Patents by Inventor Andrea FINK

Andrea FINK 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: 11525620
    Abstract: A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance has a body defining a storage space for storing goods. The insert body has a bottom and side walls. A front wall, which is formed as a separate component, extends in a width direction between the side walls. A separate holding bracket connects the separate component to at least one of the side walls. The outer face of a side wall is provided with a coupling structure and a bracket element of the separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure. The two coupling structures are engaged with each other. There is also described a door, a household cooling appliance, and a method for mounting a door insert in a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Denis Lux, Andrea Fink, Andreas Gatter
  • Patent number: 11402497
    Abstract: A device for a vehicle, which is attached to a vehicle, in particular, a commercial vehicle, and in which at least one or multiple surroundings sensor(s) is/are attached, a housing wall of the device being made from a material pervious to sensor radiation, and at least one housing wall of the device being made from a material absorbing sensor radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Pietsch, Martin Nezadal, Andreas Fink, Daniel Christoph Meisel, Eugen Dietz, Juergen Frasl, Sven Heider
  • Publication number: 20220136761
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance contains a housing, in which at least one compartment for food items is formed, and a door device by which the compartment is openable or closable. The door device has an inner door and an outer door, wherein the outer door is arranged in front of the inner door in a closed state of the doors. The inner door contains a storage space for food items and an access opening for the storage space. The access opening is openable or closable by the outer door. The inner door contains a cover stationary coupled to the inner door, wherein the cover covers the storage space on a side facing away from the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Elena CLAASS, Denis LUX, Andrea FINK, Andreas GATTER
  • Patent number: 11125490
    Abstract: A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gatter, Andrea Fink, Ralf Heyer
  • Patent number: 11110898
    Abstract: A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Fink, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
  • Patent number: 11112166
    Abstract: A door rack for a domestic refrigeration appliance has a basic body which is configured for receiving items to be stored, a rear wall and a forwardly oriented upper bow directed away from the rear wall of the basic body. A plate which is separate from the basic body forms the bottom of the door rack and is latched on the basic body by way of a latching device. A reach-through region is formed between the upper bow and the plate in the end position of the plate in which it is arranged on the basic body. There is also described a domestic refrigeration appliance having a door rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Stefan Deissler
  • Publication number: 20210254890
    Abstract: A foodstuff storage unit for a household appliance embodied to store foodstuffs having a plate-like foodstuff storage base forming a horizontal storage level. The foodstuff storage unit has a bottle storage rail which is arranged on a front edge of the foodstuff storage base and is embodied to store a bottle. A pull-out device and a household appliance are embodied to carry such a foodstuff storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Roland BENITSCH, Andrea FINK, Simon KALKOWSKY, Thomas TISCHER
  • Patent number: 11047617
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for installation in a household cooling appliance includes a first shelf and a second shelf that is separate from the first shelf. A carrier frame supports the first shelf and the second shelf. The carrier frame has a guiding. At least one of the shelves can be shifted relative to the carrier frame and relative to the other shelf by way of the guiding. The carrier frame has a first side bar with a holding bracket for holding the shelf assembly at a component of the household cooling appliance. The first side bar has a channel-like housing, into which the holding bracket is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bassler, Cetin Abdullah Celik, Andrea Fink, Felix Haenssler, Christian Legner, Thomas Wykydal
  • Patent number: 11029083
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has an actuation lever which is mounted in a dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, at least one lighting device, and at least one optical waveguide, which extends from the lighting device, for illuminating the dispenser recess. A light exit is provided on the actuation lever, and the optical waveguide connects the lighting device to the light exit on the actuation lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Tobias Mayr, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Jessica Dittmann, Armin Weber
  • Publication number: 20210063567
    Abstract: A device for a vehicle, which is attached to a vehicle, in particular, a commercial vehicle, and in which at least one or multiple surroundings sensor(s) is/are attached, a housing wall of the device being made from a material pervious to sensor radiation, and at least one housing wall of the device being made from a material absorbing sensor radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Pietsch, Martin Nezadal, Andreas Fink, Daniel Christoph Meisel, Eugen Dietz, Juergen Frasl, Sven Heider
  • Patent number: 10935305
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for installation in a household cooling appliance has a first shelf plate with a rear edge profile and a separate second shelf. A carrier frame for supporting the shelves has a guiding for the first shelf. The carrier frame has first and second side bars on which the guiding is arranged. The rear edge profile has a laterally protruding guiding pin that is coupled to the guiding. Guiding lay-ons are arranged in front of the second shelf at the side bars. The first shelf rests on the strip-shaped guiding lay-ons upon shifting and it is completely exposed to the top in the surface area of the guiding lay-ons. The first shelf has a front length half guided only by resting on the guiding lay-ons, and the guiding lay-ons extend over at least 90% of the length of the first shelf in the depth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bassler, Cetin Abdullah Celik, Andrea Fink, Felix Haenssler, Christian Legner, Thomas Wykydal
  • Publication number: 20200393192
    Abstract: A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: ANDREAS GATTER, ANDREA FINK, RALF HEYER
  • Patent number: 10782065
    Abstract: A domestic appliance device, particularly a domestic refrigerator device, has at least one appliance body with at least one a rear wall, at least one shelf unit, and at least one retainer unit provided for retaining the shelf unit. In order to improve properties with respect to advantageous shelf unit retention, the retainer unit has at least one retainer element whose main extension direction extends, in at least one operating state, at least substantially parallel to the rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Pfister, Andrea Fink, Juergen Fink
  • Publication number: 20200284498
    Abstract: A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance has a body defining a storage space for storing goods. The insert body has a bottom and side walls. A front wall, which is formed as a separate component, extends in a width direction between the side walls. A separate holding bracket connects the separate component to at least one of the side walls. The outer face of a side wall is provided with a coupling structure and a bracket element of the separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure. The two coupling structures are engaged with each other. There is also described a door, a household cooling appliance, and a method for mounting a door insert in a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, DENIS LUX, ANDREA FINK, ANDREAS GATTER
  • Patent number: 10744685
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a leveled surface of at least one pasty mass in a mold are described. Thereby, the mold is particularly adapted to mold lipstick mines, wherein the mold was filled with the pasty mass and the pasty mass was at least partially cooled in the mold. The apparatus comprises a means for at least partially melting the surface of the at least one cooled pasty mass in the mold to level the surface by heat introduction, wherein the heat introduction takes place via focused optical photo emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: WECKERLE GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Ellert, Andreas Fink
  • Publication number: 20200182536
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food. A shelf bottom device is non-destructively releasably positioned in the receiving space. The shelf bottom device has a plate-like shelf bottom and a carrier unit that is separate therefrom. The carrier unit is connected with the shelf bottom and is configured for retention of the shelf bottom device in the receiving space. The shelf bottom device has at least one receiving element with a hollow space, which is arranged on the shelf bottom. In the mounted final state, the carrier unit is introduced at least partly in the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: FELIX HAENSSLER, ANDREA FINK, JUERGEN FINK, BERND PFISTER
  • Patent number: 10670327
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food. A shelf bottom device is non-destructively releasably positioned in the receiving space. The shelf bottom device has a plate-like shelf bottom and a carrier unit that is separate therefrom. The carrier unit is connected with the shelf bottom and is configured for retention of the shelf bottom device in the receiving space. The shelf bottom device has at least one receiving element with a hollow space, which is arranged on the shelf bottom. In the mounted final state, the carrier unit is introduced at least partly in the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Haenssler, Andrea Fink, Juergen Fink, Bernd Pfister
  • Patent number: 10663160
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has a housing enclosing a dispenser recess, at least one light inlet window for lighting the dispenser recess, a printed circuit board, on which a number of LEDs are arranged to feed light into the dispenser recess by way of the at least one light inlet window. The printed circuit board is mounted on the housing of the dispenser recess above an LED housing, which seals the light inlet window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Tobias Mayr, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Jessica Dittmann, I, Armin Weber
  • Publication number: 20200148173
    Abstract: A wiper blade assembly for a windshield wiper. In one embodiment, the wiper blade assembly includes a connector mounted on a blade support element. The connector has a receiving portion shaped to receive a first part of the end portion of a wiper arm and further has a securing portion shaped to secure a second part of the end portion of the wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas FINK, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
  • Publication number: 20200072535
    Abstract: A door rack for a domestic refrigeration appliance has a basic body which is configured for receiving items to be stored, a rear wall and a forwardly oriented upper bow directed away from the rear wall of the basic body. A plate which is separate from the basic body forms the bottom of the door rack and is latched on the basic body by way of a latching device. A reach-through region is formed between the upper bow and the plate in the end position of the plate in which it is arranged on the basic body. There is also described a domestic refrigeration appliance having a door rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, ANDREA FINK, STEFAN DEISSLER