Patents by Inventor Jürgen Gerner

Jürgen Gerner 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: 8100439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for fixing a door or flap, in particular a door or flap of a refrigerator and/or freezer, in the closed position, wherein the device includes a spring element and a holding element, in particular a closing cam, which are arranged such that in the closed position of the door or flap they cooperate such that separating the spring element and the holding element from each other only is possible by applying force, wherein the spring element is a leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Liebherr - Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Gerner, Georg Dorner
  • Publication number: 20100236274
    Abstract: The present invention covers a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having at least one wall or door which has a cut-out in which a dispensing unit, in particular for ice, a liquid or the like, is located or through which such a dispensing unit is accessible, wherein a frame is provided to cover the dispensing unit and wherein fastening means are provided by means of which the frame can be fixed. In accordance with the invention, the fastening means include at least one fastening apparatus which is adjustable by means of a thread in the thickness direction of the wall or door and which has connection means, in particular latching means, by means of which the frame or another part of the unit can be connected, preferably releasably, to the fastening apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Rother, Juergen Gerner
  • Publication number: 20100236276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having at least one air grille for the supply and/or removal of air in a region of the unit, preferably into and/or out of the base region, wherein fastening means are provided for the holding of the air grille, with the fastening means including one or more magnets and one or more elements which can be fixed by the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventor: Juergen Gerner