Patents by Inventor Seyfettin Kara
Seyfettin Kara 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).
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Patent number: 11786101Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a washing container having a washing compartment and a loading opening for loading items to be washed; a washing compartment door by which the loading opening is closeable in a fluid-tight manner; and a camera unit for visually sensing the washing compartment. The camera unit is integrated into a dispenser provided by the washing compartment door.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Eckard Riedenklau
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Publication number: 20220095883Abstract: A household appliance includes: a treatment container having a treatment compartment and a loading opening for loading items to be treated; a treatment compartment door by which the loading opening is closeable; and a camera for visually detecting the treatment compartment. An area of the treatment compartment detectable by the camera is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Seyfettin Kara, Eckard Riedenklau
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Publication number: 20220095882Abstract: A dishwasher includes: a washing container having a washing compartment and a loading opening for loading items to be washed; a washing compartment door by which the loading opening is closeable in a fluid-tight manner; and a camera unit for visually sensing the washing compartment. The camera unit is integrated into a dispenser provided by the washing compartment door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Seyfettin Kara, Eckard Riedenklau
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Patent number: 9826870Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff
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Patent number: 9615710Abstract: A floor care device for the care of a floor includes a drive system that moves the floor care device over the floor, a device controller that controls the floor care device over a travel path, and a care apparatus that applies a floor care fluid to the floor. The care apparatus includes a rotatable hollow roller body that stores the floor care fluid, and the floor care fluid emerges from the roller body as the roller body rotates.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Nils Babenhauserheide, Markus Penner, Seyfettin Kara, David Buhl
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Patent number: 9456731Abstract: A dishwasher includes an input element configured to select a first wash cycle from a plurality of wash cycles, a controller configured to control a cycle parameter, a turbidity sensor configured to measure a soil level of a wash liquid, and a display device configured to at least temporarily display the soil level measured by the turbidity sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Erik Berends, Guenther Ennen, Seyfettin Kara
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Publication number: 20160128532Abstract: A floor care device for the care of a floor includes a drive system that moves the floor care device over the floor, a device controller that controls the floor care device over a travel path, and a care apparatus that applies a floor care fluid to the floor. The care apparatus includes a rotatable hollow roller body that stores the floor care fluid, and the floor care fluid emerges from the roller body as the roller body rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Nils Babenhauserheide, Markus Penner, Seyfettin Kara, David Buhl
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Publication number: 20150182087Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner for autonomously cleaning surfaces. The robotic vacuum cleaner comprises an appliance housing and a side arm. The side arm is movably mounted on the appliance housing. A brush element is disposed on the side arm. The side arm projects, in a first position, in front of the appliance housing in part and, in a second position, is received by the appliance housing. The side arm comprising a first arm element having a first end and a second end. The first arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end. The side arm comprises a second arm element having a first end and a second end. The second arm element is movably mounted in the appliance housing at the first end and is movably connected to the second end of the first arm element at the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Volker Gerth, Klemens Andrup, Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thamm, Martin Behrenswerth, David Buhl, Felix Ruetten, Martin Roth, Markus Penner, Carina Uphoff
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Patent number: 8647408Abstract: An indicator device for a filter includes a filter replacement indicator that is actuatable by thermal expansion. The indicator device can be included in a filter. Also, a vacuum cleaner including a filter having the indicator device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 8616225Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing chamber surrounded by walls. The walls include a water-impermeable inner wall and an insulation layer. At least a first wall of the walls has in a first region on an outside thereof an emission changing device configured to change an emission of thermal radiation. The emission changing device includes a layer having a variable emissivity.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Markus Druecker, Seyfettin Kara, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 8539638Abstract: A filter includes a filter medium, a filter inlet side, a filter outlet side and an indicator device. The indicator device is configured to be acted upon by air flow through the filter and is disposed adjacent to the filter medium and extends from the filter inlet side to the filter outlet side. The indicator device includes an air path starting from the filter inlet side, a viewing window covering the air path on the filter outlet side, and a flow-through usage indicator configured to receive filtered material and disposed in the air path and visible beneath the viewing window on the filter outlet side.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Andre Bertram, Seyfettin Kara, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 8479355Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a filter, an optically sensitive filter replacement indicator associated with the filter, and a light source configured to provide light on the optically sensitive filter replacement indicator. The light source is variably energizable according to a selectable power level of the vacuum cleaner.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Stefan Kreimeyer, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 8382304Abstract: A dishwasher includes a housing having a washing chamber with an access opening. An access door is operable to close the access opening in a fluid tight manner. A movable loading unit is disposable in the washing chamber and is at least partially removable from the washing chamber through the access opening. The loading unit includes an illumination device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Dirk Wegener, Seyfettin Kara
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Publication number: 20120298598Abstract: A dish rack for an automatic dishwashing machine includes a main body and a dishware support movably mounted on the main body. The dishware support has an adjustable orientation relative to the main body and is configured so as to adjust orientation based on a dishwashing cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Guenther Ennen, Seyfettin Kara, Kira Schaefer, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Erik Woldt, Thorsten Schuette
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Patent number: 8297768Abstract: A dishwasher includes a cleaning compartment having a front portion that can be closed by a door. The door is configured to pivot at a bottom section thereof around a horizontally running axis. An illuminating device is configured to illuminate at least one of the cleaning compartment and the front portion of the cleaning compartment. A control device switches the illuminating device on or off based on a opening position of the door. The control device includes a switching element that is actuated by a Bowden cable arranged on the door in order to compensate for the weight of the door.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Miele & Cie . KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Markus Thuelig
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Publication number: 20110271832Abstract: An indicator device for a filter includes a filter replacement indicator that is actuatable by thermal expansion. The indicator device can be included in a filter. Also, a vacuum cleaner including a filter having the indicator device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Publication number: 20110271480Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a filter, an optically sensitive filter replacement indicator associated with the filter, and a light source configured to provide light on the optically sensitive filter replacement indicator. The light source is variably energizable according to a selectable power level of the vacuum cleaner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Stefan Kreimeyer, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Publication number: 20110271479Abstract: A filter includes a filter medium, a filter inlet side, a filter outlet side and an indicator device. The indicator device is configured to be acted upon by air flow through the filter and is disposed adjacent to the filter medium and extends from the filter inlet side to the filter outlet side. The indicator device includes an air path starting from the filter inlet side, a viewing window covering the air path on the filter outlet side, and a flow-through usage indicator configured to receive filtered material and disposed in the air path and visible beneath the viewing window on the filter outlet side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Andre Bertram, Seyfettin Kara, Monika Seifert, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Publication number: 20110215689Abstract: A dishwasher includes a housing having a washing chamber with an access opening. An access door is operable to close the access opening in a fluid tight manner. A movable loading unit is disposable in the washing chamber and is at least partially removable from the washing chamber through the access opening. The loading unit includes an illumination device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Dirk Wegener, Seyfettin Kara
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Publication number: 20110203619Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing chamber and at least one spray arm rotatably mounted in the washing chamber. The at least one spray arm is provided with a plurality of nozzles, each configured to spray wash water in a respective spray jet. The plurality of nozzles are supplied with wash water by a pump. A flow obstacle is disposed in the spray arm upstream of a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and configured to change a geometry of the respective spray jet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Seyfettin Kara, Martin Kornberger