Patents by Inventor Bernd Elsinger

Bernd Elsinger 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: 20220403636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sink, in particular an apron sink as a sink, for installation in a piece of sanitary furniture, in particular a piece of kitchen furniture or the like, wherein the sink has a surface, at least one side apron and one front apron, wherein a first edge is formed in a first transition area from the surface to the at least one front apron, and wherein a second edge is formed in a second transition area from the surface to the at least one side apron, wherein the second edge has at least one first and one second edge area of different sizes, wherein the first edge area is disposed adjacent to a transition area from the at least one front apron to the one side apron, and wherein the first edge area of the second edge is formed to merge continuously into the first edge, wherein the first edge area of the second edge is smaller than the first edge, wherein the size of the first and/or second edge is determined on the basis of a radius of the transition from the surface to the at least one si
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: BLANCO GMBH + CO KG
    Inventors: Bernd ELSINGER, Detlef SCHOEN, Simone SILVERY, Michael OSTERROTH
  • Publication number: 20080313803
    Abstract: In order to provide a retaining device for retaining a built-in appliance, in particular a built-in sink unit, on a worktop, comprising at least one appliance-side retaining element, at least one worktop-side retaining element and at least one tensioning element for bracing the worktop-side retaining element and the appliance-side retaining element relative to one another, wherein the tensioning element comprises a threaded portion, a retaining portion and a reduced-diameter portion, which is disposed between the threaded portion and the retaining portion and the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the retaining portion, and wherein the appliance-side retaining element has at least one through-opening, through which in the fitted state of the retaining device the reduced-diameter portion of the tensioning element extends, that enables reliable mounting of the built-in appliance on the worktop and does not spoil the appearance of the built-in appliance, it is proposed that the appliance-side reta
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Michael Osterroth, Frank Merkel, Bernd Elsinger
  • Publication number: 20080313804
    Abstract: In order to provide a retaining device for retaining a built-in appliance, in particular a built-in sink unit, on a worktop, comprising at least one appliance-side retaining element, at least one worktop-side retaining element and at least one tensioning element for bracing the worktop-side retaining element and the appliance-side retaining element relative to one another, wherein the tensioning element comprises a threaded portion, a retaining portion and a reduced-diameter portion, which is disposed between the threaded portion and the retaining portion and the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the retaining portion, and wherein the appliance-side retaining element has at least one through-opening, through which in the fitted state of the retaining device the reduced-diameter portion of the tensioning element extends, that has increased stability, it is proposed that the retaining portion of the tensioning element and/or the threaded portion of the tensioning element in the fitted state of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Michael Osterroth, Frank Merkel, Bernd Elsinger
  • Publication number: 20080066226
    Abstract: In order to produce a sink for insertion into a cut-out opening in a work top wherein the sink comprises an edge region which rests upon the work top in the installed state of the sink and wherein contaminants, crumbs for example, that are disposed on the upper surface of the work top outside the sink can be moved onto the edge region of the sink and then moved from there into the inner region of the sink that is surrounded by the edge of the sink in a particularly easy manner in the course of a cleaning process, it is proposed that the edge region of the sink be provided with a chamfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventors: Bernd Elsinger, Michael Osterroth, Petra Sohn, Gert Von Mertz
  • Patent number: D849214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: BLANCO GmbH + Co KG
    Inventor: Bernd Elsinger