Patents by Inventor Michael Grobe

Michael Grobe 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: 12235017
    Abstract: A flow sensor of a domestic appliance has an axle that is substantially perpendicular in the installed state to the flow direction of a fluid channel of the domestic appliance. The bearing component is designed as a single part and has at least two interconnected limbs, each limb having an axle mount for one end of the axle of the flow sensor, wherein the two axle mounts are mutually spaced apart in such a way that they correspond in a relaxed condition of the bearing component to an extension of the axle of the flow sensor. The two limbs are designed to be elastic such that the spacing between the axle mounts can be increased in order to insert the flow sensor between the axle mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Grobe, Steffen Klie
  • Publication number: 20240295343
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device (1) for the emergency deactivation of an electrical water heater or a heat pump, wherein the safety device (1) comprises at least one contact pair (70, 80, 90) having at least one first contact assembly (71, 81, 91) and at least one second contact assembly (72, 82, 92), which are designed to direct the current to supply the water heater or the heat pump in a contacted state, and to interrupt the current supply to the water heater or the heat pump in an open state, as well as comprising a retaining device (94) for retaining the second contact assembly (72, 82, 92) on a tension rod (40), wherein the tension rod (40) is designed to release the retaining device (94) and the second contact assembly (72, 82, 92) from the first contact assembly (71, 81, 91) in order to interrupt a current supply to the water heater or the heat pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian ARNEMANN, Michael GROBE
  • Publication number: 20230314191
    Abstract: A bearing component of a flow sensor of a domestic appliance has a rotary axle which, in the installed state, is oriented so as to be substantially perpendicular to a flow direction of a fluid channel of the domestic appliance. The flow sensor has a first bearing at each of the opposing ends of the rotary axle, two opposing second bearings being contained in the bearing component. The two second bearings are spaced apart from one another in such a way that, in one state of the bearing component, they are engaged with the first bearings of the flow sensor, at least one arm of the bearing component being elastic, so that a distance between the second bearings can be increased in order to insert the flow sensor between the second bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael GROBE, Steffen KLIE, Stefan ENGELKE
  • Publication number: 20220163233
    Abstract: A flow sensor of a domestic appliance has an axle that is substantially perpendicular in the installed state to the flow direction of a fluid channel of the domestic appliance. The bearing component is designed as a single part and has at least two interconnected limbs, each limb having an axle mount for one end of the axle of the flow sensor, wherein the two axle mounts are mutually spaced apart in such a way that they correspond in a relaxed condition of the bearing component to an extension of the axle of the flow sensor. The two limbs are designed to be elastic such that the spacing between the axle mounts can be increased in order to insert the flow sensor between the axle mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael GROBE, Steffen KLIE
  • Patent number: 11152177
    Abstract: A safety device for emergency shut-down of an electric instantaneous water heater. The safety device includes a contact and a counter contact, which are set up to conduct the current for supplying the instantaneous water heater in a contacted state and to interrupt the power supply of the instantaneous water heater in an open state. Further, the safety device includes a mounting device for mounting the counter contact on a tie rod, wherein the tie rod is set up to release the mounting device and the counter contact 4 from the contact to interrupt a power supply of the instantaneous water heater. The contact of the safety device is implemented as a contact rivet which is integrated directly into a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Lakemeyer, Michael Grobe, Olaf Diederich, Christian Arnemann
  • Publication number: 20190341212
    Abstract: A safety device for emergency shut-down of an electric instantaneous water heater. The safety device includes a contact and a counter contact, which are set up to conduct the current for supplying the instantaneous water heater in a contacted state and to interrupt the power supply of the instantaneous water heater in an open state. Further, the safety device includes a mounting device for mounting the counter contact on a tie rod, wherein the tie rod is set up to release the mounting device and the counter contact 4 from the contact to interrupt a power supply of the instantaneous water heater. The contact of the safety device is implemented as a contact rivet which is integrated directly into a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Lakemeyer, Michael GROBE, Christian ARNEMANN
  • Publication number: 20170261228
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a heating block (100) for a continuous flow heater in which a water flow system with channels is arranged in the heating block (100). A heating path (300) of the water flow system forms a hottest channel (340) with a hottest heating element (341) during operation of the continuous flow heater. The hottest channel (340) is arranged downstream of at least one channel (310, 320, 330) of the heating path (300) in a flow direction (110). The hottest channel (340) of the heating path (300) is surrounded by at least four channels which are located between an outer surface (120) of the heating block (100) and the hottest channel (340). Accordingly, the hottest channel (340) of the continuous flow heater is surrounded by at least four channels and is shielded relative to an air space (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Grobe, Frank Uhr, Daniel Schäfer
  • Patent number: 6465567
    Abstract: The invention relates to pigment preparation having (a) at least one organic pigment, (b) at least one optionally ionically modified phenol-styrene polyglycol ether, and (c) at least one surface-active agent that is (i) an oxalkylated acetylene glycol of formula (I)  wherein n is 0 to 14, m is 0 to 14, and m+n is 0 to 14, and/or (ii) compounds having the formulas (II), (III), and (IV)  wherein R is C6-C18-alkyl. R1 independently denotes H or C1-C4-alkyl, p is from 3 to 60, R2 is R or optionally C1-C18-alkyl-substituted phenyl, X is —SO3−, —SO2−, —PO3═, or —CO—(R3)—COO−; R3 is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic radical, and Kat is a cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Akgiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Grobe, Peter-Roger Nyssen, Michael Krause, Karina Kutschkau, Dirk Pfützenreuter