Patents by Inventor Olaf Baumeister

Olaf Baumeister 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: 20240248246
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light for particular for use in a cooking appliance such as an oven, microwave, or steam cooker, wherein the cooking appliance contains a cooking chamber with walls and a door, which has at least one LED light source that can be secured in a mount outside the cooking chamber, and a fiber optic rod, which extends from the mount along its longitudinal axis at least partially into the cooking chamber, wherein the fiber optic rod has a light entry surface where light from the light source enters the fiber optic rod, and a light emission surface where at least a part of the light is emitted into the interior of the cooking appliance, wherein a decoupling structure that deflects light is formed in the fiber optic rod, with which light is directed through the light emission surface into the interior of the cooking appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Katharina Mentler, Marie Henning
  • Publication number: 20240210015
    Abstract: An appliance light including an illuminant formed by a circuit board and a LED arranged on the circuit board; a light conductor rod including a light entry surface for light emitted by the LED; a holder including a circuit board receiver arranged on a bottom side of the holder, a fixing element arranged on a top side of the holder opposite to the bottom side and configured to receive the light conductor rod, and a cut out arranged in a portion of the fixing element wherein light emitted by the LED arranged on the bottom side of the holder radiates through the cut out to the light conductor rod arranged on the top side of the holder; wherein the light conductor rod includes an essentially circumferential annular protrusion arranged in a radial plane and integrally provided in one piece with or bonded to the light conductor rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Joerg Harnischmacher
  • Publication number: 20240151403
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light that can be placed in a recess in the wall of a cooking appliance, in particular an oven, steam cooker, or microwave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Jorg Harnischmacher
  • Publication number: 20240151385
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light for a combination cooking appliance with a microwave cooking function, the cooking appliance light comprising: a mounting sleeve configured to fix the cooking appliance light in a recess of a cooking appliance wall; a LED illuminant arranged at the mounting sleeve wherein light from the LED illuminant is feedable through a cylindrical cavity of the mounting sleeve into a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance; a microwave trap configured as a grid shaped blocking element configured to prevent a passage of microwave radiation from the cooking cavity through the cylindrical cavity of the mounting sleeve into an ambient of the cooking appliance; and a translucent cover arranged at an axial end of the mounting sleeve and configured to prevent an entry of cooking vapors into the cylindrical cavity of the mounting sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Frank Welslau
  • Publication number: 20240060649
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for an illumination device of a cooking apparatus, the seal arrangement comprising: a support element including a receiving borehole that penetrates the support element from top to bottom so that a light conductor rod is insertable into the receiving borehole in an insertion direction; a dead hole having a dead hole diameter that is greater than a receiving bore hole diameter of the receiving borehole and arranged concentric with the receiving borehole in the support element wherein a dead hole opening of the dead hole coincides with an inlet opening of the receiving borehole that is arranged upstream in the insertion direction; a first support surface that is formed by a base of the dead hole and that envelopes the receiving borehole in an annular shape where the receiving borehole penetrates the base of the dead hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Matthias Mietner
  • Patent number: 11843207
    Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance lamp, the lamp socket including a socket body; at least one supply contact configured to connect to a connection conductor configured to supply electrical voltage electrical voltage to the cooking appliance lamp; at least one socket contact electrically connected with the at least one supply contact and connected to an illuminant socket of the cooking appliance lamp; a contact cavity formed by the socket body wherein the at least one socket contact is arranged in the socket cavity; a fastener that fastens the at least one supply contact at the socket body, wherein the fastener is integrally provided in one piece with the at least one supply contact or bonded to the supply contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BJB Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Mark Weber
  • Patent number: 11817664
    Abstract: A terminal clamp including a contact frame that forms a clamping device configured to fix and electrically contact a connection conductor, wherein the clamping device is formed by at least one reaction bearing and a clamping spring that is preloaded against the at least one reaction bearing; a conductor insertion channel that feeds the connection conductor to the clamping device; and an insulation material housing made that receives the contact frame and forms a conductor insertion opening that is arranged upstream of the conductor insertion channel in a conductor insertion direction, wherein the conductor insertion channel is formed by the insulation material housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Markus Nasse
  • Patent number: 11817661
    Abstract: A G9 lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the G9 lamp socket including a socket body including an upper structure and a lower structure; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a G9 lamp, the base receiver including an entry opening formed in the upper structure and extending along a longitudinal axis of the socket body into the lower structure; at least two socket contacts arranged opposite to one another wherein the base receiver is arranged between the at least two socket contacts; at least two connection contacts connected with the at least two socket contacts and configured to receive voltage from connection conductors; two contact cavities arranged in the lower structure of the socket body wherein a respective connection contact of the at least two connection contacts is arranged in each of the two contact cavities and accessible through a respective insertion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Robert Buhl
  • Patent number: 11791598
    Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the lamp socket including a socket body; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a lamp and formed at a top side of the socket body; connection contacts for external connection conductors of a voltage supply, the connection contacts arranged at a bottom side of the socket body; an attachment ring configured to retain the lamp base in the base receiver; two retaining arms integrally formed at the attachment ring; two spring arms respectively arranged at the two retaining arms and forming a receiving gap for the lamp base between each other and respectively including a free spring arm end and a connected spring arm end respectively connected at each of the two retaining arms, wherein the two spring arms are arranged in the base receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Mark Weber
  • Publication number: 20230324039
    Abstract: A food processing appliance (1) has a muffle interior (M) surrounded by a muffle (2; 32) and a light generating device (3) arranged outside the muffle (2; 32) for radiating light (L) into the muffle interior (M) through a Opening (16; 33) in the muffle (2; 32), wherein in the muffle interior (M) a light distribution element (18; 58) for distributing light (L) that can be radiated through the opening (16; 33), is arranged and between the light generating device (3) and the light distribution element (18; 58) there is a gap (S). The invention can be applied particularly advantageously to cooking appliances with an oven functionality and/or with a microwave functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Frank Welslau
  • Patent number: 11774109
    Abstract: A cooking appliance including a cooking cavity defined by a cooking cavity wall; a cut out provided in the cooking cavity wall; a cooking appliance light arranged in the cut out and configured to illuminate the cooking cavity; and a support plate including a receiving opening for the cooking appliance light, wherein the cooking appliance light is supported in the receiving opening, wherein the support plate fixes the cooking appliance light in the cut out, wherein the support plate including the cooking appliance light closes the cut out in the cooking cavity wall, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a LED illuminant and a light conductor rod, wherein the light conductor rod is supported in the cut out in the cooking cavity wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Frank Welslau
  • Patent number: 11665792
    Abstract: A microwave oven including a cooking cavity that is enveloped by a cooking cavity wall; a cooking appliance light; an opening in the cooking cavity wall which supports the cooking appliance light; a shielding sleeve arranged in the opening and configured to prevent an exit of microwaves through the opening out of the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a LED illuminant and a light conductor rod which conducts light emitted by the LED illuminant into the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a mounting plate that includes a cut out in which the light conductor rod of the cooking appliance light is supported, wherein the mounting plate supports the shielding sleeve that envelops the light conductor rod, and wherein the mounting plate is arranged at the cooking cavity wall and covers the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Frank Welslau
  • Patent number: 11585537
    Abstract: An illumination device for a cooking apparatus, the illumination device including a light source and a light conductor rod that conducts light emitted by the light source to a cooking cavity of the cooking apparatus; a support that supports the light conductor rod at a support element of the cooking apparatus, wherein the support includes a pivot joint that supports a fixing device for the light conductor rod, so that the light conductor rod is movably supported in the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Baumeister, Joerg Harnischmacher
  • Patent number: 11536441
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light including a light glass arranged at a top side of the cooking appliance light; a socket arranged at a bottom side of the cooking appliance light, wherein a geometric center axis of the cooking appliance light runs vertically through the socket; a neck arranged at a bottom side of the light glass, the neck including at least one groove arrangement including an axially extending vertical groove and an adjoining circumferentially extending horizontal groove wherein the axially extending vertical groove and the circumferentially extending horizontal groove are radially open and engageable by a locking bar, wherein the axially extending vertical groove includes an axially oriented locking bar entry opening, wherein the circumferentially extending horizontal groove includes an axially upward oriented locking bar support surface including a safety protrusion and a movement stop at an end that is distal from the axially extending vertical groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Robert Buhl
  • Publication number: 20220373164
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light including a light glass arranged at a top side of the cooking appliance light; a socket arranged at a bottom side of the cooking appliance light, wherein a geometric center axis of the cooking appliance light runs vertically through the socket; a neck arranged at a bottom side of the light glass, the neck including at least one groove arrangement including an axially extending vertical groove and an adjoining circumferentially extending horizontal groove wherein the axially extending vertical groove and the circumferentially extending horizontal groove are radially open and engageable by a locking bar, wherein the axially extending vertical groove includes an axially oriented locking bar entry opening, wherein the circumferentially extending horizontal groove includes an axially upward oriented locking bar support surface including a safety protrusion and a movement stop at an end that is distal from the axially extending vertical groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Robert Buhl
  • Publication number: 20220376449
    Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance lamp, the lamp socket including a socket body; at least one supply contact configured to connect to a connection conductor configured to supply electrical voltage electrical voltage to the cooking appliance lamp; at least one socket contact electrically connected with the at least one supply contact and connected to an illuminant socket of the cooking appliance lamp; a contact cavity formed by the socket body wherein the at least one socket contact is arranged in the socket cavity; a fastener that fastens the at least one supply contact at the socket body, wherein the fastener is integrally provided in one piece with the at least one supply contact or bonded to the supply contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Mark Weber
  • Publication number: 20220376448
    Abstract: A G9 lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the G9 lamp socket including a socket body including an upper structure and a lower structure; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a G9 lamp, the base receiver including an entry opening formed in the upper structure and extending along a longitudinal axis of the socket body into the lower structure; at least two socket contacts arranged opposite to one another wherein the base receiver is arranged between the at least two socket contacts; at least two connection contacts connected with the at least two socket contacts and configured to receive voltage from connection conductors; two contact cavities arranged in the lower structure of the socket body wherein a respective connection contact of the at least two connection contacts is arranged in each of the two contact cavities and accessible through a respective insertion opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Robert Buhl
  • Publication number: 20220376450
    Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the lamp socket including a socket body; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a lamp and formed at a top side of the socket body; connection contacts for external connection conductors of a voltage supply, the connection contacts arranged at a bottom side of the socket body; an attachment ring configured to retain the lamp base in the base receiver; two retaining arms integrally formed at the attachment ring; two spring arms respectively arranged at the two retaining arms and forming a receiving gap for the lamp base between each other and respectively including a free spring arm end and a connected spring arm end respectively connected at each of the two retaining arms, wherein the two spring arms are arranged in the base receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Mark Weber
  • Patent number: 11486564
    Abstract: An optical light source cover configured to be fixed at a reaction bearing, the optical light source cover including an interlocking element configured to attach the optical light source cover at the reaction bearing, wherein the interlocking element includes an interlocking arm, wherein the interlocking arm extends from the optical light source cover in an insertion direction of the optical light source cover into the reaction bearing and includes a free end that is in front in the insertion direction and a connected end that is connected to the optical light source cover, wherein the interlocking element includes a first interlocking hook that is wedge shaped, wherein a first wedge tip of the first interlocking hook is oriented in a direction towards the free end of the interlocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Baumeister, Philipp Henrici, Bastian Hunecke
  • Patent number: 11482797
    Abstract: An electrical terminal clamp includes a contact cage including a contact floor, a contact ceiling, a first contact side wall and a second contact side wall that connect the contact floor and the contact ceiling. The contact floor, the contact ceiling, the first contact side wall and the second contact side wall jointly form a conductor insertion channel. A conductor clamping device that includes at least one clamping spring that is preloaded against a reaction bearing and an insertion bevel for a conductor configured in a portion of the contact ceiling, wherein the insertion bevel is formed by a guide arm that extends from the contact ceiling in the conductor insertion direction and that is configured sloped towards the contact floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Markus Nasse