Patents by Inventor Jurgen Hirath
Jurgen Hirath 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).
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Patent number: 7641298Abstract: A heat-insulated wall has two outer covering layers which are disposed at a distance from one another and are constructed at least substantially vacuum-tight. The two outer covering layers are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight manner by a connecting profile that runs along their contour and has a U-shaped cross section. The two outer covering layers together with the connecting profile enclose an intermediate space that can be evacuated and filled with an evacuable heat insulating material. At least one tubular bushing for cables or the like runs through the intermediate space. The bushing connects apertures to one another that are formed the spaced-apart outer covering layers. The tubular bushing is provided on its two end sections with a flange-shaped expanded and flattened region by which the bushing is fixed in a vacuum-tight manner on the mutually facing inner sides of the two outer covering layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Publication number: 20080110128Abstract: A heat-insulated wall has two outer covering layers which are disposed at a distance from one another and are constructed at least substantially vacuum-tight. The two outer covering layers are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight manner by a connecting profile that runs along their contour and has a U-shaped cross section. The two outer covering layers together with the connecting profile enclose an intermediate space that can be evacuated and filled with an evacuable heat insulating material. At least one tubular bushing for cables or the like runs through the intermediate space. The bushing connects apertures to one another that are formed the spaced-apart outer covering layers. The tubular bushing is provided on its two end sections with a flange-shaped expanded and flattened region by which the bushing is fixed in a vacuum-tight manner on the mutually facing inner sides of the two outer covering layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Patent number: 7153104Abstract: To prevent partial saturation of a getter by contact with absorbable atmospheric gases when the getter is introduced into a vacuum vessel, a method for introducing and activating the getter and a getter unit includes introducing the getter into the vacuum vessel packaged in a protective sleeve, closing off the vacuum vessel, evacuating the vessel, and opening the protective sleeve only after the evacuation has commenced. The protective sleeve can be opened by the sleeve being made to burst under the action of a protective gas atmosphere that is present.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Hans-Frieder Eberhardt, Jürgen Hirath, Jürgen Konrad, Matthias Mrzyglod, Udo Wenning, Ulrich Wolf
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Publication number: 20040141850Abstract: To prevent partial saturation of a getter by contact with absorbable atmospheric gases when the getter is introduced into a vacuum vessel, a method for introducing and activating the getter and a getter unit includes introducing the getter into the vacuum vessel packaged in a protective sleeve, closing off the vacuum vessel, evacuating the vessel, and opening the protective sleeve only after the evacuation has commenced. The protective sleeve can be opened by the sleeve being made to burst under the action of a protective gas atmosphere that is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Hans-Frieder Eberhardt, Jurgen Hirath, Jurgen Konrad, Matthias Mrzyglod, Udo Wenning, Ulrich Wolf
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Patent number: 6725624Abstract: A heat-insulating walling includes an outer casing that is vacuum-tight as far as possible and with an inner lining being vacuum-tight as far as possible and spaced from the latter. The inner lining and the outer casing are connected to one another, vacuum-tight, by a connecting profile. The connecting profile has an at least approximately U-shaped cross section and has a diaphragm-like base. The connecting profile, together with the outer casing and the inner lining, surrounds an interspace filled with heat-insulation material. The U-shaped connecting profile can engage with its legs over the outer casing and the inner lining. The legs can be vacuum-tightly secured to the inner lining and the outer casing.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Stefan Holzer
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Patent number: 6532757Abstract: A cooling device for installation in a furniture niche includes at least one thermally insulating container defining a cooling space and having a door for sealing the space, and a cooler having a compressor, a condenser, and a ventilator. The base has at least two sidewalls, a front region disposed near the door, a rear region, at least one air supply aperture at the front region, and an exhaust aperture at the rear region. The base houses the compressor, condenser, and ventilator. The base is disposed below the cooling space and is force ventilated by the ventilator through the air supply aperture and the exhaust aperture. The exhaust aperture is in at least one of the sidewalls, preferably, in the rear region of the base averted from the door. Preferably, the cooling device is installed in a furniture niche of a kitchen unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Stefan Holzer, Wolfgang Kentner, Jürgen Hirath
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Patent number: 6488172Abstract: A thermally insulating housing has one housing shell inside another. The two housing shells are at least largely vacuum-tight, they are spaced apart from one another by a thermal insulation layer, and they are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight fashion. A useful space inside the thermally insulating housing is accessible through a loading opening. The housing shells are tubular elements which are closed in a vacuum-tight fashion at one of their openings with a cover which is at least very largely vacuum-tight. The remaining opening serves as the loading opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Udo Wenning, Jürgen Hirath, Hans-Frieder Eberhardt, Ulrich Wolf
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Patent number: 6485122Abstract: A heat-insulating wall, such as a refrigerator door or housing, includes a substantially vacuum-tight outer paneling, an inner paneling, a substantially vacuum-tight connecting diaphragm formed from material having low heat conduction, a diaphragm cover formed from material having low heat conduction, and a protective profile with an opposite magnetic pole or a magnetic seal. The diaphragm is respectively vacuum-tightly connected to the inner paneling and to the outer paneling at free borders thereof. The outer paneling, the diaphragm, and the inner paneling define an evacuable cavity that is filled with an evacuable supporting material. The diaphragm cover covers at least a part of the diaphragm. The protective profile is secured one or both of the inner paneling and the outer paneling and substantially covers the diaphragm cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: BSH Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Ulrich Wolf, Wolfgang Kentner, Jürgen Hirath, Stefan Holzer, Adolf Feinauer, Richard Horn
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Publication number: 20020100250Abstract: A heat-insulating walling includes an outer casing that is vacuum-tight as far as possible and with an inner lining being vacuum-tight as far as possible and spaced from the latter. The inner lining and the outer casing are connected to one another, vacuum-tight, by a connecting profile. The connecting profile has an at least approximately U-shaped cross section and has a diaphragm-like base. The connecting profile, together with the outer casing and the inner lining, surrounds an interspace filled with heat-insulation material. The U-shaped connecting profile can engage with its legs over the outer casing and the inner lining. The legs can be vacuum-tightly secured to the inner lining and the outer casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2002Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventors: Jurgen Hirath, Stefan Holzer
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Patent number: 6408841Abstract: A heat insulated wall having two surface layers disposed at a distance from one another and are at least substantially vacuum-tight in construction. The two surface layers together with an at least substantially vacuum-tight connection element enclose an evacuable space that is filled with an evacuable thermal insulation material. The surface layers have angled sections with free ends directed away from the space and on which the connection element is disposed and is fastened in a vacuum-tight fashion to the angled sections.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2000Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Patent number: 6393798Abstract: A heat-insulating wall has two spaced-apart, at least essentially vacuum-tight cover layers, between which an evacuable heat-insulation material is provided and which are connected to one another by a vacuum-tight connecting profile which runs along the free edges of the cover layers. The connecting profile has a membrane which spans at least essentially the distance between the cover layers. The connecting profile is made up of a plurality of profile sections adjoining one another in a vacuum-tight manner. At the adjoining ends of the profile sections, the membrane has an end section with a thickness of at least approximately the material thickness of the cover layers.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Publication number: 20020041134Abstract: A heat-insulating wall, such as a refrigerator door or housing, includes a substantially vacuum-tight outer paneling, an inner paneling, a substantially vacuum-tight connecting diaphragm formed from material having low heat conduction, a diaphragm cover formed from material having low heat conduction, and a protective profile with an opposite magnetic pole or a magnetic seal. The diaphragm is respectively vacuum-tightly connected to the inner paneling and to the outer paneling at free borders thereof. The outer paneling, the diaphragm, and the inner paneling define an evacuable cavity that is filled with an evacuable supporting material. The diaphragm cover covers at least a part of the diaphragm. The protective profile is secured one or both of the inner paneling and the outer paneling and substantially covers the diaphragm cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Inventors: Ulrich Wolf, Wolfgang Kentner, Jurgen Hirath, Stefan Holzer, Adolf Feinauer, Richard Horn
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Publication number: 20020020118Abstract: A refrigerator door includes an outer paneling and an inner paneling spaced therefrom. The inner and outer panelings are made from a metallic material. Both form a transition point at their edges that receives between them a thermal insulation layer produced by foaming. A thermally insulating couple connects the edge portions of the panelings and substantially thermally uncouples the edge portions from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventors: Richard Horn, Jurgen Hirath, Ulrich Wolf, Wolfgang Kentner
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Publication number: 20020014086Abstract: A cooling device for installation in a furniture niche includes at least one thermally insulating container defining a cooling space and having a door for sealing the space, and a cooler having a compressor, a condenser, and a ventilator. The base has at least two sidewalls, a front region disposed near the door, a rear region, at least one air supply aperture at the front region, and an exhaust aperture at the rear region. The base houses the compressor, condenser, and ventilator. The base is disposed below the cooling space and is force ventilated by the ventilator through the air supply aperture and the exhaust aperture. The exhaust aperture is in at least one of the sidewalls, preferably, in the rear region of the base averted from the door. Preferably, the cooling device is installed in a furniture niche of a kitchen unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Stefan Holzer, Wolfgang Kentner, Jurgen Hirath
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Patent number: 6257684Abstract: A heat insulation wall has two outer surface layers disposed at a distance from one another; the outer surface layers have a contour and are at least substantially vacuum-tight. The heat insulation wall has a connecting profile which extends along the contour, connects the two outer surface layers in a vacuum-tight fashion, and encloses, together with the two outer surface layers, an evacuable space. The connecting profile is composed of a plurality of profile sections. An evacuable thermal insulation material is filled in the evacuable space. A support element is fastened to the outer surface layers and serves as a bearing for the profile sections. The profile sections are supported on the support element and are connected to the support element in a vacuum-tight fashion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Haus-geraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Patent number: 6220685Abstract: A heat-insulated wall is formed of two covering layers configured to be substantially vacuum-tight and are disposed at a distance from one another. The two covering layers are connected to one another by a connecting profile that runs along their contour and has a U-shaped cross-section. The two covering layers together with the connecting profile, enclose an intermediate space which can be evacuated and filled with heat-insulating material which can also be evacuated. The U-shaped connecting profile is equipped with limbs whose material thickness is at least approximately in the same order of magnitude as the material thickness of the covering layers, and has a base which connects the two limbs and is configured like a sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Patent number: 6217140Abstract: A heat-insulated wall is formed of two covering layers configured to be substantially vacuum-tight and are disposed at a distance from one another. The two covering layers are connected to one another by a connecting profile that runs along their contour and has a U-shaped cross-section. The two covering layers together with the connecting profile, enclose an intermediate space which can be evacuated and filled with heat-insulating material which can also be evacuated. The U-shaped connecting profile is equipped with limbs whose material thickness is at least approximately in the same order of magnitude as the material thickness of the covering layers, and has a base which connects the two limbs and is configured like a sheet.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2000Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jürgen Hirath, Markus Schütte
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Patent number: 6053594Abstract: The heat insulation wall is a sandwich formed by two outer, at least substantially vacuum-tight, spaced-apart surface layers and a thermal insulation in between. The outer surface layers are connected to one another in vacuum-tight fashion by a connecting profile that extends along their contour. The connecting profile has an essentially U-shaped cross section and it is composed of a plurality of profile sections. The connecting profile and the surface layers together enclosing an evacuable space that is filled with the evacuable thermal insulation material. The profile sections of the connecting profile include corner sections which enclose the corners of the heat insulation wall in one-piece form.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Udo Wenning, Jurgen Hirath, Hans-Frieder Eberhardt, Ulrich Wolf
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Patent number: 6038830Abstract: A heat insulated wall having two surface layers disposed at a distance from one another and are at least substantially vacuum-tight in construction. The two surface layers together with an at least substantially vacuum-tight connection element enclose an evacuable space that is filled with an evacuable thermal insulation material. The surface layers have angled sections with free ends directed away from the space and on which the connection element is disposed and is fastened in a vacuum-tight fashion to the angled sections.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jurgen Hirath, Markus Schutte
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Patent number: 6029846Abstract: A thermally insulated housing has a substantially vacuum-tight outer shell and an at least substantially vacuum-tight inner enclosure that is spaced apart from the outer shell. The elements are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight fashion by a connection section that is at least approximately U-shaped in cross section and which is secured by its section limbs to the outer shell on the one hand and to the inner enclosure on the other by welding. A point of connection of the limbs of the U-shaped connection section to the outer shell or to the inner enclosure is thickened. The thickened area has at least essentially the thickness of material of the inner enclosure or of the outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Jurgen Hirath, Markus Schutte