Patents by Inventor Johann Sckenkl

Johann Sckenkl 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).

  • Refrigerating or freezing apparatus with illuminated interior
    Patent number: 9885463
    Abstract: A refrigerating or freezing apparatus comprising an interior and a lighting device for illuminating the interior is presented. The lighting device includes in one embodiment a light-emitting element and a reflecting surface, in the direction of which the light-emitting element emits a light beam and by which the light beam is reflected in the direction of the interior. The lighting device further includes a drive device controlled by a control unit to adjust the light-emitting element with respect to the reflecting surface and thereby vary at least one of the radiating position and radiating direction of the light beam emitted by the light-emitting element relative to the reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Johann Sckenkl, Manfredi Signorino
  • Refrigerating or freezing apparatus with illuminated interior
    Publication number: 20160138782
    Abstract: A refrigerating or freezing apparatus comprising an interior and a lighting device for illuminating the interior is presented. The lighting device includes in one embodiment a light-emitting element and a reflecting surface, in the direction of which the light-emitting element emits a light beam and by which the light beam is reflected in the direction of the interior. The lighting device further includes a drive device controlled by a control unit to adjust the light-emitting element with respect to the reflecting surface and thereby vary at least one of the radiating position and radiating direction of the light beam emitted by the light-emitting element relative to the reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Johann Sckenkl, Manfredi Signorino