Patents by Inventor Björn WERHAN

Björn WERHAN 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).

  • Lighting unit for a household appliance
    Patent number: 9903582
    Abstract: A lighting unit for a household appliance, the lighting unit has a printed circuit board having a light-emitting means arranged on the printed circuit board, and a base for receiving the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is arranged on a metallic holding part such that good thermally conductive contact is provided between the printed circuit board and the holding part, and the holding part is fastened on the base in such a way that good heat transfer is provided from the holding part to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Marquardt Mechatronik GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Kizele, Heinrich Müller, Wolfgang Moosmann, Björn Werhan
  • LIGHTING UNIT FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20140140073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit, in particular for a household appliance, for example for the drum of a washing machine, a tumble dryer or the like, comprising a printed circuit board, comprising a light-emitting means arranged on the printed circuit board, and comprising a base for receiving the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is arranged on a metallic holding part in such a way that good thermally conductive contact is provided between the printed circuit board and the holding part. Furthermore, the holding part is fastened on the base in such a way that, in turn, good heat transfer is provided from the holding part to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Marquardt Mechatronik GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer KIZELE, Heinrich MÜLLER, Wolfgang MOOSMANN, Björn WERHAN