Patents by Inventor Bernard Graute

Bernard Graute 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).

  • Front-loading laundry appliance such as a washing machine, a laundry dryer or a washer-dryer machine
    Patent number: 8261582
    Abstract: A front-loading laundry appliance includes a housing having a substantially circular housing opening closable by a door and a drum rotatably mounted in the housing. The front end of the drum has a substantially circular drum opening for introducing or removing laundry. The drum has an at least approximately horizontal axis of rotation lying lower than a central axis of the housing opening. The housing opening has a first diameter and the drum opening has a second diameter, the first diameter being greater than the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Bernard Graute, Wolfgang Hellhake