Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm James E. Howard
  • Dishwasher with a door seal
    Patent number: 8083863
    Abstract: A seal is provided between the door apron and the lip of the container in a dishwasher, enabling a high sealing performance to be obtained during the entire service life of the dishwasher and providing an esthetic design. The seal can be mounted in a reliable manner without any considerable expenditure of force, recycling of a used seal is possible via appropriate selection of materials and the seal can withstand the dynamic strain put upon the door seal of a dishwasher. The dishwasher is provided with a door seal which is made of an elastic synthetic material, consisting of a fixing area for connection to the edge of a rinsing container, a sealing element for arrangement on the underside of a dishwasher and which is arranged between the fixing area, and a sealing element, wherein the fixing area, sealing element and sealing strip form a single part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Oppel, Erich Schmid
  • Housing for a refrigeration device
    Patent number: 8083306
    Abstract: A housing for a refrigeration device with an interior compartment that is surrounded by an insulation layer and external skin that surrounds the insulation layer. The external skin may include at least one wall which has at least two zones with different thermal conductivities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Görz, Hans Ihle
  • Housing for a refrigerator
    Patent number: 8079231
    Abstract: A housing for a refrigeration device is composed of an outer housing box that encloses an interior space, and at least one intermediate mounted shelf disposed in the interior space. The intermediate mounted shelf contains a pre-shaped core made of solid foam material, which is directly fastened on the inner wall of the housing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Brachert, Christian Mayershofer, Rudolf Schmidt, Anton Stempfle
  • Connection system for connecting a built-in appliance to a furniture unit and furniture unit arrangement
    Patent number: 8079652
    Abstract: A connection system for connecting a built-in appliance to a furniture unit is provided and includes a securing strip having first securing elements for securing to the furniture unit side of the securing strip and second securing elements for securing to the appliance side of the securing strip and at least one cover strip which can be attached to the securing strip. Said securing strip comprises at least one recess for securing the cover strip to the securing strip. The invention also relates to a furniture unit arrangement, in particular a kitchen range, comprising a plurality of furniture units, wherein at least one furniture unit comprises a niche, and at least one built-in appliance. The built-in appliance is built into the niche. The built-in appliance is connected to the furniture unit by means of the inventive connection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Laible, Hans-Philipp Reitz
  • Door for a refrigerating device
    Patent number: 8079181
    Abstract: A door for a refrigerating unit is provided that includes a door leaf hinged to a body of the refrigerating unit and a decorative element that is superimposed on the door leaf in such a way as to be adjustable in position. The decorative element has a central cutout, through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed. A groove open towards this central region is formed on the door leaf in order to accommodate a profile element which conceals a gap between door leaf and decorative element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Görz, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Hans-Philipp Reitz
  • Arrangement for a cooktop and a worktop
    Patent number: 8080768
    Abstract: An arrangement with a worktop and a cooktop with a cooking surface, a mounting frame and a decorative frame, which is arranged in a recess in the worktop, with the distance elements, embodied for relative positioning of the cooktop in relation to the recess and on which the cooktop rests, being arranged between the cooktop and the worktop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Adam, Bernd Martin, Markus Schlegel, Thomas Stein
  • Apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range from a floor
    Patent number: 8079555
    Abstract: An apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range relative to a floor includes a base component for contacting the floor, a threaded element, and a winding follower. The winding follower extends into the helical recess of the threaded element such that the winding follower travels progressively further along the helical recess of the threaded element. A blocking member engages the winding follower during travel of the winding follower along the helical recess of the threaded element to resist a disengagement movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Erdmann, George May, Dirk Schumann
  • Dryer comprising a heat sink and a condensate container
    Patent number: 8079157
    Abstract: A dryer includes a drying chamber, a process air guide that guides process air along the articles to pick up humidity from them, a heat sink in the process air guide that precipitates humidity from the process air as a condensate, and a condensate collector with a condensate container having an insert that is permeable to the condensate and that projects through an opening into the condensate container for transferring the condensate to and from the condensate container. The insert includes a first filter that filters particles from the condensate prior to storing the condensate in the condensate container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Pilar Balerdi Azpilicueta, Günter Steffens
  • Refrigerating appliance provided with an OLED display
    Patent number: 8079225
    Abstract: A refrigerating appliance provided with a display including at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED). The display can include a plurality of individual displays which are respectively provided with at least one OLED, and are superimposed in a sandwich-type arrangement and can be of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Fritz Hägele, Erich Hell
  • Household appliance with projected display
    Patent number: 8081085
    Abstract: A water-conducting domestic appliance including a door having a handle, and display means for displaying an operating state of the domestic appliance by projecting a light projection, wherein the display means are disposed in the handle of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Jerg, Thomas Wachinger
  • Method and control unit for operating a linear compressor
    Patent number: 8057190
    Abstract: A control unit for a linear compressor comprises a current sensor for detecting the current consumption of the linear compressor, a deflection sensor for detecting the deflection of the linear compressor and a control circuit for controlling the movement and detecting an overload state of the linear compressor using the current consumption which is detected by the current sensor and the deflection which is detected by the deflection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Reinschke
  • Auxiliary cooling device
    Patent number: 8056347
    Abstract: An auxiliary cooling device is used in another main cooling device, such as a refrigerator. The auxiliary cooling device includes a thermoelectric element, such as a Peltier element, which includes a heat source and a heat sink. The heat sink is used to directly or indirectly cool an item, such as a bottle of liquid. The heat source, which is insulated from the heat sink, is in close thermal contact with a heat exchange fluid in a container. The heat exchange fluid is used as a thermal buffer for the waste heat generated by the cooling process. That waste heat may be transmitted into the main storage chamber of the main cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Flinner, Georg Hausmann, Stefan Holzer, Fritz Hägele, Jörg Stelzer
  • Linear drive with a reduced axial force component, as well as a linear compressor and refrigerator
    Patent number: 8058754
    Abstract: A linear drive including a stator and a rotor configured for linear reciprocal movement along an axis, with the stator having a magnetic-field guide core having a plurality of legs extending each with one foot substantially toward the rotor, with the rotor having a plurality of magnets disposed in a linear array along the direction of the axis, wherein at least one of a respective one of respective lengths of the magnets along the axis and the respective widths of the legs along the axis and the respective spacings of the legs along the axis are different such that force components of the magnets along the axis will substantially compensate each other when the linear drive is in a de-energized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Röckelein, Ulrich Weinert
  • Tumble dryer with a lint filter
    Patent number: 8056254
    Abstract: A tumble dryer is provided having a heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a first direction and a first duct which is arranged in fluid communication with the heat exchanger through which a process-air stream flows in a second direction and in which a lint filter is disposed. A tray having its own lint filter is removably attached to the heat exchanger and arranged between the duct and the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Löffler, Henry Ott, Philipp Steusloff
  • Method for fixing the drum of a washing machine and fitting for the same
    Patent number: 8056375
    Abstract: A drum is fixed to a mounting star, on which a shaft for drive of the drum is fixed. The fixing is achieved by means of arrangement of several openings in the mounting star with different entry and exit diameters, whereby a tip corresponding to each opening is arranged on the drum, which is introduced through the smallest hole in the opening. The tip is subsequently deformed such that the outer surface thereof is pressed against at least the walls of the opening, whereupon the fixing is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Ismael Gracia Bobed
  • Dishwasher with display
    Patent number: D648740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kaczmarek
  • Dishwasher with display
    Patent number: D649559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kaczmarek
  • Cooking appliance control knob
    Patent number: D651458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Sören Strayle
  • Steam oven
    Patent number: D651460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Graham Sadtler
  • Rack for cooking appliance
    Patent number: D651463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Baacke, Hermann-Reinhard Segers