Patents by Inventor Ulrich HOSTETTLER

Ulrich HOSTETTLER 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: 10917480
    Abstract: A method includes: (a) setting up a service orchestration rule set between a home operator and a sponsor service provider, managing a service domain for obtaining a data structure for a service definition object; (b) receiving a list of available services from the sponsor service provider; (c) receiving a subscriber selection of at least one service from the list; (d) adding a first set of data including subscriber specific data to the service definition object; (e) sending a service creation request to the sponsor service provider for subscribing to the selected service; and (f) receiving a response from the sponsor service provider including the service definition object complemented with a second set of data to allow the selected service to be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Hans-Ruodi Burch, Raphael Aebersold, Ulrich Hostettler, Frank-Peter Jost, Pierre-André Roubaty, Christof Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200145502
    Abstract: A method includes: (a) setting up a service orchestration rule set between a home operator and a sponsor service provider, managing a service domain for obtaining a data structure for a service definition object; (b) receiving a list of available services from the sponsor service provider; (c) receiving a subscriber selection of at least one service from the list; (d) adding a first set of data including subscriber specific data to the service definition object; (e) sending a service creation request to the sponsor service provider for subscribing to the selected service; and (f) receiving a response from the sponsor service provider including the service definition object complemented with a second set of data to allow the selected service to be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Ruodi BURCH, Raphael AEBERSOLD, Ulrich HOSTETTLER, Frank-Peter JOST, Pierre-André ROUBATY, Christof WAGNER
  • Patent number: 10485371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular brewing unit for a coffee machine, comprising a brewing part and a drive part, which are arranged parallel one beside the other in a common frame, wherein the brewing part, arranged concentrically along a common first axis, has an upper piston, a lower piston and, between the two pistons, a brewing cylinder with a cylindrical bore for accommodating the two pistons, a brewing chamber being formed in the process, and wherein the drive part comprises a spindle which extends along a drive axis, parallel to the first axis, is mounted in the frame such that it can be rotated about said drive axis and is in engagement with the brewing cylinder and the lower piston such that, during a brewing cycle, upon rotation of the spindle, the brewing cylinder and the lower piston are displaced along the first axis relative to the upper piston, which is fixed in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAERER AG
    Inventors: André Lüssi, Hans-Ulrich Hostettler
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160249762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular brewing unit for a coffee machine, comprising a brewing part and a drive part, which are arranged parallel one beside the other in a common frame, wherein the brewing part, arranged concentrically along a common first axis, has an upper piston, a lower piston and, between the two pistons, a brewing cylinder with a cylindrical bore for accommodating the two pistons, a brewing chamber being formed in the process, and wherein the drive part comprises a spindle which extends along a drive axis, parallel to the first axis, is mounted in the frame such that it can be rotated about said drive axis and is in engagement with the brewing cylinder and the lower piston such that, during a brewing cycle, upon rotation of the spindle, the brewing cylinder and the lower piston are displaced along the first axis relative to the upper piston, which is fixed in the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: André Lüssi, Hans-Ulrich Hostettler
  • 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: 8430022
    Abstract: A brewing apparatus (1) for a coffee machine comprises a brewing cylinder (6) with a cylindrical bore and an upper piston and a lower piston (4), by means of which the brewing cylinder (6) is able to be closed off in order to form a brewing chamber. The brewing cylinder (6) and the pistons are held in a frame (2) in a way displaceable relative to one another, and are drivable via a spindle (9). Interacting with the spindle is a threaded part (7a) which is arranged on a driven part (7) fitted on the brewing cylinder (6). A coffee-powder-feed device is provided for filling the brewing chamber with coffee powder, and a stripping element (19) serves for stripping off the coffee-powder cake which remains on the surface (4a) of the bottom piston (4) following the brewing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Schaerer AG
    Inventor: Hans-Ulrich Hostettler
  • Publication number: 20100224074
    Abstract: A brewing apparatus (1) for a coffee machine comprises a brewing cylinder (6) with a cylindrical bore and an upper piston and a lower piston (4), by means of which the brewing cylinder (6) is able to be closed off in order to form a brewing chamber. The brewing cylinder (6) and the pistons are held in a frame (2) in a way displaceable relative to one another, and are drivable via a spindle (9). Interacting with the spindle is a threaded part (7a) which is arranged on a driven part (7) fitted on the brewing cylinder (6). A coffee-powder-feed device is provided for filling the brewing chamber with coffee powder, and a stripping element (19) serves for stripping off the coffee-powder cake which remains on the surface (4a) of the bottom piston (4) following the brewing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Schaerer AG
    Inventor: Hans-Ulrich Hostettler