Patents by Inventor Michael Reule

Michael Reule 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: 10894653
    Abstract: A packing holder for an extractor hood includes a first receiving portion having a first groove configured to receive edges of first and second parts of a chimney cover, the first groove having a bottom surface that is a first distance from an outer surface of an outer side in a thickness direction; a second receiving portion having a second groove configured to receive edges of third and fourth parts of the chimney cover, the second groove having a bottom surface that is a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction; and a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and configured to receive a chimney frame, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Lambert, Michael Reule, Michael Rutherford, Derek Turner
  • Publication number: 20200180839
    Abstract: A packing holder for an extractor hood includes a first receiving portion having a first groove configured to receive edges of first and second parts of a chimney cover, the first groove having a bottom surface that is a first distance from an outer surface of an outer side in a thickness direction; a second receiving portion having a second groove configured to receive edges of third and fourth parts of the chimney cover, the second groove having a bottom surface that is a second distance from the outer surface of the outer side in the thickness direction; and a central receiving portion located between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction, and configured to receive a chimney frame, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Lambert, Michael Reule, Michael Rutherford, Derek Turner
  • Patent number: 10634179
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an object to a wall includes a fastening element, a bearing element adapted for bearing against the wall, and a holding element configured to hold at least a part of the object. The holding element has a through opening running at least through the holding element and the bearing element for allowing passage of the fastening element. A connecting element constructed as an eccentric connects the bearing element and the holding element to one another. The holding element together with the connecting element and the bearing element form a single-piece fastening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Klemm, Holm Liewke, Ulmar Neumann, Michael Reule, Andreas Thumm, Peter Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20170089381
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an object to a wall includes a fastening element, a bearing element adapted for bearing against the wall, and a holding element configured to hold at least a part of the object. The holding element has a through opening running at least through the holding element and the bearing element for allowing passage of the fastening element. A connecting element constructed as an eccentric connects the bearing element and the holding element to one another. The holding element together with the connecting element and the bearing element form a single-piece fastening unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen Klemm, Holm Liewke, Ulmar Neumann, Michael Reule, Andreas Thumm, Peter Zimmermann