Patents by Inventor Ingeborg Sturm

Ingeborg Sturm 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).

  • Domestic appliance and switch for application in a domestic appliance
    Patent number: 7651232
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine is provided having a door pivotable around the horizontal axis thereof and a switch arranged on the door. The switch is operable to generate an electric signal when a predetermined pivoting angle of the door is reached as the door is being opened. The dishwasher also includes a light source that illuminates the interior of the dishwashing machine, the light source being disposed in the interior of the dishwashing machine and being operably connected to the switch such that the light source is activated into an illuminated condition in response to the receipt of the electrical signal from the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Haugeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Baumgartner, Jens Christmann, Wilhelm Sturm, Ingeborg Sturm, legal representative
  • Dishwashing Machine
    Publication number: 20080099059
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine is provided having a door pivotable around the horizontal axis thereof and a switch arranged on the door. The switch is operable to generate an electric signal when a predetermined pivoting angle of the door is reached as the door is being opened. The dishwasher also includes a light source that illuminates the interior of the dishwashing machine, the light source being disposed in the interior of the dishwashing machine and being operably connected to the switch such that the light source is activated into an illuminated condition in response to the receipt of the electrical signal from the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate, GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Baumgartner, Jens Christmann, Wilhelm Sturm, Ingeborg Sturm