Patents by Inventor Robert Stahl

Robert Stahl 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: 20210207862
    Abstract: An ice maker for mounting into a household cooling appliance, comprising: a storage container for ice comprising a rear wall and an opening, which is accessible from the top, a coupling extension, which is arranged on the rear wall and extends towards the rear, a driving unit comprising a drive housing and a closing aid arranged in the drive housing for locking of the storage container in a closed end position, wherein the drive housing comprises a front wall, at which an insertion opening of the closing aid is arranged so that upon inserting of the coupling extension into the insertion opening the coupling extension couples with the closing aid and by the closing aid viewed in the depth direction of the ice maker said coupling extension is pulled into the locking position towards the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: MATHIAS SIGL, ROBERT STAHL, JOSEF BAURIEDL
  • Publication number: 20210172666
    Abstract: A household refrigeration apparatus has a door with a rear side and an overhang. The overhang is arranged on the rear side and is formed with a top side wall. A water and ice dispenser is arranged in the door. The water and ice dispenser includes an elongated, or lengthened, ice chute. The ice chute is arranged in the overhang at least with an ice chute section. The ice chute is passed through the top side wall and the ice chute includes an entrance, which overhangs upwards beyond the top side wall in height direction of the household refrigeration apparatus and which is arranged above the top side wall at a distance to the top side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: FLORIAN MOERTL, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20210116169
    Abstract: A home appliance device, in particular a home refrigeration appliance device, has improved energy efficiency. The home appliance device has at least one functional unit, which is embodied as a partitioning unit for partitioning at least one storage space into at least two subspaces in an assembled state. The partitioning unit contains at least one thermal insulation inlay element and at least one protective foil. The at least one thermal insulation inlay element is encased by the protective foil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20210116170
    Abstract: A home appliance device, in particular a home refrigeration appliance device, has improved energy efficiency. The home appliance device has at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space and at least one functional unit which in an assembled state is connected to the inner liner and located in the storage space. The inner liner contains at least one accommodation element which in the assembled state at least partly accommodates the at least one functional unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL
  • Patent number: 10914512
    Abstract: For improving the energy efficiency of a home appliance device, in particular a home refrigeration appliance device, the appliance device has at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space, at least one functional unit which is in an assembled state is connected to the inner liner and is located in the storage space, and at least one seal which is in the assembled state compressed between at least one mating surface of the functional unit and the inner liner. The inner liner has at least one protrusion, which the seal abuts on in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Prashantagouda Hosamani, Robert Stahl
  • Publication number: 20200284490
    Abstract: An ice maker for a household refrigeration apparatus includes a housing with an opening through which ice is dispensable from an interior of the housing out of the housing. A crushing device for crushing ice is provided at the opening. A flap is movably disposed at the opening and switchable between a closed position for dispensing crushed ice and an opened position for dispensing uncrushed ice through the opening. A drive unit is coupled to the flap by a coupling device for moving the flap. The flap has a pivot axis about which the flap pivots and a first flap arm coupled to the coupling device and a second flap arm movable relative to the opening, extend radially away from the pivot axis. A household refrigeration apparatus includes an apparatus housing having a receiving space for food, and an ice maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL, MATHIAS SIGL, JORGE CARLOS MONTALVO SANCHEZ
  • Patent number: 10746454
    Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is formed at least one receiving space for food, and an icemaker. The icemaker has an external housing formed from a plurality of separate constituent parts. Wherein one of the constituent parts is a one-piece bottom tray that has a bottom wall and side walls that are integrally formed in one piece thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Prashantagouda Hosamani, Hans Gerd Keller, Robert Stahl
  • Publication number: 20200166264
    Abstract: An ice maker for a household refrigeration apparatus has a housing with an opening, through which ice is transportable from an interior of the housing out of the housing, a flap, which is movably arranged in the housing and adjustable for closing or opening the opening, and a drive unit, which is coupled to the flap by a coupling device of the ice maker, to move the flap. The drive unit is formed as a separate module and the entire module of the drive unit is arranged adjacent to the opening in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL, MATHIAS SIGL, JORGE CARLOS MONTALVO SANCHEZ
  • Publication number: 20200166271
    Abstract: An ice maker includes a housing having a wall element. The wall element includes a first wall plate and a second wall plate. A seal is disposed on the housing and seals the housing to an interior container of a household refrigeration apparatus. The seal includes a hollow tube and is disposed as a 3-dimensionally bent and elongated seal. A household refrigeration apparatus having an ice maker is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20200166263
    Abstract: A household refrigeration apparatus has an ice maker with a housing. The housing is formed with a wall element, which has an L-shape in cross-section. The wall element includes a first wall plate and a second wall plate, which together form the L-shape. The housing further has a positioning bracket separate from the wall element. The positioning bracket is non-rectilinear and has a first end, which is non-destructively detachably connected to the first wall plate of the wall element, and has a second end, which is non-destructively detachably connected to the second wall plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20200166262
    Abstract: A household refrigeration apparatus has an interior container with a first wall and with a second wall arranged angled thereto. The interior container bounds a first receiving space for food of the household refrigeration apparatus. An ice maker has a housing formed by a wall area of the first wall of the interior container and a wall area of the second wall of the interior container in certain areas. The wall area of the first wall is formed with a wall step with a protrusion, which protrudes into the receiving space of the ice maker, wherein the protrusion is formed as a condensation water drip bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL, ANDREAS LINDEL
  • Publication number: 20200166261
    Abstract: A household refrigeration apparatus has an interior container with a first wall and with a second wall arranged angled thereto. The interior container bounds a first receiving space for food of the household refrigeration apparatus. An ice maker has a housing formed by a wall area of the first wall of the interior container and a wall area of the second wall of the interior container in certain areas. The housing bounds a receiving space of the ice maker. The housing has a wall unit, which is a unit separate from the interior container. The wall unit includes at least one positioning element, which is formed integrally with the wall unit and which is a protruding plug pin or a locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL
  • Patent number: 10627152
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is formed at least one receiving space for food that is delimited by walls of an internal container. An icemaker has an external housing that is separate from the internal container and that is preferably inserted in an inset region of the internal container and that has a charging opening. A separate frame is arranged on a front edge of the external housing. The separate frame delimits the charging opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Ehninger, Prashantagouda Hosamani, Klaus Maier, Robert Stahl
  • Publication number: 20180087826
    Abstract: A domestic refrigerator has a housing in which is formed at least one food storage compartment, which is bounded by walls of a liner. An ice-maker has an outer enclosure that is separate from the liner and inserted in an insertion region of the liner. The outer enclosure of the ice-maker has at least one wall region with an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart therefrom. At least portions of an interspace between the inner wall and the outer wall contain a thermally insulating material. There is also described a method for producing a domestic refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, ROBERT STAHL, HANS GERD KELLER
  • Publication number: 20180087818
    Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is formed at least one receiving space for food, and an icemaker. The icemaker has an external housing formed from a plurality of separate constituent parts. Wherein one of the constituent parts is a one-piece bottom tray that has a bottom wall and side walls that are integrally formed in one piece thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, HANS GERD KELLER, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20180087825
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is formed at least one receiving space for food that is delimited by walls of an internal container. An icemaker has an external housing that is separate from the internal container and that is preferably inserted in an inset region of the internal container and that has a charging opening. A separate frame is arranged on a front edge of the external housing. The separate frame delimits the charging opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN EHNINGER, PRASHANTAGOUDA HOSAMANI, KLAUS MAIER, ROBERT STAHL
  • Publication number: 20170328628
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance device, in particular a domestic freezer appliance device, includes a frame unit provided for at least partially delimiting an access opening. The frame unit includes at least one frame sub-element having at least one groove running at least substantially parallel to a main direction of extension of the frame sub-element. In order to improve reliability, the frame sub-element has at least two cross-sectional shapes differing substantially from one another in a subregion relative to the main direction of extension. A domestic refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic freezer appliance, and a method for manufacturing a domestic refrigeration appliance device, in particular a domestic freezer appliance device, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: ROBERT STAHL
  • Patent number: 9366473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration unit having a refrigeration compartment in which a container is arranged, wherein a cover which can be seated in a guide contour is assigned to the container. According to the invention, the guide contour is integrated in an interior container wall of the refrigeration unit bordering the refrigeration compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Marietta Bormann, Herbert Cizik, Jürgen Fink, Bernd Illenberger, Thomas Kinzler, Michael Krapp, Markus Mayer, Robert Stahl
  • Publication number: 20150369530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigeration unit having a refrigeration compartment in which a container is arranged, wherein a cover which can be seated in a guide contour is assigned to the container. According to the invention, the guide contour is integrated in an interior container wall of the refrigeration unit bordering the refrigeration compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Marietta BORMANN, Herbert CIZIK, Jürgen FINK, Bernd ILLENBERGER, Thomas KINZLER, Michael KRAPP, Markus MAYER, Robert STAHL
  • Patent number: 8907223
    Abstract: A lead-trough device for an electrical conductor, which structure includes an insulating body arranged for housing the electrical conductor along a central axis of the insulating body. Further, the lead-trough structure includes insulating layers and conducting layers arranged on the inside of the insulating body, which insulating layers and conducting layers are concentrically wrapped around the central axis of the body and alternatingly arranged along a transaxial direction of the insulating body. At least one conducting layer is wrapped concentrically around the central axis of the body for less than 360° such that ends of the at least one conducting layer are spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenneth Johansson, Robert Stahl