Patents by Inventor Richard Stocker

Richard Stocker 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: 10640278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation body with at least one vacuum-tight casing and with at least one vacuum region which is surrounded by the casing, wherein the casing is provided with at least one opening, in particular with at least one evacuation port, for evacuating the vacuum region, and wherein in the vacuum insulation body at least one adsorbent material is disposed, which partly or entirely is arranged in the region of said opening, wherein around the opening and within the vacuum range at least one plate is arranged, which forms a wall of the space in which the adsorbent material is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE LIENZ GMBH, LIEBHERR-HAUSGERATE OCHSENHAUSEN GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Michael Freitag, Martin Kerstner, Richard Stocker
  • Patent number: 10365031
    Abstract: A refrigerator and/or freezer is described having at least one body that encloses at least one cooled interior space, and with at least one first and one second door opening in opposite directions, which doors are articulated to the body, wherein the interior space can be closed, wherein one or both doors include one or more seals that in the closed condition of the doors are disposed in the gap between the doors, wherein the at least one seal is in its closed end position when the doors are closed, characterized in that the appliance includes at least one door opening sensor and at least one drive unit communicating with the same, which is configured to move the at least one seal of a door away from the other door into an open end position, wherein the drive unit furthermore is configured such that the same is activated when the door opening sensor detects the opening of a door or the touching of the door by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Stocker, Stefan Walder
  • Publication number: 20180372395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with at least one body that encloses at least one cooled interior space, and with at least one first and one second door opening in opposite directions, which doors are articulated to the body, by means of which the interior space can be closed, wherein one or both doors include one or more seals that in the closed condition of the doors are disposed in the gap between the doors, wherein the at least one seal is in its closed end position when the doors are closed, characterized in that the appliance includes at least one door opening sensor and at least one drive unit communicating with the same, which is configured to move the at least one seal of a door away from the other door into an open end position, wherein the drive unit furthermore is configured such that the same is activated when the door opening sensor detects the opening of a door or the touching of the door by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgerate Lienz GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Stocker, Stefan Walder
  • Publication number: 20170327297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation body with at least one vacuum-tight casing and with at least one vacuum region which is surrounded by the casing, wherein the casing is provided with at least one opening, in particular with at least one evacuation port, for evacuating the vacuum region, and wherein in the vacuum insulation body at least one adsorbent material is disposed, which partly or entirely is arranged in the region of said opening, wherein around the opening and within the vacuum range at least one plate is arranged, which forms a wall of the space in which the adsorbent material is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen HIEMEYER, Michael FREITAG, Martin KERSTNER, Richard STOCKER
  • Patent number: 9046297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator/freezer having doors in turn having seals, with the seals in the closed state of the doors sealing the region between the doors, the seal of at least one door movable into a position at least regionally having larger spacing from the seal of the other door than in the closed position, at least one cam moving on opening and closing the door, and the cam contacting both the door and the seal to move the seal from the first to second position when the door is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH
    Inventor: Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20150068240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having at least one chilled inner space for receiving refrigerated goods or frozen goods, wherein the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is designed with at least one lighting means and with at least one receiver for holding one or more information labels, in particular price labels, preferably related to the refrigerated good or frozen good. In accordance with the invention, the lighting means are arranged relative to the receiver such that they illuminate the information label located in the receiver or such that the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is designed with at least one display on which at least on piece of information, preferably related to the refrigerated good or frozen good, is reproduced or can be reproduced, with the lighting means and the receiver or the display forming integral components of the refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Richard STOCKER
  • Publication number: 20150069898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having at least one unit carcass and having at least one cooled inner space which is arranged in the unit carcass, wherein the unit carcass has outer sides and at least one unit bottom, wherein at least one drip nose is arranged at at least one outer side or at the region of the unit bottom directed toward the outer side or in the transition region between the outer side and the unit bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Richard STOCKER, Hans-Jürgen SAIGER
  • Patent number: 8544971
    Abstract: A refrigerating and/or freezing device, with at least one door, through which the interior of the device can be closed, and with a door closure system that comprises includes at least one closure that moves the door into its closed position, a damping device that opposes a counterforce to the door movement, a movable carriage connected with the closure system to move the closure into a pre-tensioned state when the door is opened, as well as an interlocking component connected with the damping device and with the closure such that the closure can be fixed by the interlocking component in its pre-tensioned state, whereby the carriage and the interlocking component are coupled together by a first movement section of the door and are decoupled from each other by a second movement section of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgerate Lienz GmbH
    Inventor: Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20120283438
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds useful in the treatment of various disorders in particular infectious diseases, cancer, and allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, and as vaccine adjuvants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
    Inventors: Linos LAZARIDES, Stephen Allan SMITH, Richard STOCKER, Colin Jack THEOBALD
  • Publication number: 20120262047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator/freezer having doors in turn having seals, with the seals in the closed state of the doors sealing the region between the doors, the seal of at least one door movable into a position at least regionally having-larger spacing from the seal of the other door than in the closed position, at least one cam moving on opening and closing the door, and the cam contacting both the door and the seal to move the seal from the first to second position when the door is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgerate Lienz GmbH
    Inventor: Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20110269781
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds useful in the treatment of various disorders in particular infectious diseases, cancer, and allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, and as vaccine adjuvants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
    Inventors: Linos Lazarides, Stephen Allan Smith, Richard Stocker, Colin Jack Theobald
  • Patent number: 7977344
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds useful in the treatment of various disorders in particular infectious diseases, cancer, and allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, and as vaccine adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Linos Lazarides, Stephen Allan Smith, Richard Stocker, Colin Jack Theobald
  • Publication number: 20110121702
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for a fan comprising at least one mounting bracket and at least one fan, wherein the fan is latchable in the mounting bracket by means of at least one latching means. Also, assembly consisting of at least one counterpart; and at least one mounting arrangement, wherein in particular counterpart and mounting arrangement are latchable with each other, wherein the counterpart preferably is the appliance base of at least one of a refrigerator and a freezer and wherein the assembly preferably is the appliance base assembly of at least one of the refrigerator and the freezer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgerate Lienz GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Köfele, Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20110113816
    Abstract: The within invention relates to a household appliance, particularly a refrigerating and/or freezing device, with at least one door, through which the interior of the device can be closed, and with at least one door closure system that comprises the following components: at least one means of closure that moves the door into its closed position, at least one damping device that opposes a counterforce and thus dampens the door movement, at least one movable carriage connected with the closure system such that the means of closure is moved into a pre-tensioned state by the carriage when the door is opened, as well as at least one interlocking component connected with the damping device and with the means of closure such that the means of closure can be fixed by the interlocking component in its pre-tensioned state, whereby the carriage and the interlocking component are designed such that they are coupled together by means of a first movement section of the door and are decoupled from each other by means of a se
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz GmbH
    Inventor: Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20100120799
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 is C1-8alkylamino, C1-8alkoxy, C3-7cycloalkylC1-6alkylamino, C3-7cycloalkylC1-6alkoxy, C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkoxy, or Hetb-C1-3alkoxy; Hetb is a 5- or 6-membered saturated aliphatic heterocycle containing one oxygen atom; R2 is —(CH2)n-Het; n is an integer having a value of 1 to 4; Het is a 5- or 6-membered saturated aliphatic heterocycle containing one oxygen heteroatom, which heterocycle may be substituted by one or two C1-4alkyl groups, and salts and solvates thereof, are inducers of human interferon and may be useful in the treatment of various disorders in particular infectious diseases, cancer, and allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, and as vaccine adjuvants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Linos Lazarides, Stephen Allan Smith, Richard Stocker, Colin Jack Theobald
  • Publication number: 20090224644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding lid for a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising a frame and a pane or plate connected with the frame, wherein the pane or plate is arched and one or more latching profiles are provided, which are connected with the frame by a latching connection such that the pane or plate is fixed between the frame and the latching profile(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Stocker, Richard Simoner
  • Publication number: 20090178430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice-cube tray for the making of ice-cubes, wherein the ice-cube tray has a material at least regionally which is provided with one or more additives by means of which the heat conductivity is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Holger Jendrusch, Florian Oberhauser, Rudolf Kanzian, Richard Stocker
  • Publication number: 20090131458
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds useful in the treatment of various disorders in particular infectious diseases, cancer, and allergic diseases and other inflammatory conditions for example allergic rhinitis and asthma, and as vaccine adjuvants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Linos Lazarides, Stephen Allan Smith, Richard Stocker, Colin Jack Theobald
  • Patent number: 5426089
    Abstract: Herbicidal compounds ##STR1## in which Q represents a group --C(O)--C(CN).dbd.CH--NR.sup.1 R.sup.2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents alkyl, or together represent alkylene optionally interrupted by oxygen, m is O or m is an integer from 1 to 3 and the or each Y independently represents halogen or alkyl and n is O or n is an integer from 1 to 5 and the or each X independently represents halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, haloalkylthio, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, alkenylthio, alkynylthio, cyano, nitro, alkylsulphonyl, alkysulphinyl, sulphonamido, or phenyl optionally substituted by alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy or halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Shell Research Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. Foster, Terence Gilkerson, Richard Stocker
  • Patent number: 5384305
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 1 to 5 and the/each X is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, optionally substituted alkyl or alkoxy alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, haloalkylthio, alkenylthio or alkynylthio;m is 0 or 1 to 3 and the/each Y is halogen, alkyl or haloalkyl;Z is oxygen or sulphur;andR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each, independently, is hydrogen, alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, cyano, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkoxycarbonyl, or mono- or di-alkylamino, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-alkylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, arylamino, dialkylcarbamoyl, cycloalkyl, or optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl;orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form an alkylene chain optionally interrupted by oxygen, sulphur or --NR--, R being hydrogen or alkyl;are herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Shell Research Limited
    Inventors: Christopher J. Foster, Terence Gilkerson, Richard Stocker, Ian J. Gilmore