Patents by Inventor Otmar Stengg

Otmar Stengg 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).

  • Arrangement for assembling and mounting a built-in cooktop
    Patent number: 5893359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for assembling and mounting a built-in cooktop such as a glass-ceramic cooktop wherein the cooktop is seated latchably secured from above in a countertop cutout provided therefor. Tolerance problems between the built-in cooktop and the countertop cutout are avoided in that, in the assembly into the countertop cutout, an ancillary assembly frame is premounted with a precise fit to the built-in cooktop. The built-in cooktop is seated in the ancillary assembly frame and is secured via clamping connections or latch connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Schott Glaswerke
    Inventors: Bernd Schultheis, Martin Taplan, Otmar Stengg, Franz Hammer