Patents by Inventor Andreas Fink

Andreas 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: 10101076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household appliance component having a decorative part which is arranged on a base part of the household appliance component as a component bent at least once and not extending in a plane, wherein the decorative part is embodied as a coextruded part made of metal and plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Salomon, Andrea Fink, Denis Lux, Elena Claaß
  • Publication number: 20180274841
    Abstract: A household refrigerator device has at least one closure unit for closing at least one storage space in the direction of an upper side. The closure unit has at least one ventilation recess for at least partial ventilation of the storage space, at least one closure element for closing the ventilation recess and at least one actuating element for actuating the closure element. The actuating element has at least one control for operation by way of a user and at least one actuating part connected to the control and which operatively connects the control to the closure element and which pushes the closure element over the ventilation recess as a function of a movement of the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Herbert Cizik, Jessica Dittmann, Andrea Fink
  • Publication number: 20180222449
    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: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas FINK, Wolfgang SCHOLL, Gerhard SCHREMMER
  • Patent number: 9969361
    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: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Fink, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
  • Publication number: 20180118548
    Abstract: A container-valve subassembly for use in a refrigeration appliance contains a container and a valve which is arranged on the base of the container. At least one closing body of the valve is releasably connected to the container. The closing body is tiltable between a closed position adjacent to a valve seat and an open position about a pivotal point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: DENIS LUX, ELENA CLAASS, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180100690
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance has an accommodating space for foodstuffs which is delimited by walls of an interior container. A drawer configuration is mounted within the accommodating space and contains a first drawer that is arranged on a door of the domestic refrigeration appliance that is configured to close the accommodating space and is displaceably coupled to the door, and a second drawer that is mounted so as to be displaceable relative to the first drawer. The second drawer has a first roller configuration by which the second drawer is displaceable on the first drawer. The second drawer has a second roller configuration by which the second drawer is guided on a guiding mechanism on a side wall of the interior container. The second drawer has a third roller configuration being staggered in relation to the first roller configuration viewed in the depth direction of the second drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: ANDREAS GATTER, HERBERT CIZIK, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180100688
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance has a receiver space for food, which is defined by walls of an internal container. An extension device is arranged on the internal container and is able to be pushed into and pulled out of the receiver space relative to the internal container. A container for receiving food is able to be removably positioned on the extension device. The extension device has a support cage for the container which, viewed in the width direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, has a base plate and retaining elements arranged thereon on opposing sides and separate from the base plate as lateral cage walls. The retaining elements are configured as suspension elements for the releasable suspension in a non-destructive manner of the support cage on extension rails of the extension device) separate from the support cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: HERBERT CIZIK, JESSICA DITTMANN, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180100686
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance has a receptacle chamber for food which is delimited by walls of an inner container. A pull-out device is arranged on the inner container and is able to be pushed into and withdrawn from the receptacle chamber relative to the inner container. A container for receiving food is provided, the container is removably positionable on the pull-out device. The pull-out device contains a base panel for placement of the container. The base panel is configured multipart and contains a support panel and, arranged thereon on opposite sides, as seen in the width direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, contains support rails. At least one support rail has at least one integrated coupling element for non-destructively releasable coupling of the base panel to at least one further component of the pull-out device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: HERBERT CIZIK, MARKUS GOEPPEL, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180058751
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus has an appliance body, which partially defines a refrigeration chamber, and at least one storage unit which is arranged within the refrigeration chamber and which defines at least one storage chamber for storing food. The storage chamber is open in the direction of an upper face of the storage unit. A closing unit at least substantially closes the storage unit in the direction of the upper face in at least one storage state. In order to provide a generic apparatus with improved properties in respect of ease of operation, the domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus has one suspension unit, which supports the closing unit such it is able to oscillate relative to the appliance carcass in at least one operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: HERBERT CIZIK, STEFAN DEISSLER, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180029256
    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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Ellert, Andreas Fink
  • Publication number: 20170334405
    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: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicants: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas FINK, Wolfgang SCHOLL, Gerhard SCHREMMER
  • Publication number: 20170292775
    Abstract: A door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a base body for holding stored goods and an add-on part being separate from the base body and fastened to the base body. The base body has an upper bracket that is oriented forward and faces away from a rear wall of the base body and a lower bracket that is disposed at a distance therefrom, is oriented forward and faces away from the rear wall of the base body. The add-on part is fastened to the upper bracket and/or to the lower bracket. A domestic refrigeration appliance with a door tray is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, MAX EICHER, CHRISTOPH BECKE, DENIS LUX, BORIS ANGELE, ANDREA FINK, CHRISTINE HARTWEIN, CHRISTIAN HOISL, ILJA SIMON
  • Patent number: 9751503
    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: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Fink, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer
  • Publication number: 20170234605
    Abstract: A household appliance apparatus, in particular a household refrigeration appliance apparatus, has at least one appliance body, which has at least one rear wall and defines an access opening. The apparatus further has at least one storage unit and at least one holder unit arranged in an area of the rear wall which holds the storage unit in at least one installed state. In order to provide the apparatus with improved characteristics in respect of operating convenience, the storage unit has at least one pull out element able to be pulled out towards the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: BERND PFISTER, ANDREA FINK, JUERGEN FINK
  • Publication number: 20170176486
    Abstract: A sensor unit for a vehicle includes a sensor circuit, a main part that supports the sensor circuit with at least one sensor contact, a connection cable, and a pot-shaped sleeve. The main part includes a sensor contact, a cable contact, and common contact support. The sensor contact is positioned on a first end of the contact support, and the cable contact is positioned on a second end of the contact support. The sensor contact is electrically connected to the at least one sensor contact via at least one sensor counter contact, and the cable contact is electrically connected to the connection cable via at least one cable contact. The sensor circuit is arranged on an end region of the contact support such that the sensor circuit is oriented in a predetermined detection direction. The detection direction is based on a bending angle of the end region relative to a longitudinal axis of the main part. The pot-shaped sleeve is fixed to the main part, and surrounds the sensor contact and the sensor circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Ronald Steinbrink, Stefan Ortmann, Conrad Haeussermann, Anwar Hegazi, Andreas Fink, Bernd Lutz, Mirko Scheer
  • Publication number: 20170122653
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance with a housing in which a receiving chamber for foodstuffs is formed, which is delimited by walls of an interior container, wherein a frame is arranged in the interior container such that it can be non-destructively detached and is positioned offset toward the front at a distance from a rear wall of the interior container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Herbert CIZIK, Claudia WEIß, Jessica DITTMANN, Marcus WEHLAUCH, Andrea FINK, Felix WIEDENMANN
  • Publication number: 20170122651
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance with a housing in which a receiving chamber for foodstuffs is formed, is delimited by walls of an interior container, and is formed with an additional compartment for foodstuffs in the receiving chamber comprising delimiting walls by way of which a receiving volume of the additional compartment is delimited. Delimiting walls can be separated and joined non-destructively, thus enabling the additional compartment to be reversibly assembled and disassembled in the receiving chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Herbert CIZIK, Jessica DITTMANN, Andrea FINK, Claudia WEIß, Marcus WEHLAUCH, Felix WIEDENMANN
  • Publication number: 20170036649
    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: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicants: Valeo North America, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas FINK, Wolfgang SCHOLL, Gerhard SCHREMMER
  • Publication number: 20170003068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household appliance component having a decorative part which is arranged on a base part of the household appliance component as a component bent at least once and not extending in a plane, wherein the decorative part is embodied as a coextruded part made of metal and plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Frank SALOMON, Andrea FINK, Denis LUX, Elena CLAASS
  • Patent number: 9499132
    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: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, Inc., Delmex de Juarez S. de R.L. de C.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Fink, Wolfgang Scholl, Gerhard Schremmer