Patents by Inventor Martin Schlief

Martin Schlief 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: 11930983
    Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a water-using household appliance such as, for example, a dishwasher, includes: an appliance housing providing an appliance chamber, which appliance housing has a loading opening for access to the appliance chamber; and an appliance door which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a pivot axis for closing the loading opening, the appliance door having a door handle and a user control unit having a bezel and a control panel. The control panel is disposed on the bezel so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation extending along a lower longitudinal edge of the control panel, in a vertical direction, being pivotable from a first position, in which the control panel is flush with an outer surface of the appliance door, to a second position, in which the control panel is moved into a cavity provided by the bezel, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schlief, Matthias Kupfer
  • Publication number: 20240032770
    Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a water-using household appliance such as, for example, a dishwasher, includes: an appliance housing providing an appliance chamber, which appliance housing has a loading opening for access to the appliance chamber; and an appliance door which is mounted so as to be rotatable about a pivot axis for closing the loading opening, the appliance door having a door handle and a user control unit having a bezel and a control panel. The control panel is disposed on the bezel so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation extending along a lower longitudinal edge of the control panel, in a vertical direction, being pivotable from a first position, in which the control panel is flush with an outer surface of the appliance door, to a second position, in which the control panel is moved into a cavity provided by the bezel, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Martin SCHLIEF, Matthias KUPFER
  • Patent number: 7699064
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dishwasher having a rinsing container (1) which is sealable on its front side by an appliance door that is pivotable on its bottom section about a horizontal axis, whereby a base area (3) that extends beneath the rinsing container (1) is bordered at the bottom by collecting dish (32), at the rear by a cover (2) and at the front by a connecting strip (10), having appliance feet (13, 14) that are adjustable in height and having an adjustment device for varying the closing behavior of the appliance door. To design the entire base area (3) so that it is easy to assembly and nevertheless is readily accessible, it is proposed that the lateral borders of the base area (3) shall be formed by two base parts (11, 12), each of which is attached as a narrow receptacle housing for the appliance feet (13, 14), their height adjustment and the adjustment device and each of which is attached to the cover (2) and to the connecting strip (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Martin Schlief, Volker Stank, Markus Thulig
  • Publication number: 20070240744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dishwasher having a rinsing container (1) which is sealable on its front side by an appliance door that is pivotable on its bottom section about a horizontal axis, whereby a base area (3) that extends beneath the rinsing container (1) is bordered at the bottom by collecting dish (32), at the rear by a cover (2) and at the front by a connecting strip (10), having appliance feet (13, 14) that are adjustable in height and having an adjustment device for varying the closing behavior of the appliance door. To design the entire base area (3) so that it is easy to assembly and nevertheless is readily accessible, it is proposed that the lateral borders of the base area (3) shall be formed by two base parts (11, 12), each of which is attached as a narrow receptacle housing for the appliance feet (13, 14), their height adjustment and the adjustment device and each of which is attached to the cover (2) and to the connecting strip (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Martin Schlief, Volker Stank, Markus Thulig