Patents by Inventor Tasso Schielke

Tasso Schielke 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).

  • Heater with electrical heating elements for waterbeds
    Patent number: 6426488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heater (1) with electrical heating elements (15-18) for waterbeds (2), which is arranged between a bed frame (4) and a safety film (5), and which controls the temperature of a metal plate (11) placed under the safety film (5) of a waterbed core (9) lying thereupon, wherein the heating elements (15-18) are connected in a heat-conducting manner with the bottom side (11a) of the metal plate (11) in a flat casing (14) via a readily heat-conducting layer (27). The object of the invention is to provide a heater that consistently prevents the metal plate (11) from overheating, and ensures a reliable control of the waterbed core (9) at varying heat transmission conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Vontana Industrie GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tasso Schielke
  • Heater with electrical heating elements for waterbeds
    Publication number: 20010030186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heater (1) with electrical heating elements (15-18) for waterbeds (2), which is arranged between a bed frame (4) and a safety film (5), and which controls the temperature of a metal plate (11) placed under the safety film (5) of a waterbed core (9) lying thereupon, wherein the heating elements (15-18) are connected in a heat-conducting manner with the bottom side (11a) of the metal plate (11) in a flat casing (14) via a readily heat-conducting layer (27). The object of the invention is to provide a heater that consistently prevents the metal plate (11) from overheating, and ensures a reliable control of the waterbed core (9) at varying heat transmission conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventor: Tasso Schielke