Patents by Inventor Denis LUX

Denis LUX 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: 11525620
    Abstract: A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance has a body defining a storage space for storing goods. The insert body has a bottom and side walls. A front wall, which is formed as a separate component, extends in a width direction between the side walls. A separate holding bracket connects the separate component to at least one of the side walls. The outer face of a side wall is provided with a coupling structure and a bracket element of the separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure. The two coupling structures are engaged with each other. There is also described a door, a household cooling appliance, and a method for mounting a door insert in a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Denis Lux, Andrea Fink, Andreas Gatter
  • Publication number: 20220136761
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance contains a housing, in which at least one compartment for food items is formed, and a door device by which the compartment is openable or closable. The door device has an inner door and an outer door, wherein the outer door is arranged in front of the inner door in a closed state of the doors. The inner door contains a storage space for food items and an access opening for the storage space. The access opening is openable or closable by the outer door. The inner door contains a cover stationary coupled to the inner door, wherein the cover covers the storage space on a side facing away from the access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Elena CLAASS, Denis LUX, Andrea FINK, Andreas GATTER
  • Patent number: 11029083
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has an actuation lever which is mounted in a dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, at least one lighting device, and at least one optical waveguide, which extends from the lighting device, for illuminating the dispenser recess. A light exit is provided on the actuation lever, and the optical waveguide connects the lighting device to the light exit on the actuation lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Tobias Mayr, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Jessica Dittmann, Armin Weber
  • Publication number: 20200284498
    Abstract: A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance has a body defining a storage space for storing goods. The insert body has a bottom and side walls. A front wall, which is formed as a separate component, extends in a width direction between the side walls. A separate holding bracket connects the separate component to at least one of the side walls. The outer face of a side wall is provided with a coupling structure and a bracket element of the separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure. The two coupling structures are engaged with each other. There is also described a door, a household cooling appliance, and a method for mounting a door insert in a door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, DENIS LUX, ANDREA FINK, ANDREAS GATTER
  • Patent number: 10663160
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has a housing enclosing a dispenser recess, at least one light inlet window for lighting the dispenser recess, a printed circuit board, on which a number of LEDs are arranged to feed light into the dispenser recess by way of the at least one light inlet window. The printed circuit board is mounted on the housing of the dispenser recess above an LED housing, which seals the light inlet window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Tobias Mayr, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Jessica Dittmann, I, Armin Weber
  • Publication number: 20190346198
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has an actuation lever which is mounted in a dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, at least one lighting device, and at least one optical waveguide, which extends from the lighting device, for illuminating the dispenser recess. A light exit is provided on the actuation lever, and the optical waveguide connects the lighting device to the light exit on the actuation lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: DENIS LUX, TOBIAS MAYR, ELENA CLAASS, ANDREA FINK, JESSICA DITTMANN, ARMIN WEBER
  • Patent number: 10436502
    Abstract: A door shelf for a refrigeration device includes a base. A support frame on the base defines a front and two side portions, each side portion includes front, central and rear side portions, the rear side portion is offset inwardly to the front side portion and the central side portion includes a first end at the front side portion. A preferably metal decorative strip which includes front, two side and two rear fastening portions is mounted securely on the frame with the front portion of the strip on the front portion of the frame, each side portion of the strip on the front side portion and a first region of the rear fastening portion on the central side portion. A second end of the central side portion defines a bending edge along which a second region of the rear fastening portion is bent to fasten the strip to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Denis Lux, Andrea Fink, Stefan Deissler
  • Patent number: 10301161
    Abstract: A container-valve subassembly for use in a refrigeration appliance contains a container and a valve which is arranged on the base of the container. At least one closing body of the valve is releasably connected to the container. The closing body is tiltable between a closed position adjacent to a valve seat and an open position about a pivotal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink
  • Publication number: 20190120478
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser has a housing enclosing a dispenser recess, at least one light inlet window for lighting the dispenser recess, a printed circuit board, on which a number of LEDs are arranged to feed light into the dispenser recess by way of the at least one light inlet window. The printed circuit board is mounted on the housing of the dispenser recess above an LED housing, which seals the light inlet window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: DENIS LUX, TOBIAS MAYR, ELENA CLAASS, ANDREA FINK, JESSICA DITTMANN, I, ARMIN WEBER
  • Patent number: 10260799
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration device has an internal space for receiving foodstuffs, which is bounded by walls of an internal container, and a storage container for foodstuffs that is arranged in the internal space and can be closed with a lid. The refrigerator further has a mounting device with which the lid is mounted in the internal space such that it can be raised and lowered for opening and closing the food storage container. A control element is provided by which the lid can be actuated, wherein the control element for actuating the lid can be actuated along an actuation path and the lid can be positioned, in dependence on a position of the control element, in a first closed position and at least in a second fully open position. The control element itself has a display unit for displaying symbolic information depending on the position of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Becke, Max Eicher, Juergen Fink, Christine Hartwein, Denis Lux, Thomas Tischer, Marcus Wehlauch
  • Publication number: 20190078836
    Abstract: A door shelf for a refrigeration device includes a base. A support frame on the base defines a front and two side portions, each side portion includes front, central and rear side portions, the rear side portion is offset inwardly to the front side portion and the central side portion includes a first end at the front side portion. A preferably metal decorative strip which includes front, two side and two rear fastening portions is mounted securely on the frame with the front portion of the strip on the front portion of the frame, each side portion of the strip on the front side portion and a first region of the rear fastening portion on the central side portion. A second end of the central side portion defines a bending edge along which a second region of the rear fastening portion is bent to fasten the strip to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, DENIS LUX, ANDREA FINK, STEFAN DEISSLER
  • Patent number: 10180278
    Abstract: A tray-shaped food-accommodating container for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a lateral wall with a first planar wall and at least a second planar wall disposed at an angle to each other. The first and second planar walls open out at a curved transition of the lateral wall interconnecting the first and second planar walls. A decorative film, which is provided in areas of the lateral wall, is formed in one piece across the transition and areas of the first and second planar walls. A lower edge of the decorative film, which faces away from an upper edge of the container, is disposed along a stepless surface-area of the transition, along a stepless surface-area of the first planar wall and along a stepless surface-area of the second planar wall. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the container is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Denis Lux, Stefan Deissler, Bernd Pfister
  • Patent number: 10113787
    Abstract: A door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a base body for holding stored goods and an add-on part being separate from the base body and fastened to the base body. The base body has an upper bracket that is oriented forward and faces away from a rear wall of the base body and a lower bracket that is disposed at a distance therefrom, is oriented forward and faces away from the rear wall of the base body. The add-on part is fastened to the upper bracket and/or to the lower bracket. A domestic refrigeration appliance with a door tray is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Elena Claass, Max Eicher, Christoph Becke, Denis Lux, Boris Angele, Andrea Fink, Christine Hartwein, Christian Hoisl, Ilja Simon
  • Patent number: 10101076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household appliance component having a decorative part which is arranged on a base part of the household appliance component as a component bent at least once and not extending in a plane, wherein the decorative part is embodied as a coextruded part made of metal and plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Salomon, Andrea Fink, Denis Lux, Elena Claaß
  • Publication number: 20180118548
    Abstract: A container-valve subassembly for use in a refrigeration appliance contains a container and a valve which is arranged on the base of the container. At least one closing body of the valve is releasably connected to the container. The closing body is tiltable between a closed position adjacent to a valve seat and an open position about a pivotal point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: DENIS LUX, ELENA CLAASS, ANDREA FINK
  • Publication number: 20180023879
    Abstract: A tray-shaped food-accommodating container for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a lateral wall with a first planar wall and at least a second planar wall disposed at an angle to each other. The first and second planar walls open out at a curved transition of the lateral wall interconnecting the first and second planar walls. A decorative film, which is provided in areas of the lateral wall, is formed in one piece across the transition and areas of the first and second planar walls. A lower edge of the decorative film, which faces away from an upper edge of the container, is disposed along a stepless surface-area of the transition, along a stepless surface-area of the first planar wall and along a stepless surface-area of the second planar wall. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the container is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: DENIS LUX, STEFAN DEISSLER, BERND PFISTER
  • Publication number: 20170292775
    Abstract: A door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a base body for holding stored goods and an add-on part being separate from the base body and fastened to the base body. The base body has an upper bracket that is oriented forward and faces away from a rear wall of the base body and a lower bracket that is disposed at a distance therefrom, is oriented forward and faces away from the rear wall of the base body. The add-on part is fastened to the upper bracket and/or to the lower bracket. A domestic refrigeration appliance with a door tray is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: ELENA CLAASS, MAX EICHER, CHRISTOPH BECKE, DENIS LUX, BORIS ANGELE, ANDREA FINK, CHRISTINE HARTWEIN, CHRISTIAN HOISL, ILJA SIMON
  • Publication number: 20170254587
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration device has an internal space for receiving foodstuffs, which is bounded by walls of an internal container, and a storage container for foodstuffs that is arranged in the internal space and can be closed with a lid. The refrigerator further has a mounting device with which the lid is mounted in the internal space such that it can be raised and lowered for opening and closing the food storage container. A control element is provided by which the lid can be actuated, wherein the control element for actuating the lid can be actuated along an actuation path and the lid can be positioned, in dependence on a position of the control element, in a first closed position and at least in a second fully open position. The control element itself has a display unit for displaying symbolic information depending on the position of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: CHRISTOPH BECKE, MAX EICHER, JUERGEN FINK, CHRISTINE HARTWEIN, DENIS LUX, THOMAS TISCHER, MARCUS WEHLAUCH
  • Publication number: 20170003068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a household appliance component having a decorative part which is arranged on a base part of the household appliance component as a component bent at least once and not extending in a plane, wherein the decorative part is embodied as a coextruded part made of metal and plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Frank SALOMON, Andrea FINK, Denis LUX, Elena CLAASS