Patents by Inventor Suad Elkasevic
Suad Elkasevic 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: 11692382Abstract: A door keeper, for keeping a door opening angle of a door within a predetermined angle, includes a hinge bracket attached to a support structure; a keeper plate having a bracket side end portion pivotally mounted to the hinge bracket, a door side end portion, and a keeper guide slot having a door side slot end portion disposed proximate to the door side end portion of the keeper plate, the keeper guide slot extending from the door side slot end portion to an opposite slot end portion disposed at a location between the bracket side end portion and the door side end portion of the keeper plate; and a keeper member movably disposed in the keeper guide slot and fixedly attached to a lower part of the door. An opening motion of the door stops when the door side slot end portion engages the keeper member.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Publication number: 20210301569Abstract: A door keeper, for keeping a door opening angle of a door within a predetermined angle, includes a hinge bracket attached to a support structure; a keeper plate having a bracket side end portion pivotally mounted to the hinge bracket, a door side end portion, and a keeper guide slot having a door side slot end portion disposed proximate to the door side end portion of the keeper plate, the keeper guide slot extending from the door side slot end portion to an opposite slot end portion disposed at a location between the bracket side end portion and the door side end portion of the keeper plate; and a keeper member movably disposed in the keeper guide slot and fixedly attached to a lower part of the door. An opening motion of the door stops when the door side slot end portion engages the keeper member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 11072952Abstract: A door keeper, for keeping a door opening angle of a door within a predetermined angle, includes a hinge bracket attached to a support structure; a keeper plate having a bracket side end portion pivotally mounted to the hinge bracket, a door side end portion, and a keeper guide slot having a door side slot end portion disposed proximate to the door side end portion of the keeper plate, the keeper guide slot extending from the door side slot end portion to an opposite slot end portion disposed at a location between the bracket side end portion and the door side end portion of the keeper plate; and a keeper member movably disposed in the keeper guide slot and fixedly attached to a lower part of the door. An opening motion of the door stops when the door side slot end portion engages the keeper member.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgerate GmbHInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 11009235Abstract: A domestic kitchen appliance is provided that has a housing having a side panel and a rear panel; a cooking chamber inside the housing; a door that is operable to access the cooking chamber; a corner flange located at a corner of the housing between an area in front of the housing and an area adjacent to the side panel; and a plurality of flange openings in the corner flange, the flange openings fluidly connecting the area in front of the housing to the area adjacent to the side panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Alfie Balingao, Suad Elkasevic, Brandon Kornegay
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Publication number: 20200284076Abstract: A door keeper, for keeping a door opening angle of a door within a predetermined angle, includes a hinge bracket attached to a support structure; a keeper plate having a bracket side end portion pivotally mounted to the hinge bracket, a door side end portion, and a keeper guide slot having a door side slot end portion disposed proximate to the door side end portion of the keeper plate, the keeper guide slot extending from the door side slot end portion to an opposite slot end portion disposed at a location between the bracket side end portion and the door side end portion of the keeper plate; and a keeper member movably disposed in the keeper guide slot and fixedly attached to a lower part of the door. An opening motion of the door stops when the door side slot end portion engages the keeper member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Publication number: 20200191405Abstract: A domestic kitchen appliance is provided that has a housing having a side panel and a rear panel; a cooking chamber inside the housing; a door that is operable to access the cooking chamber; a corner flange located at a corner of the housing between an area in front of the housing and an area adjacent to the side panel; and a plurality of flange openings in the corner flange, the flange openings fluidly connecting the area in front of the housing to the area adjacent to the side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Alfie Balingao, Suad Elkasevic, Brandon Kornegay
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Patent number: 10633904Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper and having a pivot end, the foot engaging a foot receiving portion of the appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance; and a shoulder bushing attached to the pivot end of the foot and to a pivot point of the hinge body such that the foot pivots relative to the hinge body around the pivot point, the shoulder bushing having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The pivot end of the foot is fixed to the shoulder bushing at a fixing area of the small diameter portion such that a side surface of the pivot end of the foot is in contact with a side surface of the large diameter portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 9671115Abstract: A home appliance with a telescopic rack including a cavity with walls having an opposing set of ribs, a rack with opposing side edges, a slide coupled to an opposing side edge, and a brace coupled to the slide and capturing the opposing set of ribs.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 9534433Abstract: A hinge system for mounting a door to an appliance has an upper hinge bracket having an upper hinge swing element configured to engage a door upper swing element fixed to the door, the engagement of the upper hinge swing element and the door upper swing element allowing the door to swing about a vertical axis between an open position and a closed position, and an upper hinge pivot limiting element configured to engage a frame pivot limiting element fixed to the appliance; a lower hinge bracket having a lower hinge swing element configured to engage a door lower swing element, and a system pivot element configured to engage a frame pivot element such that the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door are pivotable about a horizontal axis as a unit relative to the appliance while still being attached to the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Suad Elkasevic, Joseph Geiger, Charles Weimer, Philipp Wieser
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Patent number: 8911036Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly has a hinge body that attaches to the door; a damper including a damper cylinder attached to the hinge body; a foot attached to the hinge body and the cylinder and engaging a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance; and a hinge keeper fixedly attached to the appliance body of the domestic appliance. The hinge keeper has a retaining portion that contacts the foot, the retaining portion having an edge that contacts the foot from above such that the foot is prevented from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance, and a fixing portion fixed to the appliance body of the domestic appliance and preventing the retaining portion from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Suad Elkasevic, George May
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Patent number: 8857422Abstract: An oven door assembly is provided that selectively closes and permits access to an access opening of an oven cavity of the oven. The oven door assembly includes an outside door panel having a non-opaque pane, an inside door panel having a non-opaque pane, the inside door panel being located closer to the oven cavity of the oven than the outside door panel, and a middle non-opaque pane, and a shield fitted relative to the middle non-opaque pane for drawing heat away from the middle non-opaque pane.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 8833877Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a damper cylinder; a rod partially located inside the cylinder and partially located outside the cylinder, the rod having an outer surface and being slidable relative to the cylinder in a reciprocating motion between a fully contracted position and a fully extended position; and a coil spring positioned inside the cylinder and around the rod such that the rod extends through a center of the coil spring, the coil spring having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the rod contacts the inner surface of the coil spring to prevent the outer surface of the coil spring from contacting the inside surface of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Suad Elkasevic, George May
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Patent number: 8806718Abstract: A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance is provided. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper having a central longitudinal axis; a first linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; a second linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; and a foot pivotably attached at a first end of the foot to the first and second linkage members, the foot being configured to engage at a second end of the foot a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the domestic appliance. The first and second linkage members are offset from and positioned on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis of the damper.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 8756764Abstract: A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a home appliance includes a hinge bracket having a body; a hooking member that releasably engages a receiving feature of the home appliance; and a securing member fixed to the body. A fastener secures the securing member to the appliance in an operating position of the door and such that removal of the fastener releases the securing member from the home appliance so that the hooking member can be disengaged from the receiving feature to allow removal of the door from the home appliance, and the engagement of the hooking member with the receiving feature supports the weight of the door when the fastener is removed such that the receiving feature of the appliance supports the weight of the door to maintain a temporary vertical position of the door.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Charles Daughtridge, Jr., Suad Elkasevic, Joseph Geiger, Philipp Wieser
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Publication number: 20140137856Abstract: A home appliance with a telescopic rack including a cavity with walls having an opposing set of ribs, a rack with opposing side edges, a slide coupled to an opposing side edge, and a brace coupled to the slide and capturing the opposing set of ribs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Patent number: 8707519Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body having two mounting areas; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper, the foot being configured to engage a foot receiving portion of the appliance body such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance body; and a first mounting spacer attached to the hinge body at a first one of the mounting areas, the first mounting spacer being configured to attach to the door such that the hinge body is fixed relative to the door. Each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a first fastener to attach the first mounting spacer to the hinge body, and each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a second fastener to attach the door to the hinge body.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventors: Suad Elkasevic, George May
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Publication number: 20130312219Abstract: A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance is provided. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper having a central longitudinal axis; a first linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; a second linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; and a foot pivotably attached at a first end of the foot to the first and second linkage members, the foot being configured to engage at a second end of the foot a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the domestic appliance. The first and second linkage members are offset from and positioned on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis of the damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Publication number: 20130312222Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body having two mounting areas; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper, the foot being configured to engage a foot receiving portion of the appliance body such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance body; and a first mounting spacer attached to the hinge body at a first one of the mounting areas, the first mounting spacer being configured to attach to the door such that the hinge body is fixed relative to the door. Each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a first fastener to attach the first mounting spacer to the hinge body, and each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a second fastener to attach the door to the hinge body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventors: Suad Elkasevic, George May
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Publication number: 20130312220Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body having two side walls; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper, the foot being configured to engage a foot receiving portion of the appliance body such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance body; a pivot member that locationally fixes an eyelet of the damper to the hinge body; and two spacer bushings located on opposite sides of the eyelet and between the eyelet and the side walls of the hinge body. The pivot member extends through the side walls, the spacer bushings and the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic
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Publication number: 20130312221Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper and having a pivot end, the foot engaging a foot receiving portion of the appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance; and a shoulder bushing attached to the pivot end of the foot and to a pivot point of the hinge body such that the foot pivots relative to the hinge body around the pivot point, the shoulder bushing having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The pivot end of the foot is fixed to the shoulder bushing at a fixing area of the small diameter portion such that a side surface of the pivot end of the foot is in contact with a side surface of the large diameter portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: BSH Home Appliances CorporationInventor: Suad Elkasevic