Patents by Inventor Gerhard Jan PAPE

Gerhard Jan PAPE 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).

  • DOSING UNIT, WATER BEARING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220233052
    Abstract: A dosing unit (100) for use in an automatic dosing system (20) of a water-bearing household appliance (1), for automatically dosing a dosing amount (122) of a solid detergent, the dosing unit (100) comprising a dosing cartridge (110) for storing a bulk (112) of the solid detergent and a dosing device (120) for separating the dosing amount (122) from the bulk (112) and releasing the separated dosing amount (122) by linearly displacing a sliding element (124) from a separating position to a release position, wherein the dosing device (120) includes a dosing channel (126), wherein, when the sliding element (124) is in the separating position, the dosing channel (126) is configured for receiving at least the dosing amount (122) from the bulk (112) and intermediately storing the dosing amount (122) in a pre-dosing position, and, when the sliding element (124) is in the release position, the dosing device (120) is configured for releasing the dosing amount (122) intermediately stored in the pre-dosing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: RECKITT BENCKISER (BRANDS) LIMITED, BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Alberto BUOGO, Jakob SCHULTZ, Alexander SCHIELE, Henry Matthew Lawrence FLETCHER, Iain Christopher SMITH, Joshua CARR, Jelmer Jeroen KUIPER, Bram Alexander NORP, Edwin Petrus Elisabeth VAN OPSTAL, Gerhard Jan PAPE