Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Tuider

Wolfgang Tuider 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: 11930964
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug (20) having a container (21) and delimiting a food for containing the liquid food substance; and a base (10) that has one or more walls (11) forming a seat (11?) for removably receiving the container (21). The base (10) and/or the container (21) has one or more thermally insulating spacers (11a) spacing the base wall(s) (11) from thermally conditioned outside container wall(s) (21a) when the container (21) is received in or on the seat (11?) so as to prevent or inhibit thermal transfer from the container (21) into the base (10) via the base wall(s) (11) from the container wall(s) (21a) adjacent the base wall(s) (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Da Mi Byun, Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Christian Hoffmann, Marco Restelli, Wolfgang Tuider, Philipp Zavarsky
  • Patent number: 11678772
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance incorporates: a container (10) delimiting a cavity (10?) for containing said liquid food substance; an impeller (20) for driving the liquid food substance in the container (10); a motor (30) for driving the impeller (20); a motor chamber (40) for containing the motor (30); and a means for evacuating heat from the motor chamber (40). Such means comprises one or more movable members (50) that are driven by the motor (30) and that are configured to circulate air (2a,2b) in the motor chamber (40) to evacuate heat therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Alessandro Molinaro, Johan Nieuwendijk, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Patent number: 11206941
    Abstract: A machine (1) for stirring a liquid food substance has: a container (10) delimiting a cavity (11) with a bottom (12) and a peripheral wall (13) for containing the liquid food substance to be stirred; an impeller (20) comprising an impelling member (21) which is configured to be rotated in the cavity (11), the impeller (20) including an arrangement of driven magnetic elements (26) in the form of permanent magnets; and a motor (30) having an output shaft (31) that is magnetically coupled to the impelling member (21) via the container bottom (12) and/or peripheral wall (13) for driving the impelling member (21), the output shaft (31) driving an arrangement of driving magnetic elements (36,36?) that cooperate magnetically with the driven magnetic elements (26) so as to drive the impeller (20) in rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Samer Abdo, Da Mi Byun, Sylvain DeCastel, Bertrand Guyon, Johan Nieuwendijk, Mohamed Raad, Martino Ruggiero, Laurent Seydoux, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Publication number: 20210137315
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance includes a jug (20) that has a container (21) and a handle (31,32,33) for holding the jug by an adult human hand (40). The container (21) delimits a food cavity (21?) for containing the food substance. The handle (31,32,33) has a connection member (31) projecting from the container (21) and a substantially elongated upright gripping member (32) that is connected to the connection member (31) at a distance from the container (21). The gripping member (32) has an upper portion (32a) that is above the connection member (31) and a lower portion (32b) that is below the connection member (31). The upper portion (32a) is configured to support a thumb (41) of the hand (40) and delimits with the connection member (31) an upper seat (31a) for accommodating an index finger (42) of the hand (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Da Mi BYUN, Heinz DERCAR, Bertrand GUYON, Christian HOFFMANN, Marco RESTELLI, Wolfgang TUIDER, Philipp ZAVARSKY
  • Publication number: 20210015303
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug (20) having a container (21) and delimiting a food for containing the liquid food substance; and a base (10) that has one or more walls (11) forming a seat (11?) for removably receiving the container (21). The base (10) and/or the container (21) has one or more thermally insulating spacers (11a) spacing the base wall(s) (11) from thermally conditioned outside container wall(s) (21a) when the container (21) is received in or on the seat (11?) so as to prevent or inhibit thermal transfer from the container (21) into the base (10) via the base wall(s) (11) from the container wall(s) (21a) adjacent the base wall(s) (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Da Mi Byun, Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Christian Hoffmann, Marco Restelli, Wolfgang Tuider, Philipp Zavarsky
  • Publication number: 20210007554
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance includes: a jug (20) having a container (21) and delimiting a food cavity (21?) for containing the liquid food substance; and a base (10) that has one or more walls (11) forming a seat (11?) for removably receiving the container (21). The base (10) and the jug (20) comprise or delimit, respectively, an off-centred projecting member (33) and a corresponding off-centred seat (13) for the projecting member (33) or vice versa. The off-centred seat (13) is configured to receive the projecting member (33) when the container (21) is received by the base seat (11?) such that the container (21) is in place for processing the liquid food substance. The off-centred projecting member (33) is configured to maintain the container (21) off its place for processing the liquid food substance in the cavity (21?) when the projecting member (33) is off-set relative to the off-centred seat (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Da Mi Byun, Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Christian Hoffmann, Marco Restelli, Wolfgang Tuider, Philipp Zavarsky
  • Publication number: 20200359841
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance (10) includes: a container (2) delimiting a food cavity (2?) for containing said liquid food substance (10); an impeller (20) for driving the food substance (10) in the food cavity (2?); a housing (3) delimiting a powered cavity (3?) that is adjacent the container (2). The powered cavity (3?) contains a motor (30) for driving the impeller (20) a heat evacuation system (35, 36, 37, 37?, 37?) for evacuating heat from the powered cavity (3?) to a space (6) outside such machine (1), comprising a motorized ventilation arrangement (35,36); and a control unit (31). The motorized ventilation arrangement has a first ventilation device (35) driven by the impeller motor (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Johan Nieuwendijk, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Publication number: 20200359822
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance (10) includes: a container (2) having an outside wall (2?) and In delimiting a food cavity (2?) for containing the food substance (10); an impeller (20) for driving the food substance (10) in the cavity (2?); a housing (3) having an outside wall and delimiting a powered cavity (3?) that is adjacent the container (2) and that contains a motor (30) for driving the impeller (20) and a thermal conditioner (40) for managing heat in the food cavity (2?); and a control unit (31) for controlling the impeller motor (30) and the thermal conditioner (40). The thermal conditioner (40) has different first and second sections (41,42) extending over different first and sections of the outside housing wall (3??). The first and second conditioner sections (41,42) are configured to generate different levels of thermal energy per cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Heinz Dercar, Bertrand Guyon, Johan Nieuwendijk, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Publication number: 20200077841
    Abstract: A machine (1) for processing a liquid food substance incorporates: a container (10) delimiting a cavity (10?) for containing said liquid food substance; an impeller (20) for driving the liquid food substance in the container (10); a motor (30) for driving the impeller (20); a motor chamber (40) for containing the motor (30); and a means for evacuating heat from the motor chamber (40). Such means comprises one or more movable members (50) that are driven by the motor (30) and that are configured to circulate air (2a,2b) in the motor chamber (40) to evacuate heat therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Heinz DERCAR, Bertrand GUYON, Alessandro MOLINARO, Johan NIEUWENDIJK, Wolfgang TUIDER
  • Publication number: 20190328167
    Abstract: A machine (1) for stirring a liquid food substance has: a container (10) delimiting a cavity (11) with a bottom (12) and a peripheral wall (13) for containing the liquid food substance to be stirred; an impeller (20) comprising an impelling member (21) which is configured to be rotated in the cavity (11), the impeller (20) including an arrangement of driven magnetic elements (26) in the form of permanent magnets; and a motor (30) having an output shaft (31) that is magnetically coupled to the impelling member (21) via the container bottom (12) and/or peripheral wall (13) for driving the impelling member (21), the output shaft (31) driving an arrangement of driving magnetic elements (36,36?) that cooperate magnetically with the driven magnetic elements (26) so as to drive the impeller (20) in rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Samer Abdo, Da Mi Byun, Sylvain DeCastel, Bertrand Guyon, Johan Nieuwendijk, Mohamed Raad, Martino Ruggiero, Laurent Seydoux, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Publication number: 20190274482
    Abstract: A machine (1) for stirring a liquid food substance has: a container (10) delimiting a cavity (11) with a bottom (12) and a peripheral wall (13) for containing said liquid food substance to be stirred, the cavity (11) extending generally along a generally upright central container axis (14) and having a mouth (15) for removing from the container (10) said liquid food substance upon stirring; and an impeller (20) comprising an impelling member (21) which is configured to be rotated in the cavity (11) against said liquid food substance about an impeller axis (22) that is generally identical or generally parallel to the container axis (14). The impelling member (21) is configured to be spaced above the cavity's bottom (12) by: a maximum stirring distance (H) when the impelling member (21) is rotated at at a maximum stirring speed about the impeller axis (22); and a resting distance (h), smaller than the maximum stirring distance (H), when the impelling member (21) stands still.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Samer Abdo, Da Mi Byun, Sylvain DeCastel, Bertrand Guyon, Johan Nieuwendijk, Mohamed Raad, Martino Ruggiero, Laurent Seydoux, Wolfgang Tuider
  • Patent number: 4858051
    Abstract: A recording and/or playback machine (1) for tape-shaped record carriers (20) is equipped, for indicating continuous recording times, with a counter (45) having an indicating element (46) which travels along the entire length indicating scale (26) of a predetermined total length for each of the possible continuous total-recording times and which can be driven via a speed change gear (71) mechanism switchable in steps, which can be switched to different speed ratios for driving the indicating element at speeds inversely proportional to the corresponding continuous total-recording times. The machine (1) is designed for receiving a cassette (4), in which the record carrier (20) is accommodated and which has at least one indicator (28,29) for indicating the continuous total-recording time obtainable by means of this record carrier, and in the machine (1) there if a sensing device (91) for sensing the indicator of a cassette inserted into the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Fischer, Werner Kock, Wolfgang Tuider