Patents by Inventor Christopher Bihr

Christopher Bihr 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: 11988444
    Abstract: A domestic appliance, which may be a cooling device, such as a refrigerator, includes: a treatment chamber that can be closed by a pivotable door; at least one camera arranged in the door for recording images from the treatment chamber when the door is open; and a door movement sensor for detecting values of at least one parameter of a door movement. The door movement sensor has at least one inertial sensor. At least one camera and the at least one inertial sensor are integrated in a camera/sensor module which is arranged in the door. The camera/sensor module has a communication device, at least for outputting image data from the camera of the camera/sensor module. The domestic appliance is configured to trigger at least one device function upon the detection of at least one trigger value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Bihr, Hans Peter Werner, Christopher Rodney, Stephan Kempfle
  • Patent number: D785754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SATA GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jari Pfander, Christopher Bihr
  • Patent number: D785755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SATA GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jari Pfander, Christopher Bihr, Gabriel Grip