Patents by Inventor Rudolf Meierhofer

Rudolf Meierhofer 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).

  • Glass-ceramic cook top
    Patent number: 5990457
    Abstract: A glass-ceramic cooktop includes a glass-ceramic plate having a periphery. At least one heating body is disposed below the glass-ceramic plate. A sprayed-on plastic frame embraces the periphery of the glass-ceramic plate and has an upper surface. A protective lining of high-temperature-proof material embraces the glass-ceramic plate and is disposed on the upper surface of the plastic frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Steiner, Manfred Edlmann, Rudolf Meierhofer
  • Glass-ceramic cooktop
    Patent number: 5844206
    Abstract: A glass-ceramic cooktop includes a glass-ceramic plate having a periphery. At least one heating body is disposed below the glass-ceramic plate. A sprayed-on plastic frame embraces the periphery of the glass-ceramic plate and has an upper surface. A protective lining of high-temperature-proof material embraces the glass-ceramic plate and is disposed on the upper surface of the plastic frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Steiner, Manfred Edlmann, Rudolf Meierhofer