Patents by Inventor Carina Uphoff

Carina Uphoff 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: 20230157503
    Abstract: A cleaning station for vacuum robots for cleaning floor surfaces, the cleaning station having a housing, the housing having an electrical interface, the interface being designed to contact a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for charging, the housing having a suction device, the suction device being designed to empty a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for emptying. The housing has at least one status display, the status display being designed to display an operating status of the interface and/or the suction device, wherein the status display comprises at least one projection apparatus. The projection apparatus is designed to project the operating status of the interface and/or the suction device onto the vacuum robot which has approached and/or onto the floor surface and/or onto a wall surface surrounding the cleaning station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Marion Karoline Strauss, Carina Uphoff, Dominik Holz, Nicolas Stroop, Thomas Abel
  • Patent number: 9826870
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff
  • Patent number: 9648999
    Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a brush roller disposed at a bottom of the housing. The brush roller is configured to be rotatable about a horizontal axle. A blade is disposed above the brush roller in stationary relation with respect to the housing. The horizontal axle is adjustable in height relative to the housing. The brush roller is spaced away from the blade in a lower position and is in engagement with the blade in an upper position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Carina Uphoff, Markus Thamm
  • Publication number: 20160015233
    Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a brush roller disposed at a bottom of the housing. The brush roller is configured to be rotatable about a horizontal axle. A blade is disposed above the brush roller in stationary relation with respect to the housing. The horizontal axle is adjustable in height relative to the housing. The brush roller is spaced away from the blade in a lower position and is in engagement with the blade in an upper position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Carina Uphoff, Markus Thamm
  • Publication number: 20150182087
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff