Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Bruckbauer

Wilhelm Bruckbauer 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: 11713884
    Abstract: An operating device for a built-in kitchen appliance includes a central piece, an operating element mounted rotatably on the central piece, at least one position sensor, which is designed for sensing a rotational position of the operating element, and at least one touch-sensitive and/or pressure-sensitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20230184442
    Abstract: A hob (1) with one or more cooking locations (2), which, as viewed from above, exhibits one or more recesses (4) only in the area (25) around its geometric center (3), which are respectively connected with one or more devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction. These devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction downwardly remove the cooking vapors that arise above the cooking locations (2) by suction in a direction vertically below the hob (1), and such a hob (1), which in the assembly unit is designed with a device (36) for operating the hob (2) and downwardly removing cooking vapors by suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Patent number: 11619398
    Abstract: An inflow nozzle for an intake opening of a device for downward extraction of cooking vapours has a supporting structure and a plurality of pin-like elements arranged on the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 11608989
    Abstract: A cleaning insert for removable arrangement in a cooking space of a cooking appliance includes a receiving device for receiving a cleaning unit with a cleaning composition in a reversibly fixed manner, and a supporting body connected to the receiving device for positioning the receiving device relative to the cooking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 11592188
    Abstract: A hob (1) with one or more cooking locations (2), which, as viewed from above, exhibits one or more recesses (4) only in the area (25) around its geometric center (3), which are respectively connected with one or more devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction. These devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction downwardly remove the cooking vapors that arise above the cooking locations (2) by suction in a direction vertically below the hob (1), and such a hob (1), which in the assembly unit is designed with a device (36) for operating the hob (2) and downwardly removing cooking vapors by suction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20220268450
    Abstract: A device for heating cooking goods comprises a ventilation device which enables different function modes, wherein in one of the function modes a volume flow generated by a fan has a proportion of at least 90% of exhaust air extracted from a receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Publication number: 20220146114
    Abstract: A hob system comprising a cooking goods carrier for carrying cooking goods, at least one heating unit arranged on the cooking goods carrier for heating the cooking goods, and a fume extractor device for extracting cooking vapors downward, wherein a total width of the hob system is a maximum of 600 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Publication number: 20220074597
    Abstract: A modular hob system includes a control device for controlling all components of the hob system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Patent number: 11204175
    Abstract: A modular hob system includes a control device for controlling all components of the hob system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Wilhelm Bruckbauer Neubeuern
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 11193675
    Abstract: The invention relates to an extractor fan apparatus for extracting cooking vapours downwards. The extractor fan apparatus comprises at least one fan for aspirating the cooking vapours, an inflow opening for the entry of the cooking vapours into the extractor fan apparatus, a filter seat which is arranged downstream of the at least one fan and on which at least one filter for filtering the cooking vapours can be arranged, and a filter replacement space which extends between the inflow opening and the at least one filter seat, the filter replacement space being configured for the reversible removal of the at least one filter from the filter seat through the inflow opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20210341153
    Abstract: A fume extraction device for the downward extraction of cooking fumes comprises at least one inflow opening for the inflow of the cooking fumes, and at least one fan for suctioning the cooking fumes at the at least one inflow opening, such fan having a fan propeller that is mounted so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotation axis is oriented so as to be inclined in relation to a horizontal plane and to a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER, Walter KOENNEKER, Mario BLERSCH
  • Publication number: 20210310666
    Abstract: A cooktop system has a cooktop for heating food, and a fume extraction device for the downward extraction of cooking fumes. The fume extraction device includes at least one inflow opening for entering of the cooking fumes into the fume extraction device, and at least one fan for suctioning the cooking fumes through the at least one inflow opening, wherein a front installation height of the cooktop system in a horizontal region between a front edge and a geometric center of area of the cooktop system is at most 100 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Patent number: 10948198
    Abstract: An insert for a downdraft extractor includes a removable filter element for filtering a stream of cooking fumes, and a removable collecting element for receiving liquids. The collecting element has at least one wall which serves as a flow directing surface for deflecting the stream of cooking fumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20210071878
    Abstract: An inflow nozzle for an intake opening of a device for downward extraction of cooking vapours has a supporting structure and a plurality of pin-like elements arranged on the supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Patent number: 10823430
    Abstract: A device for extracting cooking vapors includes a repositionable closure element which in the repositioning between two terminal positions has at least one rotary movement component and at least one linear movement component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20200333018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vapour extraction device for extracting cooking vapours downward. The vapour extraction device comprises a fan apparatus for sucking in the cooking vapours having a fan impeller which can be driven in rotation, a fan motor for supplying a drive torque, and a releasable fan coupling for transmitting the drive torque to the fan impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Publication number: 20200318835
    Abstract: A hob (1) with one or more cooking locations (2), which, as viewed from above, exhibits one or more recesses (4) only in the area (25) around its geometric center (3), which are respectively connected with one or more devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction. These devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction downwardly remove the cooking vapors that arise above the cooking locations (2) by suction in a direction vertically below the hob (1), and such a hob (1), which in the assembly unit is designed with a device (36) for operating the hob (2) and downwardly removing cooking vapors by suction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Patent number: 10718528
    Abstract: A hob (1) with one or more cooking locations (2), which, as viewed from above, exhibits one or more recesses (4) only in the area (25) around its geometric center (3), which are respectively connected with one or more devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction. These devices (5) for removing cooking vapors through suction downwardly remove the cooking vapors that arise above the cooking locations (2) by suction in a direction vertically below the hob (1), and such a hob (1), which in the assembly unit is designed with a device (36) for operating the hob (2) and downwardly removing cooking vapors by suction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventor: Wilhelm Bruckbauer
  • Publication number: 20200080295
    Abstract: A wall sleeve system for a ventilation system comprises one or more assemblies constituted in a modular manner, which can be flexibly combined with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER
  • Publication number: 20190316805
    Abstract: An arc element for a ventilation system has at least one oval opening and a flow cross-section with a minimum radius of curvature, which has at least the size of one tenth of the smallest diameter of this flow cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Wilhelm BRUCKBAUER