Patents by Inventor Dominik Holz

Dominik Holz 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: 10357137
    Abstract: A cleaning device for an autonomous floor treatment appliance, the cleaning device being suitable for cleaning wall portions that are close to a floor and border a floor surface to be cleaned, includes a fixing element to connect the cleaning device to a housing portion of the autonomous floor treatment appliance and a cleaning element carrier having a cleaning element, the cleaning element carrier being connected to the fixing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventor: Dominik Holz
  • Patent number: 9521936
    Abstract: A bagless vacuum cleaner including a dust collection device. The dust collection device includes a dust collection container. The dust collection container includes a top cover disposed to close the dust collection container at a first end. A hinged bottom lid is disposed to close the dust collection container at a second end. The hinged bottom lid is adapted to be tilted to open the dust collection container. The dust collection device includes a coarse dirt separator disposed inside the dust collection container. The coarse dirt separator is movable vertically along a guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventor: Dominik Holz
  • Publication number: 20160353955
    Abstract: A cleaning device for an autonomous floor treatment appliance, the cleaning device being suitable for cleaning wall portions that are close to a floor and border a floor surface to be cleaned, includes a fixing element to connect the cleaning device to a housing portion of the autonomous floor treatment appliance and a cleaning element carrier having a cleaning element, the cleaning element carrier being connected to the fixing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Dominik Holz
  • Publication number: 20140237761
    Abstract: A bagless vacuum cleaner including a dust collection device. The dust collection device includes a dust collection container. The dust collection container includes a top cover disposed to close the dust collection container at a first end. A hinged bottom lid is disposed to close the dust collection container at a second end. The hinged bottom lid is adapted to be tilted to open the dust collection container. The dust collection device includes a coarse dirt separator disposed inside the dust collection container. The coarse dirt separator is movable vertically along a guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventor: Dominik Holz