Patents by Inventor Andreas Heffel

Andreas Heffel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099460
    Abstract: A telescopic extension with a stationary inner rail and an outer rail mounted so as to be movable relative to the stationary inner rail between an insertion end position and an extension end position in an insertion direction and an extension direction opposite thereto. The telescopic rail is provided and designed for detachable mounting on a side rack which includes a front vertical grid bar and a rear vertical grid bar spaced apart therefrom and substantially parallel thereto, and at least one support bracket which has a horizontal section and, at opposite ends of the horizontal section, front and rear end sections which are each angled substantially perpendicularly with respect to the horizontal section, the front end section being connected to the front vertical grid bar and the rear end section being connected to the rear vertical grid bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas HEFFEL
  • Publication number: 20230383960
    Abstract: A quick-fastening system for releasably mounting a telescopic extension on a body, the quick-fastening system including a retaining bar which is fixed or can be fixed to the body directly or by means of a side grid, and a rear quick-fastening element and a front quick-fastening element for positive or positive and non-positive engagement with the retaining bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas HEFFEL, Karsten DIEFENBACH
  • Patent number: 11674693
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning, storing or cooking items includes a housing formed by walls enclosing an internal space; at least one support arrangement removable from the housing; and at least one locking unit arranged at the support arrangement. The support arrangement includes at least one rail system having at least two rails connected together and moveable relative to each other and at least one support element. The locking unit includes at least one locking element which can be transferred between a blocking position and a free position, wherein, when the support arrangement is mounted to the housing, the locking unit is in its free state in which the locking element enables extension of the rail system. When the support arrangement is separated from the housing, the locking unit is in its blocking state in which the locking element blocks extension of the rail system with the formation of a positively locking relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Heffel
  • Patent number: 11525583
    Abstract: The present application concerns a telescopic rail comprising a first rail element, at least one further rail element and at least one rolling body cage for positioning a plurality of rolling bodies between two rail elements, wherein the rolling body cage has at least two receiving limbs having a respective plurality of through openings, wherein the receiving limbs together have a cross-section partially enclosing an internal space, and a plurality of rolling bodies received in the through openings in the receiving limbs, wherein the rolling body cage is arranged with the rolling bodies between the first rail element and the further rail element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Laurent Tremolieres, Andreas Heffel
  • Patent number: 11026300
    Abstract: A telescopic slide for a microwave oven has a first slide element and a second slide element each having two running surfaces with caged rolling bodies arranged on the running surfaces. The slide elements can be moved along against each other between a retracted position and an extended position. The slide elements each have at least one electrically conductive contact element arranged on the slide elements in such a way that in the retracted position either the contact elements are directly in engagement or that the contact element of the first slide element and the contact element of the second slide element are each in engagement with an electrically conducting conductive element that is moved concomitantly with the rolling-body cage. The result is that in the retracted position there is an electrically conducting connection between the first and the second slide elements, and in at least one position other than the retracted position the electrically conducting connection is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Heffel, Philipp Krebs
  • Publication number: 20210071876
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning, storing or cooking items includes a housing formed by walls enclosing an internal space; at least one support arrangement removable from the housing; and at least one locking unit arranged at the support arrangement. The support arrangement includes at least one rail system having at least two rails connected together and moveable relative to each other and at least one support element. The locking unit includes at least one locking element which can be transferred between a blocking position and a free position, wherein, when the support arrangement is mounted to the housing, the locking unit is in its free state in which the locking element enables extension of the rail system. When the support arrangement is separated from the housing, the locking unit is in its blocking state in which the locking element blocks extension of the rail system with the formation of a positively locking relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Accuride International GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas HEFFEL
  • Patent number: 10731866
    Abstract: A quick-fastening element is provided for fastening a guide rail to two adjacent horizontally extending bars arranged in a vertically superposed and parallel relationship. The quick-fastening element has a first holding portion adapted for a positively locking engagement with a first horizontally extending bar of the two adjacent horizontally extending bars, a second holding portion adapted for a positively locking engagement with a second horizontally extending bar of the two adjacent horizontally extending bars, and a connecting portion between the first and second holding portions and connecting the first and second holding portions. Each of the first and second holding portions extends from the connecting portion to one side in angled relationship to the connecting portion fastenably between the two adjacent horizontally extending bars. The connecting portion is configured for fastening the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Heffel, Friedhelm Petri, Fabian Mainusch
  • Publication number: 20190383498
    Abstract: The present application concerns a telescopic rail comprising a first rail element, at least one further rail element and at least one rolling body cage for positioning a plurality of rolling bodies between two rail elements, wherein the rolling body cage has at least two receiving limbs having a respective plurality of through openings, wherein the receiving limbs together have a cross-section partially enclosing an internal space, and a plurality of rolling bodies received in the through openings in the receiving limbs, wherein the rolling body cage is arranged with the rolling bodies between the first rail element and the further rail element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent TREMOLIERES, Andreas HEFFEL
  • Publication number: 20190150234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a telescopic slide with at least one first slide element and a second slide element, wherein the slide elements each have two running surfaces, wherein rolling bodies accommodated in a rolling-body cage are arranged on the running surfaces of the first slide element and rolling bodies accommodated in a rolling-body cage are arranged on the two running surfaces of the second slide element, and wherein the slide elements can be moved along against each other between a retracted position and an extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Heffel, Philipp Krebs
  • Publication number: 20160377223
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a quick-fastening element for fastening a guide rail to two adjacent horizontally extending bars of a grid-like side portion, that are arranged in substantially vertically superposed and parallel relationship and which are bent at an angle in their end region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Heffel, Friedhelm Petri, Fabian Mainusch