Patents by Inventor Andreas Trautner

Andreas Trautner 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: 9068753
    Abstract: Door for a domestic appliance, in particular an oven door, having a front glass (10; 40) and a handle (12; 42) for opening and closing the door, wherein the handle (12; 42) is attached to the front glass (10; 40) by means of an adhesive without any additional fixing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Markus Schmid
  • Patent number: 8746230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for aerating and deaerating an oven (1), which has at least two oven muffles (2, 3) disposed one above the other, the feed apertures (5, 6) of which are or can be closed in each case by a door (7, 8), comprising the following procedural steps: cooling air (L) is drawn off from an outside area surrounding the oven (1), and the drawn-off air (L) is blown at least partially into interior spaces (9, 10) of the doors (7, 8) and then blown out into the outside area after flowing through at least a part of the interior spaces (9, 10), wherein the drawn-off air (L) is blown into the upper door (7) in an upper section of that door (7) and flows substantially downward from above through the interior space (9) of the door (7), wherein the drawn-off air (L) is blown into the interior space (10) of the lower door (8) at a bottom end section thereof and flows substantially upward through the interior space (10) of the door (8), and that the air blown into the interior spaces (9, 10
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Markus Schmid, Franz Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8584321
    Abstract: Door hinge (10) for opening and closing a door of a domestic appliance, in particular an oven, comprising a hinge arm (12), a hinge lever (14) pivotally fixed to the hinge arm (12), and biasing means for biasing the door hinge (10) in its closed position, wherein a locking device is provided for locking the door hinge (10) in a predetermined opening position, wherein the locking device comprises a locking member (22), which is fixed to the hinge arm (12) in a linearly movable manner, and a locking recess (34) formed at the hinge lever (14), wherein the locking member (22) and the locking recess (34) can selectively be brought into locking engagement with each other in the predetermined opening position of the door hinge (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Christoph Bluml
  • Publication number: 20130186386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for aerating and deaerating an oven (1), which has at least two oven muffles (2, 3) disposed one above the other, the feed apertures (5, 6) of which are or can be closed in each case by a door (7, 8), comprising the following procedural steps: cooling air (L) is drawn off from an outside area surrounding the oven (1), and the drawn-off air (L) is blown at least partially into interior spaces (9, 10) of the doors (7, 8) and then blown out into the outside area after flowing through at least a part of the interior spaces (9, 10), wherein the drawn-off air (L) is blown into the upper door (7) in an upper section of that door (7) and flows substantially downward from above through the interior space (9) of the door (7), wherein the drawn-off air (L) is blown into the interior space (10) of the lower door (8) at a bottom end section thereof and flows substantially upward through the interior space (10) of the door (8), and that the air blown into the interior spaces (9, 10
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Markus Schmid, Franz Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130014742
    Abstract: Door for a domestic appliance, in particular an oven door, having a front glass (10; 40) and a handle (12; 42) for opening and closing the door, wherein the handle (12; 42) is attached to the front glass (10; 40) by means of an adhesive without any additional fixing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Markus Schmid
  • Publication number: 20130000626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oven door with at least one elongated plastic door column and at least one corresponding door hinge. The door hinge includes an elongated door part and an oven part. The plastic door column includes an elongated channel for receiving the door part. The channel extends from one end of the plastic door column parallel to the longitudinal axis of said plastic door column. The door part is detachably mountable within the channel. A leaf spring for clamping the door part is durably fixed within the channel. A section of the leaf spring is complementary with a corresponding section of the door part. Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding plastic door column and a method for assembling said plastic door column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Christoph Bluml, Erhardt Koitzsch
  • Publication number: 20120036681
    Abstract: Door hinge (10) for opening and closing a door of a domestic appliance, in particular an oven, comprising a hinge arm (12), a hinge lever (14) pivotally fixed to the hinge arm (12), and biasing means for biasing the door hinge (10) in its closed position, wherein a locking device is provided for locking the door hinge (10) in a predetermined opening position, wherein the locking device comprises a locking member (22), which is fixed to the hinge arm (12) in a linearly movable manner, and a locking recess (34) formed at the hinge lever (14), wherein the locking member (22) and the locking recess (34) can selectively be brought into locking engagement with each other in the predetermined opening position of the door hinge (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Trautner, Christoph Bluml