Patents by Inventor Dieter Waltemate

Dieter Waltemate 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: 7987558
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first mounting part defining first and second ends, a second mounting part defining third and fourth ends, a first articulated lever defining fifth and sixth ends, a second articulated lever defining seventh and eighth ends, a third articulated lever defining ninth and tenth ends, and a fourth articulated lever defining eleventh and twelfth ends. The fifth end pivotally connects between the first end and the second end. The sixth end pivotally connects to the tenth end. The ninth end pivotally connects to the fourth end. The third end pivotally connects to the eleventh end. The second end pivotally connects to the seventh end. The eighth end pivotally connects between the ninth end and the tenth end. The twelfth end pivotally connects between the seventh end and the eighth end. A protective plate covers at least a portion of the plates and levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hettich-Oni GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beckmann, Cord Rommelmann, Andreas Kleemann, Eduard Thielmann, Dieter Waltemate
  • Publication number: 20080276422
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first mounting part defining first and second ends, a second mounting part defining third and fourth ends, a first articulated lever defining fifth and sixth ends, a second articulated lever defining seventh and eighth ends, a third articulated lever defining ninth and tenth ends, and a fourth articulated lever defining eleventh and twelfth ends. The fifth end pivotally connects between the first end and the second end. The sixth end pivotally connects to the tenth end. The ninth end pivotally connects to the fourth end. The third end pivotally connects to the eleventh end. The second end pivotally connects to the seventh end. The eighth end pivotally connects between the ninth end and the tenth end. The twelfth end pivotally connects between the seventh end and the eighth end. A protective plate covers at least a portion of the plates and levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: HETTICH-ONI GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beckmann, Cord Rommelmann, Andreas Kleemann, Eduard Thielmann, Dieter Waltemate
  • Patent number: 5253390
    Abstract: A hinge for an article of furniture has a mount which is attachable to a wall of the article. A hinge unit including a hinge arm and, optionally, a support for the arm is releasably connectible to the mount. To this end, the hinge unit is provided with a shaft which is receivable in a complementary recess of the mount. The hinge unit is further provided with a resilient tongue, and the tongue has a groove which cooperates with a projection on the mount to lock the hinge unit to the mount by snap action. A lever projects at an angle from both sides of the hinge unit, and the free end of each lever carries an arm which extends towards the tongue. An inclined protuberance is provided on either side of the tongue and each lever arm abuts a respective protuberance. The arrangement is such that, when the levers are urged towards one another, the lever arms cooperate with the protuberances to disengage the groove in the tongue from the projection on the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jurgen Gross, Gunter Sundermeier, Ulrich Beneke, Dieter Waltemate, Detlev Uthoff
  • Patent number: 4514021
    Abstract: A cabinet with double doors consisting of an inner door and an outer door. The inner door is mounted in such a way as to swing on the hinge axis of the shell of a refrigerator or freezer inside the cabinet and open or close the appliance. A coupling mechanism between the outer and inner doors and the shell of the appliance is associated with the hinges. The coupling mechanism has a drive assembly mounted on the inner door in such a way as to pivot around an axis parallel to that of the hinges. The coupling mechanism is coupled to the shell of the appliance and to the outer door in such a way that the outer door is forced to one side and away from the axis of the hinges when the inner door is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Paul Hettich & Co.
    Inventors: Gunter Sundermeier, Dieter Waltemate