Patents by Inventor Andreas Currle

Andreas Currle 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).

  • Attachment rail system for household appliance
    Patent number: 8602510
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a household appliance to a cabinet. The system includes a base having a main body for attaching to the cabinet, front and rear lugs that project substantially horizontally from and are elevated relative to a support area of the cabinet, and a rail catch projecting from the positioning base; and a rail adapted to be attached to a side of the appliance. The rail has a lip that engages the rail catch and limits movement of the rail in a vertical direction, a rear engagement area that engages the rear lug in the installed position, and a front engagement area that engages the front lug in an installing position and in the installed position. The front engagement area has a notch in which the front lug rests in the installed position, and a ramp sloping downward from the notch toward the rear engagement area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Currle, Kevin W. Sherbert, James O'Neal Taylor
  • ATTACHMENT RAIL SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120146475
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a household appliance to a cabinet. The system includes a base having a main body for attaching to the cabinet, front and rear lugs that project substantially horizontally from and are elevated relative to a support area of the cabinet, and a rail catch projecting from the positioning base; and a rail adapted to be attached to a side of the appliance. The rail has a lip that engages the rail catch and limits movement of the rail in a vertical direction, a rear engagement area that engages the rear lug in the installed position, and a front engagement area that engages the front lug in an installing position and in the installed position. The front engagement area has a notch in which the front lug rests in the installed position, and a ramp sloping downward from the notch toward the rear engagement area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Currle, Kevin W. Sherbert, James O'Neal Taylor