Patents by Inventor Werner Balkau
Werner Balkau 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).
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Publication number: 20220218153Abstract: A blender system for blending ingredients from a container with a fluid includes a bottle, a disinfection device, and a container. The bottle has a blending chamber with an opening to receive a fluid and a shoulder about the opening. The lid is configured to couple with the bottle and includes a container receiver. The container receiver is configured to receive the container and position a lip of the container against the shoulder when the lid is coupled to the bottle. The container receiver is further configured to press the container towards the opening while the shoulder holds the lip stationary to discharge the ingredients from the container into the fluid in the blending chamber. The disinfection mechanism kills bacteria, viruses and other pathogens in the container and bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Christoph Bertsch, Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 11052358Abstract: A container includes a receptacle to hold nutrients and other food contents for a smoothie. The container is used with a larger vessel such as a blender into which the capsule is inserted and into which water or other fluid is poured. When the blender is closed, the container opens to release its contents for blending with the fluid into a delicious, healthful smoothie. The container may have a cover with opening flaps and relatively movable elements that pivot the flaps open when opposite forces are applied to the container by the larger vessel.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: VEJO IP AGInventors: Christoph Bertsch, Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20200239223Abstract: The portion capsule includes an outer beaker with a cover and with a chamber, which is formed in the inside of the beaker and which has a soluble substance as well as a middle axis. Furthermore, an injection element, which delimits the chamber to a cover side or to a base side and which includes at least one injection opening, is also present. The injection opening is designed such that fluid, which is delivered through it in the direction of the chamber, is injected as a jet into the chamber, the jet running in a plane that runs through the middle axis and at an angle to the middle axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Jens Bröckel, Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20200188867Abstract: A container includes a receptacle to hold nutrients and other food contents for a smoothie. The container is used with a larger vessel such as a blender into which the capsule is inserted and into which water or other fluid is poured. When the blender is closed, the container opens to release its contents for blending with the fluid into a delicious, healthful smoothie. The container may have a cover with opening flaps and relatively movable elements that pivot the flaps open when opposite forces are applied to the container by the larger vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Christoph Bertsch, Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 10638872Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk, and an electrically operated drive for delivering and/or frothing the milk. The appliance includes a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine, —an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Qbo Coffee GmbHInventor: Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 10588450Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. The milk frothing unit is configured such that an operating parameter is adjustable in a manner depending on a measured value and/or on a user input.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: QBO COFFEE GMBHInventor: Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 10582799Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk and a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk. The docking element includes a main body with a plurality of fluid channels and a supplementary part, which is reversibly removable from the main body. The supplementary part has a material that is softer in comparison to the main body, is continuous and includes several elements through which milk, steam, water and/or air can flow and which engage into the fluid channels.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: QBO COFFEE GMBHInventor: Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 10568454Abstract: An appliance that is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine, for preparing frothed milk and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current delivered from the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. A mixing nozzle is provided on a path of milk delivered by the gear pump, to which mixing nozzle this milk, the steam as well as the air can be fed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: QBO COFFEE GMBHInventor: Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20170303734Abstract: An appliance that is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine, for preparing frothed milk and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current delivered from the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. A mixing nozzle is provided on a path of milk delivered by the gear pump, to which mixing nozzle this milk, the steam as well as the air can be fed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20170303735Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk is dockable onto a drinks preparation machine and, for this purpose, includes at least one connection for steam produced by the drinks preparation machine, as well as an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine. The appliance also includes a milk frothing unit with a gear pump. The gear pump at an inlet side is connected to a milk feed conduit and to an air feed. The milk frothing unit is configured such that an operating parameter is adjustable in a manner depending on a measured value and/or on a user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20170303733Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk and a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk. The docking element includes a main body with a plurality of fluid channels and a supplementary part, which is reversibly removable from the main body. The supplementary part has a material that is softer in comparison to the main body, is continuous and includes several elements through which milk, steam, water and/or air can flow and which engage into the fluid channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20170303732Abstract: An appliance for preparing frothed milk includes a container for receiving milk, and an electrically operated drive for delivering and/or frothing the milk. The appliance includes a docking element for connection to a drinks preparation machine. The docking element includes a connection for steam delivered by the drinks preparation machine,—an interface for electrical current supplied by the drinks preparation machine, and a milk froth outlet for the frothed milk.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 9587389Abstract: The invention relates to an insert (3) that can be inserted into a drainage opening (2) of a urinal (1) and that can be designed, for example, as an odor seal. The insert (3) has at least one outlet opening (4) through which a liquid (5), in particular a cleaning and/or disinfecting liquid, is released, in particular injected or sprayed, onto a bowl surface (6) of a urinal (1), in the discharge opening of which the insert (3) is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: URIMAT HOLDING AGInventors: Arthur Schmed, Werner Balkau
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Patent number: 9445695Abstract: The invention relates to a urinal having an odor seal or trap (2). The urinal is characterized by provision of another odor seal or trap (9), preferably connected in series with the first odor seal or trap (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: URIMAT HOLDING AGInventors: Arthur Schmed, Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20140165277Abstract: The invention relates to an insert (3) that can be inserted into a drainage opening (2) of a urinal (1) and that can be designed, for example, as an odor seal. The insert (3) has at least one outlet opening (4) through which a liquid (5), in particular a cleaning and/or disinfecting liquid, is released, in particular injected or sprayed, onto a bowl surface (6) of a urinal (1), in the discharge opening of which the insert (3) is inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: URIMAT HOLDING AGInventors: Arthur Schmed, Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20140150171Abstract: The invention relates to a urinal having an odor seal or trap (2). The urinal is characterized by provision of another odor seal or trap (9), preferably connected in series with the first odor seal or trap (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Urimat Holding AGInventors: Arthur Schmed, Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20080245236Abstract: In a system comprising a beverage machine and comprising portion capsules of at least two different types which each contain a beverage substance, portion capsules of different types are provided with colour codings which differ from one another. The beverage machine is designed to prepare beverages, in particular to brew hot coffee beverages, by means of the portion capsules and has a pressurized-water device, a capsule holder which is provided to accommodate a portion capsule, and a control means. The beverage machine also contains a colour-identification device which is designed to detect the colour coding of a portion capsule which is to be or is inserted into the capsule holder and to select a program, in the control means, for operating the beverage machine, which program is associated with this colour coding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: TCHIBO GMBHInventors: Rudiger Ternite, Werner Balkau, Hartwig Meyer-Ruhstrat, Ingo Lantz
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Patent number: 7059239Abstract: The brewing device comprises a brewing chamber constituted by an upper and a lower brewing chamber portion. The lower brewing chamber portion includes a chamber for receiving the coffee powder portion, and the upper brewing chamber portion includes a closure element for closing the chamber in the lower brewing chamber portion. The upper brewing chamber portion comprises an inner element provided with the closure element, and an outer element coaxially disposed and axially movable with regard to the inner element. The lower brewing chamber portion is adapted to be fixed to the outer element of the upper brewing chamber portion. The outer element of the upper portion comprises a pivotal operating lever connected to the inner element of the upper brewing chamber portion by an actuating member disposed eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the lever to cause an axial relative movement between the inner element and the outer element of the upper brewing chamber portion upon pivoting the operating lever.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Red Roses S.A.Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Publication number: 20050160919Abstract: The brewing device comprises a brewing chamber constituted by an upper and a lower brewing chamber portion. The lower brewing chamber portion includes a chamber for receiving the coffee powder portion, and the upper brewing chamber portion includes a closure element for closing the chamber in the lower brewing chamber portion. The upper brewing chamber portion comprises an inner element provided with the closure element, and an outer element coaxially disposed and axially movable with regard to the inner element. The lower brewing chamber portion is adapted to be fixed to the outer element of the upper brewing chamber portion. The outer element of the upper portion comprises a pivotal operating lever connected to the inner element of the upper brewing chamber portion by an actuating member disposed eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the lever to cause an axial relative movement between the inner element and the outer element of the upper brewing chamber portion upon pivoting the operating lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventor: Werner Balkau
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Patent number: D801492Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Inventors: Arthur Schmed, Werner Balkau