Patents by Inventor Mathias Sigl

Mathias Sigl 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).

  • Publication number: 20250237429
    Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance includes an ice and/or water dispenser apparatus for dispensing water and/or ice. The ice and/or water dispenser apparatus has at least one electronically controlled valve, which can be used to adjust the throughflow of water. A pressure reducer is disposed upstream of the electronically controlled valve in the flow direction of the water, and can be used to adjust the pressure of the water, as a result of which the water at an inlet of the electronically controlled valve has an entry pressure of less than 4 bar. A method for operating a household refrigeration appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Florian MÖRTL, Richard MAIER, Mathias SIGL, Miroslav MANDRIK, Ondrej FINDORAK
  • Publication number: 20240318884
    Abstract: A method operates a household refrigerator that has an ice maker that produces and/or dispenses ice in an ice production mode. The household refrigerator can at least partially deactivate a sub-process of the ice production mode in dependence upon a user-defined deactivation criterion. A first operating process is provided which when executed generates a first noise emission that is lower than that of the sub-process. A user-specific quiet time interval of the ice maker is provided as a deactivation criterion. At least the at least one sub-process of the ice production mode is deactivated at least partially during the quiet time interval. The operation of the household refrigerator is coordinated such that the first operating process is executed at least temporarily during the quiet time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Marcel Russo, Mathias Sigl, Hans Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 11841181
    Abstract: An ice maker for a household refrigeration apparatus includes a housing with an opening through which ice is dispensable from an interior of the housing out of the housing. A crushing device for crushing ice is provided at the opening. A flap is movably disposed at the opening and switchable between a closed position for dispensing crushed ice and an opened position for dispensing uncrushed ice through the opening. A drive unit is coupled to the flap by a coupling device for moving the flap. The flap has a pivot axis about which the flap pivots and a first flap arm coupled to the coupling device and a second flap arm movable relative to the opening, extend radially away from the pivot axis. A household refrigeration apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a receiving space for food, and an ice maker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Prashantagouda Hosamani, Robert Stahl, Mathias Sigl, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11519651
    Abstract: An ice maker for mounting into a household cooling appliance includes a storage container for ice that is formed with an opening which is accessible from the top. A fan generates an air stream in the ice maker. An air guiding duct above the storage container is bounded by a first lateral duct wall, which is oriented in the depth direction of the ice maker and extends in the height direction, and is bounded by a second duct wall, which is a roof wall. The air guiding duct has a first opening towards the bottom so that an air stream escapes towards the bottom. The first opening of the air guiding duct is arranged offset viewed in the width direction of the ice maker so that the air stream exiting from the first opening of the air guiding duct flows along an outer side of the storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Sigl, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Julio Cesar Schmidt, Marco Marques
  • Patent number: 11466913
    Abstract: An ice maker for mounting into a household cooling appliance, the ice maker includes an ice producer for producing ice; a storage container for storing ice; a driving unit for driving the storage container, the driving unit having a drive housing; and an air duct formed in the drive housing. The air duct has an air duct outlet configured in a front wall of the drive housing which faces towards the storage container and an air duct inlet provided in a side wall of the drive housing which faces towards the ice producer. A fan is arranged in the air duct. The fan generates an air stream from the ice producer to the storage container through the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Sigl, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Julio Cesar Schmidt, Marco Marques
  • Patent number: 11378319
    Abstract: An ice maker for mounting into a household cooling appliance, comprising: a storage container for ice comprising a rear wall and an opening, which is accessible from the top, a coupling extension, which is arranged on the rear wall and extends towards the rear, a driving unit comprising a drive housing and a closing aid arranged in the drive housing for locking of the storage container in a closed end position, wherein the drive housing comprises a front wall, at which an insertion opening of the closing aid is arranged so that upon inserting of the coupling extension into the insertion opening the coupling extension couples with the closing aid and by the closing aid viewed in the depth direction of the ice maker said coupling extension is pulled into the locking position towards the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Sigl, Robert Stahl, Josef Bauriedl
  • Patent number: 11221170
    Abstract: An ice compartment of a household cooling appliance has a driving unit for driving an ice storage container of an ice maker. The driving unit has a drive housing and at least one drive motor. A first receiving duct accommodates a first fastening part and extends completely through the drive housing. The drive housing can be fastened by the first fastening part to an inner liner wall of the refrigeration compartment. The first receiving duct extends across the entire depth of the drive housing and is open at a front end and a rear end. A second receiving duct extends completely through the drive housing. The drive housing can be fastened by the second fastening part to the same inner liner wall of the refrigeration compartment. The second receiving duct extends across the entire depth of the drive housing and is open at a front end and a rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Mathias Sigl, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Nilton Bertolini
  • Patent number: 11209201
    Abstract: An ice maker for a household refrigeration apparatus has a housing with an opening, through which ice is transportable from an interior of the housing out of the housing, a flap, which is movably arranged in the housing and adjustable for closing or opening the opening, and a drive unit, which is coupled to the flap by a coupling device of the ice maker, to move the flap. The drive unit is formed as a separate module and the entire module of the drive unit is arranged adjacent to the opening in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Prashantagouda Hosamani, Robert Stahl, Mathias Sigl, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11150003
    Abstract: An ice maker for installation in a household refrigeration apparatus includes a housing with an opening, a storing bowl for ice, wherein the storing bowl is formed with an opening, which is accessible from the top. The storing bowl can be inserted into the housing through the opening of the housing and the storing bowl is arranged in a final position at the housing in the inserted state. A position identifier captures the position of the storing bowl, wherein the position identifier includes a capturing sensor. A control electronic, which is arranged in a front area in depth direction of the ice maker, includes a circuit board. The capturing sensor is arranged on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Bauriedl, Nilton Bertolini, Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Mathias Sigl
  • Patent number: 10775090
    Abstract: A household cooling appliance includes an ice maker unit for making ice, wherein the ice maker unit has a container, in which the ice is stored, a weight detection unit for determining the weight of the container, and an evaluation unit, which is configured for determining a filling level of the container with ice depending on the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Senol Temizkan, Mathias Sigl, Klaus Pfeiffer
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10222112
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a water supply device for supplying water to an ice maker in the interior of the refrigeration device. The refrigeration device has an installation recess in an inner wall of the refrigeration device for inserting the water supply device. The installation recess is closed towards an outer wall of the refrigeration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Eugen Gaplikow, Roland Kuemmel, Mathias Sigl, Rainer Spaag
  • Patent number: 9625205
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes an ice or water dispenser having an actuating lever. A light source is spaced apart in a light-emitting direction of the light source by an air gap from a light-coupling surface of the actuating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Becke, Max Eicher, Swetlana Gorodezki, Maike Kirschbaum, Mathias Sigl, Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Hans Peter Werner
  • Publication number: 20150247667
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes an ice or water dispenser having an actuating lever. A light source is spaced apart in a light-emitting direction of the light source by an air gap from a light-coupling surface of the actuating lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Christoph Becke, Max Eicher, Swetlana Gorodezki, Maike Kirschbaum, Mathias Sigl, Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Hans Peter Werner