Patents by Inventor Karl-Friedrich Laible

Karl-Friedrich Laible 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: 11353257
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance apparatus has an appliance body and an appliance door delimiting a refrigeration chamber. A water-dispensing unit is disposed on a side wall of the appliance body or appliance door. The water-dispensing unit has a guide for dispensing water and at least one actuating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl
  • Publication number: 20210293469
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance apparatus has an appliance body and an appliance door delimiting a refrigeration chamber. A water-dispensing unit is disposed on a side wall of the appliance body or appliance door. The water-dispensing unit has a guide for dispensing water and at least one actuating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: SENOL TEMIZKAN, KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, FLORIAN MOERTL
  • Patent number: 11112158
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber which can be cooled to below 0° C. A water supply feeding into the storage chamber is formed by a resiliently expandable pipeline, at least inside the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Pfeiffer, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Eugen Gaplikow
  • Patent number: 11083986
    Abstract: A filter cartridge for a domestic cooling appliance includes a beaker-shaped housing which is provided at an open end with a coupling for securing to a filter head, and a particle filter insert which is received in the housing. The particle filter insert is guided movably along an axis of the housing between an abutment position, in which it is embedded completely in the housing, and a position in which it at least partially protrudes from the housing. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the filter cartridge is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Gaplikow, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Patent number: 11067334
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance apparatus has an appliance body defining a refrigeration chamber with an inner liner and a water-dispensing unit disposed on a side wall of the inner liner. The water-dispensing unit has a guide for dispensing water, and the water-dispensing unit has at least one actuating unit. The actuating unit has a first operating element and a second operating element for starting the water removal through the guide. The actuating unit has at least one actuating element disposed to connect the first operating element and the second operating element to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl
  • Patent number: 10976098
    Abstract: In order to provide a generic apparatus with improved properties with regard to an operating convenience, a refrigeration appliance apparatus, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus, is provided. The apparatus has an inner liner with at least one sidewall. A water-dispensing unit is disposed on the sidewall of the inner liner. At least one faceplate unit, which in a mounted state thereof, at least largely covers the water-dispensing unit. The faceplate unit has an opening. The water-dispensing unit has at least one dispensing region and at least one guiding unit configured to guide water. The guiding unit, in an installed position, is disposed in a cover region of the dispensing region. The water-dispensing unit has an actuating unit with at least one actuating element provided to start a water removal. The actuating unit has an operating element to start water removal. The water-dispensing unit has a cover that covers the operating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl
  • Patent number: 10822256
    Abstract: A domestic appliance includes at least one PEF unit having at least one pair of electrodes and a network part for supplying the electrodes with an operating voltage. The operating voltage is of a suitable magnitude to expose material in a space between the electrodes to an electrical field having a field strength of at least 500 V/mm, and the duration of the exposure is short enough to avoid a breakdown. A water pipe extends through the space. A spacing between the electrodes is a maximum of 3 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Ohlhafer, Eugen Gaplikow, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Patent number: 10745265
    Abstract: A dispenser (5) for dispensing of at least one of ice or liquid and for mounting into a household cooling appliance (1), comprising: an output niche (6), at least one of an ice passage (7) or liquid outlet (8), a switch (9), which activates an output of at least one of ice or liquid out of the dispenser (5), wherein the switch (9) comprises a protrusion (10), a separate actuation paddle (11) which is attached to the protrusion (10), wherein the actuation paddle (11) projects into the output niche (6) in order to be pressed by an object held into the output niche (6), and a releasable and self-locking connection (12) wherein the actuation paddle (11) and the protrusion (10) are connected by said releasable and self-locking connection (12), wherein the releasable and self-locking connection (12) is a click-stop connection (13). A household cooling appliance (1) comprising a dispenser (5) for dispensing of at least one of ice or liquid (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Moertl, Guenter Zuehlke, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Senol Temizkan, Hans Gerd Keller
  • Patent number: 10677513
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a body, an external door that can pivot relative to the body, and an internal door which can pivot relative to the body and the external door and which is immobilized between the body and the external door in the closed position of the external door. A dispensing or output recess of a dispenser is provided in the internal door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Philipp Kleinlein, Andreas Kessler, Graham Sadtler, Heather Kamper, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Bernd Brabenec
  • Publication number: 20200165116
    Abstract: A refrigerator contains a dispenser for ice and/or liquid. A dispenser housing covers an opening in an outer shell of the refrigerator. The dispenser housing delimits a dispenser recess that extends outward and upward over an upper edge of the opening and is assembled from at least one main part, which extends from a lower edge of the opening over a rear wall to a front edge of a ceiling of the dispenser housing, and a filling part, which extends from the front edge to an upper edge of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: HANS GERD KELLER, KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, FLORIAN MOERTL, SENOL TEMIZKAN
  • Patent number: 10663215
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance contains an ice water dispenser with a housing which is built into a wall or door of the refrigeration appliance and defines a dispenser niche for the introduction of a container for receiving ice and/or water. The ice water dispenser further has a décor panel which defines a rear side of the dispenser niche where the rear side is visible from outside the refrigeration appliance. The ice water dispenser additionally has a retaining element which is arranged in the housing and is configured to engage with the décor panel in such a way that the décor panel is detachably mounted in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Moertl, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Hans Gerd Keller, Senol Temizkan
  • Patent number: 10663206
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance includes an outer housing, a cooling compartment in the outer housing, and an ice maker unit, which is arranged in the cooling compartment. The ice maker unit includes a first sub-unit, which is configured for making crushed ice from ice form elements. The first sub-unit has a housing. A crusher device for crushing the ice form element is arranged in the housing. A cooling device cools the first sub-unit with cold air. The cooling device has an air duct. The air duct ends at the housing of the first sub-unit and at least partly is configured to extend along an outer side of the housing so that the cold air for cooling the housing flows along the outer side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Sigl, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Publication number: 20200158422
    Abstract: In order to provide a generic apparatus with improved properties with regard to an operating convenience, a refrigeration appliance apparatus, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus, is provided. The apparatus has an inner liner with at least one sidewall. A water-dispensing unit is disposed on the sidewall of the inner liner. At least one faceplate unit, which in a mounted state thereof, at least largely covers the water-dispensing unit. The faceplate unit has an opening. The water-dispensing unit has at least one dispensing region and at least one guiding unit configured to guide water. The guiding unit, in an installed position, is disposed in a cover region of the dispensing region. The water-dispensing unit has an actuating unit with at least one actuating element provided to start a water removal. The actuating unit has an operating element to start water removal. The water-dispensing unit has a cover that covers the operating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: SENOL TEMIZKAN, KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, FLORIAN MOERTL
  • Patent number: 10655909
    Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet, a dispenser for ice and/or water mounted within the cabinet, a valve controller for outputting a valve opening signal if the dispenser requires water, and a device for making the valve opening signal available outside the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Gaplikow, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Publication number: 20200141635
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance apparatus has an appliance body defining a refrigeration chamber with an inner liner and a water-dispensing unit disposed on a side wall of the inner liner. The water-dispensing unit has a guide for dispensing water, and the water-dispensing unit has at least one actuating unit. The actuating unit has a first operating element and a second operating element for starting the water removal through the guide. The actuating unit has at least one actuating element disposed to connect the first operating element and the second operating element to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: SENOL TEMIZKAN, KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, FLORIAN MOERTL
  • Patent number: 10598423
    Abstract: A refrigerator contains a dispenser for ice and/or liquid. A dispenser housing covers an opening in an outer shell of the refrigerator. The dispenser housing delimits a dispenser recess that extends outward and upward over an upper edge of the opening and is assembled from at least one main part, which extends from a lower edge of the opening over a rear wall to a front edge of a ceiling of the dispenser housing, and a filling part, which extends from the front edge to an upper edge of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Gerd Keller, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl, Senol Temizkan
  • Patent number: 10584907
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes an ice and/or water-dispensing device for non-crushed ice pieces or ice flakes created therefrom by crushing or water created in the appliance, depending on an operational setting of a medium creation facility. The dispensing device has a user-actuatable dispensing lever movable to start dispensing. An adjustment facility adjusts an operational setting of the creation facility. An input facility has user-actuated controls selecting a medium dispensing type before actuating the lever. A control unit adjusts the adjustment facility depending on a signal created by actuation of a control and associated medium dispensing type, before actuating the lever to change the operational setting of the creation facility if the creation facility coupled with the adjustment facility is positioned in an operational setting different from that required for the selected medium dispensing type. A method of operating the appliance is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Friedrich Laible, Hans Gerd Keller
  • Patent number: 10571185
    Abstract: In order to provide a generic apparatus with improved properties with regard to an operating convenience, a refrigeration appliance apparatus, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus, is provided. The apparatus has a water-dispensing unit with at least one guiding unit for a guidance of water arranged, in an installed position, in a cover region of a dispensing region of the water-dispensing unit. An inner liner has at least one side wall on which the water-dispensing unit is arranged. An actuating unit has at least one actuating element for starting a water removal. The actuating element has an actuating portion which protrudes into the dispensing region and projects behind the guiding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl
  • Patent number: 10563910
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance apparatus, in particular for a domestic refrigeration appliance, has at least one water-dispensing unit. The water-dispensing unit has at least one actuating unit being a first operating element for starting a water removal. The apparatus is improved, in terms of operating convenience, by providing the actuating unit with at least one additional second operating element for starting the water removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Florian Moertl
  • Publication number: 20200030725
    Abstract: A household refrigeration apparatus (1) has a housing (2) with a receiving space (7) for food and a water line system (18). The water line system includes a line device (19) and at least one water filter (21). The water filter (21) has a filter head (22), and the water line system (18) includes at least one electrically switched water valve (25). The electrically switched water valve (25) is directly arranged at the filter head (22). At least one water consumer (17) is connected to the water line system (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, EUGEN GAPLIKOW