Patents by Inventor Helen Lewis
Helen Lewis 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).
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Patent number: 9459035Abstract: A refrigeration device is provided that includes a housing enclosing an interior and an assembly in the interior having a storage compartment for chunks of ice and a stirrer. The stirrer is rotatable about an axis that extends through the storage compartment to move chunks of ice contained in the storage compartment in relation to each other and to move ice towards a dispensing passage that extends through the housing. A closable flap is interposed between the storage compartment and the dispensing passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Martin Pünjer, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Patent number: 8240519Abstract: An ice dispenser including an ice supply container; a shaft extending into the supply container; a stirrer rotatable about the shaft which extends into the supply container, the stirrer being connectable to a rotation drive device that rotates the stirrer; an output chamber communicated with the supply container, the output chamber having an ice outlet opening; a slider rotatable in the output chamber, a rotation of the slider in a predetermined manner operating to bring the slider into moving engagement with ice located in the output chamber; and a coupling selectively disposable between an active coupling disposition in which the coupling operatively interconnects the stirrer and the slider to one another such that the slider rotates in correspondence with a rotation of the stirrer and a decoupling disposition in which the coupling does not operatively interconnect the stirrer and the slider to one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Publication number: 20100043477Abstract: A refrigeration device is provided that includes a housing enclosing an interior and an ice reservoir, arranged in the interior, having an output opening and accommodating a stirrer. The ice reservoir can be pivoted between two positions that are different with respect to the height of the output opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Publication number: 20100025434Abstract: An ice dispenser including an ice supply container; a shaft extending into the supply container; a stirrer rotatable about the shaft which extends into the supply container, the stirrer being connectable to a rotation drive device that rotates the stirrer; an output chamber communicated with the supply container, the output chamber having an ice outlet opening; a slider rotatable in the output chamber, a rotation of the slider in a predetermined manner operating to bring the slider into moving engagement with ice located in the output chamber; and a coupling selectively disposable between an active coupling disposition in which the coupling operatively interconnects the stirrer and the slider to one another such that the slider rotates in correspondence with a rotation of the stirrer and a decoupling disposition in which the coupling does not operatively interconnect the stirrer and the slider to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Publication number: 20100024461Abstract: A refrigeration device is provided that includes a housing enclosing an interior and an assembly in the interior having a storage compartment for chunks of ice and a stirrer. The stirrer is rotatable about an axis that extends through the storage compartment to move chunks of ice contained in the storage compartment in relation to each other and to move ice towards a dispensing passage that extends through the housing. A closable flap is interposed between the storage compartment and the dispensing passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Martin Pünjer, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Publication number: 20100011797Abstract: An ice reservoir container for a refrigerator is provided and includes a reservoir chamber which has a base that slopes along a first vertical section plane towards an outlet opening. The gradient of the base decreases along the section plane as the distance from the outlet opening increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Martin Buchstab, Irene Dumkow, Adolf Feinauer, Klaus Flinner, Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Peter Nalbach, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench, Kasim Yazan
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Publication number: 20090193824Abstract: An ice maker comprises a tray, which has at least one automatically emptiable compartment for moulding a piece of ice, a storage chamber (50) for receiving pieces of ice produced in the compartment and a sensor (57, 59) for detecting the presence of pieces of ice in the storage chamber (50). The sensor (57, 59) comprises a transmitter (57) and a receiver (59) for a detection beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench
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Publication number: 20090173084Abstract: The invention relates to a storing device for ice chunks that includes a receiving compartment for receiving therein ice chunks and a movable stirrer for effecting displacement of ice chunks received in the receiving compartment. The movable stirrer extends in the receiving compartment and rotates about a stirrer axis with the movable stirrer being disposed relative to the receiving compartment such that its stirrer axis extends through two surfaces of the receiving compartment. The movable stirrer is drivable in a stirring movement in a manner such that the movable stirrer effects displacement of the ice chunks with a substantial portion of the ice chunks not be advanced in a either a direction toward one of the two surfaces through which the stirrer axis extends of the other of the two surfaces through which the stirrer axis extends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Bernd Heger, Helen Lewis, Craig Duncan Webster, Nathan Wrench
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Publication number: 20070128054Abstract: A dosing pump for a liquid additive in the fuel of a heavy fuel engine. The pump includes a piston, a cylinder and an actuator for moving the piston axially in the cylinder. The actuator is a high resolution linear actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2004Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: Inergy Auto. Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Nathan Wrench, Helen Lewis, Simon Naylor, Charles Johnstone, James Neave
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Patent number: 6841799Abstract: An optical device having a housing for one or more optoelectronic components, for example a semiconductor laser transmitter or a photodiode. The optoelectronic device, comprises an open-ended metal canister, an insulating substrate, at least one optoelectronic component mounted on the substrate, and one or more electrical connections made to the component(s). The insulating substrate closes the open end of the metal canister so that the metal canister and insulating substrate together form a housing for one or more of the components mounted on the substrate. The insulating substrate acts as a circuit board to carry the electrical connections from the component(s) externally of the housing. The canister has at least one optical port by which optical radiation may be transmitted into and/or out of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Simon Arthur, Sonia Ashmore, Helen Lewis
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Publication number: 20040089865Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical device having a housing for one or more optoelectronic components, for example a semiconductor laser transmitter or a photodiode. The optoelectronic device (30), comprises an open-ended metal canister (36), an insulating substrate (34), at least one optoelectronic component (42) mounted on said substrate, and one or more electrical connections (39,44,49) made to said component(s) (42). The insulating substrate (34) closes the open end (37) of the metal canister (36) so that the metal canister and insulating substrate (34) together form a housing (32) for one or more of said components (42) mounted on the substrate (34). The insulating substrate (34) acts as a circuit board to carry said electrical connections from said component(s) externally of the housing (32). The canister (36) has at least one optical port (38) by which optical radiation (45) may be transmitted into and/or out of said housing (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Simon Arthur, Sonia Ashmore, Helen Lewis