Patents by Inventor Tobias Fischinger

Tobias Fischinger 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: 8246089
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lock, in particular for a household appliance such as a tumble drier, a washing machine, a dishwasher or the like, having a movable retaining element, which is configured in particular in the manner of a slide. The retaining element interacts with a closure hook located on a closure element, such as a door, a cover, a flap or the like of the household appliance, which can be moved between an open and a closed state. The closure hook, in the closed state of the closure element, engages into the retaining element. Here, the closure hook is held by the retaining element in contact against a blocking face in such a way that a movement of the closure element into the open state is blocked. The blocking face is designed so as to be pivotable in the manner of a positive opener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Mueller, Axel Rastemborski, Tobias Fischinger, Frank Rottler
  • Publication number: 20080100066
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lock, in particular for a household appliance such as a tumble drier, a washing machine, a dishwasher or the like, having a movable retaining element, which is configured in particular in the manner of a slide. The retaining element interacts with a closure hook located on a closure element, such as a door, a cover, a flap or the like of the household appliance, which can be moved between an open and a closed state. The closure hook, in the closed state of the closure element, engages into the retaining element. Here, the closure hook is held by the retaining element in contact against a blocking face in such a way that a movement of the closure element into the open state is blocked. The blocking face is designed so as to be pivotable in the manner of a positive opener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Mueller, Axel Rastemborski, Tobias Fischinger, Frank Rottler