing, an interior chamber which is bounded by the housing and the inserted drawer and which is used to accommodate foods placed on plates, a heating element, an electrical circuit in which is arranged a first electrical switch for switching on the heating element, and a temperature sensor for measuring the interior chamber temperature. A convection fan is provided. The convection fan can be switched on via a second electrical switch arranged in the electrical circuit and can be switched off via the second electrical switch upon the occurrence of a switching condition that is dependent on the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bollmers, Michael Empting, Johannes Renne, Peter Stemig, Hartmut Wemhoener