Patents by Inventor Peter MELCHER

Peter MELCHER 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).

  • TERMINAL DEVICE FOR A TUBULAR HEATING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED FUSE
    Publication number: 20220136734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal device for connecting a heating apparatus with an electricity supply, in particular for a tubular heating apparatus for household appliances, wherein the heating apparatus includes at least one electric resistance heating element. The terminal device comprises a mounting and reception section arranged for being electrically connected with the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus, a connector section arranged for being electrically connected on its one end side with an electrical power supply and on its other end side with the mounting and reception section, and a thermal fuse unit for detecting an excess temperature of the heating apparatus, which is in heat transfer contact with at least the mounting and reception section and which is connected in the electric supply circuit for supplying the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus with electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Martin REICHL, Georg GÖRG, Peter MELCHER
  • Terminal device for a tubular heating device with integrated fuse
    Patent number: 11204186
    Abstract: A terminal device for connecting a heating apparatus with an electricity supply, in particular for a tubular heating apparatus for household appliances, wherein the heating apparatus includes at least one electric resistance heating element, comprises a mounting and reception section arranged for being electrically connected with the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus, a connector section arranged for being electrically connected on its one end side with an electrical power supply and on its other end side with the mounting and reception section, and a thermal fuse unit for detecting an excess temperature of the heating apparatus, which is in heat transfer contact with at least the mounting and reception section and which is connected in the electric supply circuit for supplying the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus with electricity. The mounting and reception section comprises a cavity for receiving the thermal fuse unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Reichl, Georg Görg, Peter Melcher
  • Flange assembly for securing a heating device to a fluid container
    Patent number: 10932324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flange assembly for holding a heating device to a fluid container of an appliance accommodating a fluid to be heated, in particular a domestic appliance, comprising a flange unit arranged for being mounted to an opening of the fluid container by at least one fixing unit and having a non-sealing and a sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit is reversibly moveable from the non-sealing to the sealing and attachment position by means of the fixing unit for being configured to engage the opening of the fluid container in the sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit comprises a sealing element and a tensioning element, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are moveable relative to each other in an axial direction by means of the fixing unit such that the sealing element and the tensioning element can be pressed against each other, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are, in the sealing and attachment position, ar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BLECKMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Johann Höfer, Martin Reichl, Peter Melcher, Georg Görg
  • TERMINAL DEVICE FOR A TUBULAR HEATING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED FUSE
    Publication number: 20180266725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal device for connecting a heating apparatus with an electricity supply, in particular for a tubular heating apparatus for household appliances, wherein the heating apparatus includes at least one electric resistance heating element. The terminal device comprises a mounting and reception section arranged for being electrically connected with the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus, a connector section arranged for being electrically connected on its one end side with an electrical power supply and on its other end side with the mounting and reception section, and a thermal fuse unit for detecting an excess temperature of the heating apparatus, which is in heat transfer contact with at least the mounting and reception section and which is connected in the electric supply circuit for supplying the electric resistance heating element of the heating apparatus with electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Martin REICHL, Georg GÖRG, Peter MELCHER
  • FLANGE ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING A HEATING DEVICE TO A FLUID CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20180220492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flange assembly for holding a heating device to a fluid container of an appliance accommodating a fluid to be heated, in particular a domestic appliance, comprising a flange unit arranged for being mounted to an opening of the fluid container by at least one fixing unit and having a non-sealing and a sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit is reversibly moveable from the non-sealing to the sealing and attachment position by means of the fixing unit for being configured to engage the opening of the fluid container in the sealing and attachment position, wherein the flange unit comprises a sealing element and a tensioning element, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are moveable relative to each other in an axial direction by means of the fixing unit such that the sealing element and the tensioning element can be pressed against each other, wherein the sealing element and the tensioning element are, in the sealing and attachment position, ar
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Johann HÖFER, Martin REICHL, Peter MELCHER, Georg GÖRG
  • Backplate for an electronic device
    Patent number: D1018548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Adam T. Clavelle, Erik Geddes Pieter De Jong, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Martin Melcher, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer