Patents by Inventor Roger Paul Rieger

Roger Paul Rieger 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).

  • Patent number: 12131431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging one or more functional elements in a room, comprising the steps of: a) three-dimensional acquisition of the room or of a part of the room by means of a scanner, b) definition of a grid based on the acquisition according to step a), c) definition of grid points of the room in the grid established according to step b), d) definition of at least one grid point of one or more functional elements, and e) virtual arrangement of the one or more functional elements in the room at at least one location, at which at least one grid point of the room and at least one grid point of the functional element coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: BULTHAUP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Eckert, Roger Paul Rieger, Ulrich Spohde
  • Publication number: 20230252742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging one or more functional elements in a room, comprising the steps of: a) three-dimensional acquisition of the room or of a part of the room by means of a scanner, b) definition of a grid based on the acquisition according to step a), c) definition of grid points of the room in the grid established according to step b), d) definition of at least one grid point of one or more functional elements, and e) virtual arrangement of the one or more functional elements in the room at at least one location, at which at least one grid point of the room and at least one grid point of the functional element coincide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Oliver ECKERT, Roger Paul RIEGER, Ulrich SPOHDE
  • Patent number: 11704875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging one or more functional elements in a room, comprising the steps of: a) three-dimensional acquisition of the room or of a part of the room by means of a scanner, b) definition of a grid based on the acquisition according to step a), c) definition of grid points of the room in the grid established according to step b), d) definition of at least one grid point of one or more functional elements, and e) virtual arrangement of the one or more functional elements in the room at at least one location, at which at least one grid point of the room and at least one grid point of the functional element coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: BULTHAUP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Eckert, Roger Paul Rieger, Ulrich Spohde
  • Publication number: 20210272366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging one or more functional elements in a room, comprising the steps of: a) three-dimensional acquisition of the room or of a part of the room by means of a scanner, b) definition of a grid based on the acquisition according to step a), c) definition of grid points of the room in the grid established according to step b), d) definition of at least one grid point of one or more functional elements, and e) virtual arrangement of the one or more functional elements in the room at at least one location, at which at least one grid point of the room and at least one grid point of the functional element coincide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Bulthaup GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver ECKERT, Roger Paul RIEGER, Ulrich SPOHDE
  • Patent number: 10188205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structural element, in particular a furniture element and particularly preferably a kitchen furniture element, having at least two frame elements and having at least one connection part by which the frame elements are connected, wherein the frame elements span a space whose shape depends on the angle between the frame elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Bulhaup GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Eckert, Roger Paul Rieger, Ulrich Spohde
  • Publication number: 20170095074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structural element, in particular a furniture element and particularly preferably a kitchen furniture element, having at least two frame elements and having at least one connection part by which the frame elements are connected, wherein the frame elements span a space whose shape depends on the angle between the frame elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Oliver ECKERT, Roger Paul RIEGER, Ulrich SPOHDE
  • Publication number: 20160054007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of kitchen furniture having a useful surface area and at least one functional element arranged above the useful surface area. The functional element is arranged on a support member, wherein the support member comprises a pole attached to the piece of kitchen furniture and an arm adjoining the pole. The invention further relates to a piece of kitchen furniture having a useful surface area and at least one functional element arranged above the useful surface area, wherein the functional element is arranged on a support member, wherein the support member has a stem arranged on the piece of furniture within the useful surface area, the upper end of which extends above the useful surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: BULTHAUP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Roger Paul Rieger, Marc Oliver Eckert, Otto Langer