Patents by Inventor Niels J. Eilmus

Niels J. Eilmus 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).

  • Publication number: 20210112978
    Abstract: A sink includes a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The front wall includes an inner surface that defines part of a basin of the sink, and an outer surface located opposite the inner surface that is configured to be exposed in front of an opening of a cabinet in which the sink is installed. The front wall includes first and second lateral portions that extend outwardly past the first and second side walls. The first and second lateral portions of the front wall are configured to at least partially overlap a front face of the cabinet adjacent the opening, so as to substantially conceal the opening when the sink is installed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jason R. Miller, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Publication number: 20200199858
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sink assembly including a basin, an apron, and an apron module. The basin includes a floor and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the floor. The floor and the plurality of sidewalls together define a reservoir configured to receive fluid therein. The apron module is disposed within the volume and includes an audio system. The apron module may be sized to be fully received within the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Rafael A. Rexach, Kristin S. Morehouse, Steven F. Ellingsen
  • Patent number: 10463228
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using a wine glass drying assembly. The wine glass drying rack assembly includes a tray with a bottom, sides, and a vertical lock. The wine glass drying rack assembly further includes a support with a locking element, stems and a top extending between the stems, where the support is coupled to the vertical lock via the locking element and where the support is rotatable about the vertical lock of the tray. The wine glass assembly also includes a rack with two wine glass supports, where the two wine glass supports define a slot for receiving wine glasses, where the rack is coupled to the top of the support via loops and where the rack is rotatable about the top of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Ryan R. Detlaff, James S. Giefer, Evan M. Grybush, Zeke Seminario
  • Patent number: 10334947
    Abstract: A sink shelf assembly that includes a first shelf member configured to mount underneath a sink and comprising a front surface, a back surface, two side surfaces interconnecting the front and back surfaces, and a recess extending inwardly from the back surface between the two side surfaces; and a second shelf member removably received in the recess of the first shelf member in a coupled position and removed from the recess in a decoupled position to allow routing of plumbing through the recess without obstruction from the first shelf member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Evan M. Grybush
  • Publication number: 20180192853
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using a wine glass drying assembly. The wine glass drying rack assembly includes a tray with a bottom, sides, and a vertical lock. The wine glass drying rack assembly further includes a support with a locking element, stems and a top extending between the stems, where the support is coupled to the vertical lock via the locking element and where the support is rotatable about the vertical lock of the tray. The wine glass assembly also includes a rack with two wine glass supports, where the two wine glass supports define a slot for receiving wine glasses, where the rack is coupled to the top of the support via loops and where the rack is rotatable about the top of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: NIELS J. EILMUS, Ryan R. Detlaff, James S. Giefer, Evan M. Grybush, Zeke Seminario
  • Patent number: 9993122
    Abstract: A dispenser for rolled sheet products includes a base and a spindle. The base includes a top surface that extends downward from an outer peripheral portion of the base toward a center portion of the base to define a frusto-conical shape. The spindle is coupled to the center portion of the base and is configured to support a rolled sheet product along a longitudinal direction. The top surface of the base is configured to engage a lower edge of an outermost sheet of the rolled sheet product to prevent the outermost sheet from unraveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Stephen James Bowen, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: 9936856
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using a wine glass drying assembly. The wine glass drying rack assembly includes a tray with a bottom, sides, and a vertical lock. The wine glass drying rack assembly further includes a support with a locking element, stems and a top extending between the stems, where the support is coupled to the vertical lock via the locking element and where the support is rotatable about the vertical lock of the tray. The wine glass assembly also includes a rack with two wine glass supports, where the two wine glass supports define a slot for receiving wine glasses, where the rack is coupled to the top of the support via loops and where the rack is rotatable about the top of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Ryan R. Detlaff, James S. Giefer, Evan M. Grybush, Zeke Semirario
  • Patent number: D805788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D816932
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Christopher J. Santos
  • Patent number: D827110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Matthew Ryan Wegner
  • Patent number: D859612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Evan M. Grybush, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D866730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Evan M. Grybush, Carrie N. Hack, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D872243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Wegner, Niels J. Eilmus, Christopher J. Santos
  • Patent number: D879264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Evan M. Grybush, Carrie N. Hack, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D886255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Wegner, Niels J. Eilmus, Christopher J. Santos
  • Patent number: D890312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Wegner, Niels J. Eilmus, Christopher J. Santos
  • Patent number: D890461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Christopher J. Santos
  • Patent number: D894351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Matthew Ryan Wegner
  • Patent number: D896459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Evan M. Grybush
  • Patent number: D924381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Matthew Ryan Wegner