Patents by Inventor Ingo Abels

Ingo Abels 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).

  • Sink with feed chain or spindle drive for an insert plate with an adjustable height
    Patent number: 12331501
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area which is delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area. A lifting device is configured to move the insert plate relative to the basin in a height direction and includes a lifting unit with a variable length. The lifting unit includes a lifting mechanism which is embodied as a feed chain or a spindle drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels, Brigitte Meyer
  • SINK WITH FEED CHAIN OR SPINDLE DRIVE FOR AN INSERT PLATE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT
    Publication number: 20240376698
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area which is delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area. A lifting device is configured to move the insert plate relative to the basin in a height direction and includes a lifting unit with a variable length. The lifting unit includes a lifting mechanism which is embodied as a feed chain or a spindle drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels, Brigitte Meyer
  • Sink with lifting device which extends through the base wall of the basin for an insert plate
    Patent number: 11939753
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall, with the basin including a receiving area delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area and moveable by a lifting device relative to the basin. The lifting device extends into the base wall through an opening such that the lifting device is arranged on both sides of the base wall. A securing device secures the lifting device to the base wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels, Brigitte Meyer
  • Sink with movable insert plate and passive discharge device for residual media on the insert plate
    Patent number: 11851861
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area and moved by a lifting device relative to the basin. A residual media discharge device discharges residual media from a top of the insert plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels
  • Sink with a movable insert plate and active discharge device for residual media on the insert plate
    Patent number: 11828049
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin which includes a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area which is delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area, and moved by a lifting device relative to the basin. A residual media discharge device discharges residual media from a top of the insert plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels
  • SINK WITH MOVABLE INSERT PLATE AND PASSIVE DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR RESIDUAL MEDIA ON THE INSERT PLATE
    Publication number: 20220396941
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area and moved by a lifting device relative to the basin. A residual media discharge device discharges residual media from a top of the insert plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels
  • SINK WITH LIFTING DEVICE WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH THE BASE WALL OF THE BASIN FOR AN INSERT PLATE
    Publication number: 20220396940
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin including a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall, with the basin including a receiving area delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area and moveable by a lifting device relative to the basin. The lifting device extends into the base wall through an opening such that the lifting device is arranged on both sides of the base wall. A securing device secures the lifting device to the base wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels, Brigitte Meyer
  • SINK WITH A MOVABLE INSERT PLATE AND ACTIVE DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR RESIDUAL MEDIA ON THE INSERT PLATE
    Publication number: 20220396938
    Abstract: A sink includes a basin which includes a base wall and lateral walls adjoining the base wall. The basin includes a receiving area which is delimited by the base wall and the lateral walls. An insert plate separate from the basin is inserted into the receiving area, and moved by a lifting device relative to the basin. A residual media discharge device discharges residual media from a top of the insert plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Wölfler, Benjamin Reu, Ingo Abels