Patents by Inventor GUENTER GEROLD

GUENTER GEROLD 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: 10921053
    Abstract: A domestic appliance, in particular a refrigeration appliance, contains a door having a recessed grip and an illumination device for shining light onto the recessed grip. The illumination device has a projection device for projecting information onto the recessed grip. A method is used to operate a domestic appliance which contains the door having the recessed grip and the projection device for shining light onto the recessed grip, in which method information is projected onto the recessed grip by the projection device. The domestic appliance can be a refrigerator, a freezer, a preservation appliance or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Marco Reitwiessner, Andreas Kessler, Andreas Korte, Thomas Ott, Guenter Gerold, Robert Sachon
  • Publication number: 20200363071
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a door for closing a cooking chamber, a door-opening device configured to automatically move the door between a closed position and an open position of the door, and a sensing device operatively connected to the door-opening device. The sensing device is configured to sense a triggering element separate from the cooking appliance for controlling the door-opening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Günter Gerold, Ralf Grobleben, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200049401
    Abstract: A domestic appliance, in particular a refrigeration appliance, contains a door having a recessed grip and an illumination device for shining light onto the recessed grip. The illumination device has a projection device for projecting information onto the recessed grip. A method is used to operate a domestic appliance which contains the door having the recessed grip and the projection device for shining light onto the recessed grip, in which method information is projected onto the recessed grip by the projection device. The domestic appliance can be a refrigerator, a freezer, a preservation appliance or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: RALPH STAUD, THOMAS TISCHER, MARCO REITWIESSNER, ANDREAS KESSLER, ANDREAS KORTE, THOMAS OTT, GUENTER GEROLD, ROBERT SACHON