Patents by Inventor Markus Hoepfl

Markus Hoepfl 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: 10687687
    Abstract: A domestic dishwasher includes a wash container which has a loading opening. The loading opening of the wash container can be closed by a door. A suction apparatus is provided to suction steam and/or air, in particular moisture-laden air, escaping from the loading opening. The suction apparatus has at least one inlet window located outside a wet chamber of the wash container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Doppelbauer, Markus Höpfl
  • Patent number: 10136792
    Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes at least one packing element disposed on a side face of the household appliance, and at least one load-bearing structural part. The packing element has at least one force transfer region, which has a force action surface in contact with the load-bearing structural part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bak, Markus Höpfl, Jürgen Kratzer, Udo Maier
  • Publication number: 20170325654
    Abstract: A domestic dishwasher includes a wash container which has a loading opening. The loading opening of the wash container can be closed by a door. A suction apparatus is provided to suction steam and/or air, in particular moisture-laden air, escaping from the loading opening. The suction apparatus has at least one inlet window located outside a wet chamber of the wash container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Dominik Doppelbauer, Markus Höpfl
  • Publication number: 20150150432
    Abstract: A domestic appliance includes a door configured to pivot about a horizontal axis of rotation so as to assume a substantially vertical position when closed to thereby close a treatment chamber. The axis of rotation is arranged behind a center of gravity of the door in a depthwise direction of the domestic appliance. When closed, the door is locked by a locking arrangement. A door weight compensation system damps an opening movement and/or assists a closing movement of the door and is configured to enable the door in an unlocked state to assume a partially open position, in which the door is open to some degree, substantially as a result of a weight-induced force exerted by the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Ertl, Markus Höpfl, Markus Konrad, Walter Lippert, Jochen Müller, Christoph Thiel
  • Patent number: 8858726
    Abstract: A dishwasher is provided that has a door and a wash compartment that is closed off by the door. The wash compartment receives items to be treated and has a movable dish rack in which items to be cleaned are supported. The movable dish rack is moved from a treatment position in which the wash compartment is closed to an access position in which loading and unloading of dishes into the dishwasher is facilitated. The dishwasher further includes a visual display facility for visual notification of operation information and/or program information of the dishwasher. The visual display facility is assigned to the dish rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Höpfl, Ersin Isbilen, Karlheinz Rehm, Michael Georg Rosenbauer
  • Publication number: 20120104913
    Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes at least one packing element disposed on a side face of the household appliance, and at least one load-bearing structural part. The packing element has at least one force transfer region, which has a force action surface in contact with the load-bearing structural part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Bak, Markus Höpfl, Jürgen Kratzer, Udo Maier
  • Publication number: 20110248609
    Abstract: A dishwasher is provided that has a door and a wash compartment that is closed off by the door. The wash compartment receives items to be treated and has a movable dish rack in which items to be cleaned are supported. The movable dish rack is moved from a treatment position in which the wash compartment is closed to an access position in which loading and unloading of dishes into the dishwasher is facilitated. The dishwasher further includes a visual display facility for visual notification of operation information and/or program information of the dishwasher. The visual display facility is assigned to the dish rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Höpfl, Ersin Isbilen, Karlheinz Rehm, Michael Georg Rosenbauer
  • Patent number: 5884821
    Abstract: A liquid-carrying container of machine, such as a dishwasher, has a detergent metering device disposed in a boundary wall thereof. The device has a housing with at least one container in which the detergent may be placed and which may be closed with a cover. The cover may be opened and closed with a control unit. The cover moves linearly, quietly, and with a minimal space requirement in a plane which extends parallel to the boundary wall of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH, ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Johann Wilhelmstaetter, Helmut Jerg, Bernd Schessl, Gerhard Fetzer, Michael Hartmann, Markus Hoepfl, Karl-Heinz Rehm, Rudolf Schmidt, Daniele Cerruti, Giovanni Perucca