Patents by Inventor Thomas ERNER

Thomas ERNER 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: 20230045149
    Abstract: A household appliance has a device housing, a blower arranged in the device housing, an outlet opening formed in a direction of flow behind the blower in the device housing, a flow channel that connects the outlet opening with the blower in terms of flow, and a sound attenuator allocated to the flow channel for attenuating sound arising from the operation of the household appliance. The sound attenuator has sound-absorbing wall elements that have a wall surface that is curved in relation to a direction of a longitudinal extension of the flow channel, a support body for receiving the sound-absorbing wall elements, and a sound-reducing wall with a wall plane oriented parallel to the flow path. The sound attenuator is modular in design, formed of the support body, wall elements and sound-reducing wall, and is installed as a whole into the device housing between the blower and outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Amin NEZAMI, Thomas ERNER
  • Patent number: 10772468
    Abstract: An electric motor-operated food processor has a base unit having an electric motor and a preparation vessel that can be arranged on the base unit. A heater and agitator are allocated to the preparation vessel. The food processor can have a distillation apparatus that can be connected with the preparation vessel. The distillation apparatus has a steam receptacle, a condenser and a liquid dispenser. The preparation vessel and steam receptacle are connected in terms of flow when the preparation vessel and distillation apparatus are in a connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Mirko Kvesić, Janik Nachbarschulte, Thomas Erner, Amin Nezami, Mathias Varnhorst, Daniel Katagarov, Philipp Bettenhausen
  • Publication number: 20180360272
    Abstract: An electric motor-operated food processor has a base unit having an electric motor and a preparation vessel that can be arranged on the base unit. A heater and agitator are allocated to the preparation vessel. The food processor can have a distillation apparatus that can be connected with the preparation vessel. The distillation apparatus has a steam receptacle, a condenser and a liquid dispenser. The preparation vessel and steam receptacle are connected in terms of flow when the preparation vessel and distillation apparatus are in a connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Mirko KVESIC, Janik NACHBARSCHULTE, Thomas ERNER, Amin NEZAMI, Mathias VARNHORST, Daniel KATAGAROV, Philipp BETTENHAUSEN