Patents by Inventor Michael Scharmüller

Michael Scharmüller 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).

  • Flange shaft device and washing machine
    Patent number: 11136704
    Abstract: A flanged-shaft apparatus (1) is configured for rotatably supporting a drum (4) in a washing machine having such a flanged-shaft apparatus (1). The flanged-shaft apparatus (1) has a connecting flange (2) configured to be arranged against a drum base (41) of the drum (4) and attached to the drum (4), and a drive shaft (3) arranged in the center of the connecting flange (2) and connected thereto for connection to a drive motor. The connecting flange (2) has a main element (21) formed from a steel sheet and a supporting element (22) formed from a further steel sheet. The main element (21) and the supporting element (22) are arranged one on top of the other along a longitudinal axis (L) of the drive shaft (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Lasner, Benedikt Fechtel, Michael Scharmüller, Klaus Grausgruber
  • FLANGE SHAFT DEVICE AND WASHING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200181825
    Abstract: A flanged-shaft apparatus (1) is configured for rotatably supporting a drum (4) in a washing machine having such a flanged-shaft apparatus (1). The flanged-shaft apparatus (1) has a connecting flange (2) configured to be arranged against a drum base (41) of the drum (4) and attached to the drum (4), and a drive shaft (3) arranged in the center of the connecting flange (2) and connected thereto for connection to a drive motor. The connecting flange (2) has a main element (21) formed from a steel sheet and a supporting element (22) formed from a further steel sheet. The main element (21) and the supporting element (22) are arranged one on top of the other along a longitudinal axis (L) of the drive shaft (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen Lasner, Benedikt Fechtel, Michael Scharmüller, Klaus Grausgruber