Patents by Inventor BERND METTEL

BERND METTEL 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: 10488102
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food, a door for closing the receiving space, wherein the door is movably arranged at the housing, an ice maker with an ice tray, wherein the ice maker with the ice tray is arranged in the door, a first cooling device, which is arranged at the door and by which the ice tray is cooled, wherein the first cooling device comprises a waste heat unit by which the waste heat resulting from the cooling of the ice tray can be dissipated, and a second cooling device, which is arranged at the housing and by which the receiving space is cooled. The waste heat unit of the first cooling device is thermally coupled with the second cooling device such that the waste heat of the waste heat unit can be transferred to the second cooling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Kudret Baysal, Carsten Weiss, Bernd Mettel, Axel Kluger, Johannes Schlosser, Markus Spielmannleitner, Michael Laudahn
  • Publication number: 20190072317
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance has a housing with a receiving space for food, a door for closing the receiving space, wherein the door is movably arranged at the housing, an ice maker with an ice tray, wherein the ice maker with the ice tray is arranged in the door, a first cooling device, which is arranged at the door and by which the ice tray is cooled, wherein the first cooling device comprises a waste heat unit by which the waste heat resulting from the cooling of the ice tray can be dissipated, and a second cooling device, which is arranged at the housing and by which the receiving space is cooled. The waste heat unit of the first cooling device is thermally coupled with the second cooling device such that the waste heat of the waste heat unit can be transferred to the second cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, CARSTEN WEISS, BERND METTEL, AXEL KLUGER, JOHANNES SCHLOSSER, MARKUS SPIELMANNLEITNER, MICHAEL LAUDAHN
  • Publication number: 20180125100
    Abstract: A drink producing apparatus includes a dispensing unit for dispensing liquid from the drink producing apparatus, a dispensing container, which is formed for receiving a liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus in a first liquid state, a carbon dioxide addition unit for adding carbon dioxide into the dispensing container upon dispensing liquid from the dispensing container, a decarbonization device, by which the liquid remaining in the dispensing container and carbonized with the introduced carbon dioxide is decarbonized. The invention also relates to a household refrigeration apparatus and to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, DELIA HAHN, MARCEL KIRSCHEN, ANDREAS KLEINER, CHRISTIAN MAYERSHOFER, BERND METTEL, CARSTEN WEISS
  • Publication number: 20180127257
    Abstract: A drink producing apparatus includes a dispensing unit for dispensing liquid from the drink producing apparatus, a dispensing container, which is formed for receiving a liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus in a first liquid state, a conditioning container, in which the liquid can be conditioned into a second liquid state different from the first liquid state, wherein the conditioning container is arranged in the dispensing container at least in certain areas, the conditioning container comprises an outlet, which is formed for draining a liquid medium from the conditioning container, wherein the outlet is formed at a bottom of the conditioning container. The invention also relates to a household refrigeration apparatus and to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, DELIA HAHN, MARCEL KIRSCHEN, ANDREAS KLEINER, CHRISTIAN MAYERSHOFER, BERND METTEL, CARSTEN WEISS
  • Publication number: 20180127256
    Abstract: A drink producing apparatus includes a dispensing unit for dispensing liquid, a dispensing container for receiving a liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus in a first liquid state, a conditioning container, in which the liquid can be conditioned into a second liquid state different from the first liquid state, a line device with a first line connection, wherein this first line connection is connected to the dispensing container and the dispensing unit, a second line connection connected to the dispensing container and the conditioning container, and comprises a recirculation line connection, wherein this recirculation line connection is connected to an input of the conditioning container and to an output of the conditioning container, wherein the line device comprises a line section, wherein this line section is a constituent of the first line connection and the second line connection and the recirculation line connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, DELIA HAHN, MARCEL KIRSCHEN, ANDREAS KLEINER, CHRISTIAN MAYERSHOFER, BERND METTEL, CARSTEN WEISS
  • Publication number: 20180127255
    Abstract: A drink producing apparatus includes: a dispensing unit for dispensing liquid from the drink producing apparatus, a dispensing container, which is formed for receiving a liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus, wherein the dispensing container is connected to the dispensing unit of the drink producing apparatus for leading the liquid from the dispensing container to the dispensing unit, and the dispensing unit comprises a dispensing opening, from which the liquid can be dispensed into a vessel, a vessel capturing unit for capturing at least one geometric parameter of the vessel. The invention also relates to a household refrigeration apparatus and to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, DELIA HAHN, MARCEL KIRSCHEN, ANDREAS KLEINER, CHRISTIAN MAYERSHOFER, BERND METTEL, CARSTEN WEISS
  • Publication number: 20180127254
    Abstract: A drink producing apparatus includes: a dispensing unit for dispensing liquid from the drink producing apparatus, a dispensing container, which is formed for receiving a liquid addable to a drink by the drink producing apparatus in a first liquid state, a conditioning container, in which the liquid can be conditioned into a second liquid state different from the first liquid state, a decompression chamber for pressure reduction of the liquid in the conditioning container, wherein the decompression chamber is connected to the conditioning container by a line part of the line device, a carbon dioxide addition unit for adding carbon dioxide to the liquid, a carbon dioxide line device, which is connected to the carbon dioxide addition unit for leading carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide addition unit, wherein the carbon dioxide line device is a closed line circuit. The invention also relates to a household refrigeration apparatus and to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: KUDRET BAYSAL, DELIA HAHN, MARCEL KIRSCHEN, ANDREAS KLEINER, CHRISTIAN MAYERSHOFER, BERND METTEL, CARSTEN WEISS
  • Publication number: 20160377337
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration device includes an interior space in which a partial volume is formed as a separate storage region into which food products can be placed, and a wetting apparatus with which a fluid can be introduced into the storage region independently of the rest of the interior space. The wetting apparatus has a tank containing the fluid to be atomized and an atomizer unit connected to the tank for conducting the fluid. The tank can be moved relative to the atomizer unit in order to be filled with the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: AXEL KLUGER, BERND METTEL, ANDREAS SCHUESSLER, DARJA WENDEL
  • Publication number: 20160313048
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes an interior in which a partial volume is constructed as a separated storage area in which food can be placed, and a humidifying device with which a fluid can be introduced in the storage area independently of the rest of the interior. The humidifying device includes a tank having the fluid to be atomized and an atomizing unit which is connected to the tank for fluid conduction. The storage area has a drawer and at least the tank of the humidifying device is disposed outside of and next to the drawer without an overlap in the width direction of the domestic appliance and at the same height level as the drawer at least in some regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: ASTRID KLINGSHIRN, AXEL KLUGER, BERND METTEL, ANDREAS SCHUESSLER, MARKUS SPIELMANNLEITNER, DARJA WENDEL