Patents by Inventor Torsten Bönsch

Torsten Bönsch 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: 9474408
    Abstract: An apparatus for heating and frothing a beverage product, in particular milk, comprises a steam generator, a compressed air source, an air supply conduit connected to the compressed air source to supply air from the compressed air source to the steam generator, and a steam/air conduit connected to the steam generator to supply a steam/air mixture from the steam generator into the beverage product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: WMF GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Sander Dollner, Alexander Kiefer, Joel Eicke, Torsten Boensch, Peter Arndt, Hans-Ulrich Hostettler
  • Patent number: 9381473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for frothing up a liquid, in particular cold and/or unheated milk, having a liquid supply line for supplying the liquid, an air supply line which opens into the liquid supply line for supplying air into the liquid, a discharge line which is configured downstream of the opening of the air supply line into the liquid supply line for discharging the mixture of liquid and air, a first conveying unit, in particular a pump, which is provided for conveying the liquid through the liquid supply line and/or the mixture through the discharge line and a mixing unit which is provided downstream of the opening in the discharge line, the mixing unit including at least one narrow place or being configured as narrow place of the discharge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: WMF WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Torsten Bönsch, Sander Dollner, Johannes Bais, Marcus Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20140197554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for frothing up a liquid, in particular cold and/or unheated milk, having a liquid supply line for supplying the liquid, an air supply line which opens into the liquid supply line for supplying air into the liquid, a discharge line which is configured downstream of the opening of the air supply line into the liquid supply line for discharging the mixture of liquid and air, a first conveying unit, in particular a pump, which is provided for conveying the liquid through the liquid supply line and/or the mixture through the discharge line and a mixing unit which is provided downstream of the opening in the discharge line, the mixing unit including at least one narrow place or being configured as narrow place of the discharge line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: WMF WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Torsten Bönsch, Sander Dollner, Johannes Bais, Marcus Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20130145936
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus for heating and frothing a beverage product, in particular milk, comprising a steam generator, a compressed air source, an air supply conduit connected to the compressed air source to supply air from the compressed air source to the steam generator, and a steam/air conduit connected to the steam generator to supply a steam/air mixture from the steam generator into the beverage product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: WMF WUERTTEMBERGISCHE METALLWARENFABRIK AG
    Inventors: Sander Dollner, Alexander Kiefer, Joel Eicke, Torsten Boensch, Peter Arndt, Hans-Ulrich Hostettler
  • Patent number: 8424446
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frothing device for the frothing of milk, comprising a steam supply channel which opens into a mixing chamber, a milk supply channel which opens into the mixing chamber and comprising an air supply channel, wherein the mixing chamber is connected in communication with a froth chamber. It is essential to the invention that the air supply channel opens into the froth chamber, with the result that an almost identical dispensing temperature of milk froth and milk can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: WMF Wurttenbergische Metallwarenfabrik AG
    Inventors: Torsten Bönsch, Sander Dollner, Jochen Gussmann, Alexander Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20100236416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a frothing device for the frothing of milk, comprising a steam supply channel which opens into a mixing chamber, a milk supply channel which opens into the mixing chamber and comprising an air supply channel, wherein the mixing chamber is connected in communication with a froth chamber. It is essential to the invention that the air supply channel opens into the froth chamber, with the result that an almost identical dispensing temperature of milk froth and milk can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Torsten Bönsch, Sander Dollner, Jochen Gussmann, Alexander Kiefer