Patents by Inventor Christa Maurer

Christa Maurer 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).

  • Method and device for drying crockery in a dishwasher
    Patent number: 5881746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for carrying out the method for drying crockery in a dishwasher with a rinse container closeable by means of a door. By means of two or three successive different method steps, the drying is improved. The method steps include a drainage phase, a drying phase with blower or condenser and an automatic, partial opening of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Whirlpool Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Josef Buser, Ingrid John, Christa Maurer, Ralf Wilhelmstatter, Peter Schwarzweller
  • Method of rinsing in a dishwasher and device for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 5711325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for carrying out the method for rinsing in a dish washer with a rinse water circuit, in which the rinse water is evacuated from the sump of the wash chamber by means of a circulating pump and, passing through a filter, is supplied to the spray devices in the wash chamber, the filter being cleaned in counterflow to the rinse water by means of introduced cleaning water. During the entire rinsing procedure the filter is cleaned in counterflow, the dirt particles in the filter being kept in suspension. The cleaning water is supplied to the rinse water circuit and preferably removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kloss, Christa Maurer, Ludwin Rauber, Reinold Rheia