Patents by Inventor Oliver Weidelener
Oliver Weidelener 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).
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Patent number: 8572997Abstract: An adjustment foot unit of a domestic appliance, in particular an adjustment foot unit of a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit, has a vertical adjustment device having a rotatable rod and a spindle rotatably supported in a housing and having a thread at least sectionally, with the rod and the spindle being connected to one another such that a rotation of the rod results in a rotation of the spindle, having an adjustment unit, in particular a nut, which is arranged rotationally fixedly and has a thread which is in engagement with the thread of the spindle as well as having a foot part displaceable relative to the housing, with the foot part and/or the adjustment unit having a sloped plane in which the adjustment unit is in contact with the foot part.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgerate Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Dietmar Blersch, Klaus Arnold, Oliver Weidelener
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Patent number: 8490428Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with one or more storage trays for accommodating refrigerated and/or frozen goods, wherein the appliance includes one or more extensions which are connected with the storage trays and by means of which the storage trays can be pulled out of the appliance and be pushed into the same, wherein the extensions include first and second housing parts and a pull-out rail, wherein the pull-out rail comprises first and second parts which are movable relative to each other, wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the first part of the pull-out rail and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the second part of the pull-out rail, and wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the storage tray and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the refrigerator and/or freezer.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgerate Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Dietmar Blersch, Oliver Weidelener
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Publication number: 20130015749Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing a side-by-side domestic appliance combination, in particular a side-by-side refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit combination, which comprises at least two domestic appliances or refrigerator and/or freezer units. In accordance with the invention, the method includes the steps: Arranging the two domestic appliances next to one another; placing an installation element onto the upper side of the two domestic appliances arranged next to one another; and fastening of the installation element to both domestic appliances such that the installation element prevents or makes difficult a relative movement of the two domestic appliances in the depth direction and in the height direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgerate Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Josef Hecht, Dietmar Blersch, Ralf Schubert, Oliver Weidelener, Stefan Schweikart
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Patent number: 8256064Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with a door or flap for closing the appliance interior, with a hinge, by means of which the door or flap can be swivelled relative to the body of the appliance, wherein the hinge includes means for producing a closing force acting in closing direction of the door or flap, and with a damper which at least over a part of the closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap, wherein the means for producing a closing force include an eccentric and means which exert a force that acts on the eccentric and is dependent on the opening angle of the door or flap.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Dietmar Blersch, Oliver Weidelener
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Publication number: 20100300138Abstract: An adjustment foot unit of a domestic appliance, in particular an adjustment foot unit of a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit, has a vertical adjustment device having a rotatable rod and a spindle rotatably supported in a housing and having a thread at least sectionally, with the rod and the spindle being connected to one another such that a rotation of the rod results in a rotation of the spindle, having an adjustment unit, in particular a nut, which is arranged rotationally fixedly and has a thread which is in engagement with the thread of the spindle as well as having a foot part displaceable relative to the housing, with the foot part and/or the adjustment unit having a sloped plane in which the adjustment unit is in contact with the foot part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2006Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Dietmar Blersch, Klaus Arnold, Oliver Weidelener
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Publication number: 20100170288Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with one or more storage trays for accommodating refrigerated and/or frozen goods, wherein the appliance includes one or more extensions which are connected with the storage trays and by means of which the storage trays can be pulled out of the appliance and be pushed into the same, wherein the extensions include first and second housing parts and a pull-out rail, wherein the pull-out rail comprises first and second parts which are movable relative to each other, wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the first part of the pull-out rail and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the second part of the pull-out rail, and wherein the first housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the storage tray and the second housing part is directly or indirectly connected with the refrigerator and/or freezer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERĂ„TE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBHInventors: Dietmar Blersch, Oliver Weidelener
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Publication number: 20100109497Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with a door or flap for closing the appliance interior, with a hinge, by means of which the door or flap can be swivelled relative to the body of the appliance, wherein the hinge includes means for producing a closing force acting in closing direction of the door or flap, and with a damper which at least over a part of the closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap, wherein the means for producing a closing force include an eccentric and means which exert a force that acts on the eccentric and is dependent on the opening angle of the door or flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERAETE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBHInventors: Dietmar Blersch, Oliver Weidelener