Patents by Inventor Alex Sperling

Alex Sperling 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).

  • Refrigeration device having automatic defrosting and method for operating a refrigeration device of this type
    Patent number: 10203147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration device, in particular a domestic refrigeration device, comprising a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, an evaporator, and a shut-off valve between an outlet of the compressor and an inlet of the evaporator. The refrigeration device also comprises a heater for defrosting the evaporator and a control unit that is designed to prepare for defrosting of the evaporator by operating the compressor with the shut-off valve closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Härlen, Birtan Sert, Alex Sperling, Nikolaus Ziegler
  • REFRIGERATION DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC DEFROSTING AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A REFRIGERATION DEVICE OF THIS TYPE
    Publication number: 20150219385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration device, in particular a domestic refrigeration device, comprising a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, an evaporator, and a shut-off valve between an outlet of the compressor and an inlet of the evaporator. The refrigeration device also comprises a heater for defrosting the evaporator and a control unit that is designed to prepare for defrosting of the evaporator by operating the compressor with the shut-off valve closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Jochen Härlen, Birtan Sert, Alex Sperling, Nikolaus Ziegler