Patents by Inventor Michael Essert

Michael Essert 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: 20220307699
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking chamber, a door, and a guide apparatus with a locking apparatus, which can lock the coupled state between the door and the guide apparatus. The locking apparatus has a bearing support with a holder, in which in the coupled state a bearing element engages. The locking apparatus has a tubular sleeve with a carrier, which is supported rotatably on the bearing support, so that in the coupled state when the sleeve is in a first rotational position, an unlocking position can be established between the sleeve and the bearing element and in the coupled state when the sleeve is in a second rotational position, a locking position can be established between the sleeve and the bearing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Thorsten Rausch, Kerstin Sickert, Martin Brunner, Michael Essert
  • Patent number: 10190780
    Abstract: A door for a household appliance includes a plate-type base part and a handle which is arranged on the base part and includes a movable handle part. Connected to the handle part is a coupling apparatus which is configured to pivot the handle part relative to the base part as a function of a movement of the door. The coupling apparatus includes a coupling rod arranged on the handle part, a return spring arranged on the coupling rod, and a single-run cable pull having an end which faces the handle part and is connected to the coupling rod. Provision is further made for a locking mechanism to limit a movement of the coupling rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Essert, Manfred Hintermayer, Kerstin Sickert, Reinhard Wiedenmann
  • Publication number: 20170205079
    Abstract: A door for a household appliance includes a plate-type base part and a handle which is arranged on the base part and includes a movable handle part. Connected to the handle part is a coupling apparatus which is configured to pivot the handle part relative to the base part as a function of a movement of the door. The coupling apparatus includes a coupling rod arranged on the handle part, a return spring arranged on the coupling rod, and a single-run cable pull having an end which faces the handle part and is connected to the coupling rod. Provision is further made for a locking mechanism to limit a movement of the coupling rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Essert, Manfred Hintermayer, Kerstin Sickert, Reinhard Wiedenmann