Patents by Inventor Jörg Kempe

Jörg Kempe 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).

  • Patent number: 8616030
    Abstract: A porthole door for a front-loading laundry appliance includes a door glass, a frame and a centering device. The door glass is curved inward toward an inside of the appliance. The frame includes an inner ring and a cover ring. The centering device is disposed on the frame and configured to bear resiliently against a peripheral edge of the door glass so as to provide a radial force acting on the door glass via the peripheral edge at various locations. The radial force brings the door glass into a centered position within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Holger Hoppe, Joerg Kempe
  • Patent number: 7874185
    Abstract: A system for stacking a laundry treatment machine provided with a bottom panel of predetermined three-dimensional configuration onto a pedestal or the like provided with a support surface of a complementary three-dimensional configuration. The bottom panel is preferably made of sheet metal of a predetermined thickness or gauge, and the support surface is made of a sheet metal of lesser thickness or gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Miele & Cie KG.
    Inventors: Bernhard Graute, Eckhard Hellmer, Joerg Kempe
  • Patent number: 7748682
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pedestal stand for a laundry treatment machine (1) such as a washing machine, a washer dryer or a tumble dryer, having a housing (3) which comprises a supporting plate (6), side walls (5), front frame (25) [sic; (26)] and a rear wall plus a bottom plate (8) with bearing feet (9), whereby the supporting plate (6) has holes (12) into which threaded stud bolts (11) attached to the underside of the laundry treatment machine (1) can be inserted and screwed down. Within the housing (3), a stud bolt (14) is arranged on the essentially vertical axis (A) between the openings (12) in the supporting plate (6) and the bearing feet (9) on the bottom plate (8) of the housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Hunke, Jörg Kempe
  • Publication number: 20080028804
    Abstract: A porthole door for a front-loading laundry appliance includes a door glass, a frame and a centering device. The door glass is curved inward toward an inside of the appliance. The frame includes an inner ring and a cover ring. The centering device is disposed on the frame and configured to bear resiliently against a peripheral edge of the door glass so as to provide a radial force acting on the door glass via the peripheral edge at various locations. The radial force brings the door glass into a centered position within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Holger Hoppe, Joerg Kempe
  • Publication number: 20070175907
    Abstract: A housing for a household appliance includes a bottom part, a support frame including a supporting bar, and a sheet-metal panel forming a wall. The wall is attached to the support frame. A sound insulation element is provided between the supporting bar and an inner side of the sheet-metal panel. The sound insulation element includes an elastic material having substantially a form of an elastic bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Joerg Kempe, Andreas Landeck, Georg Nagel
  • Publication number: 20050241344
    Abstract: A system for stacking a laundry treatment machine provided with a bottom panel of predetermined three-dimensional configuration onto a pedestal or the like provided with a support surface of a complementary three-dimensional configuration. The bottom panel is preferably made of sheet metal of a predetermined thickness or gauge, and the support surface is made of a sheet metal of lesser thickness or gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Bernhard Graute, Eckhard Hellmer, Joerg Kempe