Patents by Inventor Rüdiger TOPFER

Rüdiger TOPFER 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: 20230240306
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a system for preparing and heating a food product within a cavity (8), said system comprising a self-cleaning device with a spraying device (10) for spraying a cleaning fluid into the cavity (8), in which a detergent holder (24) is placed. The detergent holder (24) is arranged on a framework or an accessing door (18) of the cavity (8), a multi-component cartridge (32) being received in the detergent holder (24), the detergent holder (24) being held in an inclined position at an angle (60) towards a center of the cavity (8), the multi-component cartridge (32) being sprayed on by spray jets (58) emerging from the spraying device (10) in a continuous or discontinuous manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Rüdiger Töpfer, Alois Klingel, Peter Koolen, Achilles Aichmalotidis
  • Patent number: 9976752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaner cartridge for cleaning a soiled interior of an appliance, comprising: an integral housing for holding a treatment agent, at least one receptacle for connecting the cleaner cartridge to a water supply, wherein water can be introduced into the housing via the receptacle at a pressure which enables a treatment agent mixture to be sprayed, and at least one spray opening for spraying a treatment agent mixture, wherein the at least one spray opening is arranged as a rotation opening in the circumference-of the housing in such a way that rotation is imparted to the cleaner cartridge as a treatment agent mixture is sprayed. The invention furthermore relates to an appliance having a cleaner cartridge of this kind and to the use of a cleaner cartridge for cleaning appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: I-CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Rüdiger Töpfer
  • Publication number: 20160341431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaner cartridge for cleaning a soiled interior of an appliance, comprising: an integral housing for holding a treatment agent, at least one receptacle for connecting the cleaner cartridge to a water supply, wherein water can be introduced into the housing via the receptacle at a pressure which enables a treatment agent mixture to be sprayed, and at least one spray opening for spraying a treatment agent mixture, wherein the at least one spray opening is arranged as a rotation opening in the circumference-of the housing in such a way that rotation is imparted to the cleaner cartridge as a treatment agent mixture is sprayed. The invention furthermore relates to an appliance having a cleaner cartridge of this kind and to the use of a cleaner cartridge for cleaning appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Rüdiger TOPFER