Patents by Inventor Stefan MERTINS

Stefan MERTINS 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: 11333430
    Abstract: A storage shelf for a piece of furniture or a household appliance includes a support plate stationarily arranged on a carcass of the piece of furniture or household appliance, and a storage tray that is positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Mutually opposed bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray have respective at least substantially closed all-round grooves, in which rolling elements are guided, the bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray having shaped elements that face the respective other bearing surface and that force an at least partly rotatory motion of the support tray in order to move the support tray relative to the support plate from an initial position into a charging/discharging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Rehage, Stefan Mertins, Reinhard Büscher, Eduard Arnst, Andreas Matthes
  • Patent number: 11209208
    Abstract: A storage shelf base for an item of furniture or household appliance includes a support plate stationarily arranged on a body of the item of furniture or household appliance, and a storage shelf positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Facing bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage shelf have respective at least substantially closed circulating running grooves, in which rolling elements are guided. The support plate can be detachably secured to the body of the item of furniture or household appliance by an adapter or a base plate is stationarily arranged on the body of the item of furniture or household appliance, on which the support plate is detachably secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Rehage, Stefan Mertins, Eduard Arnst, Andreas Matthes
  • Publication number: 20210164726
    Abstract: A storage shelf base for an item of furniture or household appliance includes a support plate stationarily arranged on a body of the item of furniture or household appliance, and a storage shelf positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Facing bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage shelf have respective at least substantially closed circulating running grooves, in which rolling elements are guided. The support plate can be detachably secured to the body of the item of furniture or household appliance by an adapter or a base plate is stationarily arranged on the body of the item of furniture or household appliance, on which the support plate is detachably secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel REHAGE, Stefan MERTINS, Eduard ARNST, Andreas MATTHES
  • Publication number: 20210156609
    Abstract: A storage shelf for a piece of furniture or a household appliance includes a support plate stationarily arranged on a carcass of the piece of furniture or household appliance, and a storage tray that is positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Mutually opposed bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray have respective at least substantially closed all-round grooves, in which rolling elements are guided, the bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray having shaped elements that face the respective other bearing surface and that force an at least partly rotatory motion of the support tray in order to move the support tray relative to the support plate from an initial position into a charging/discharging position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel REHAGE, Stefan MERTINS, Reinhard BÜSCHER, Eduard ARNST, Andreas MATTHES
  • Patent number: 10729242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drawer comprising two side panels, a bottom, a back wall and a front panel, wherein at least one side panel has a thin-walled case, which is supported by an inner core, wherein the inner core has at least two shaped parts, which are interlockingly held against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerrit Staufenberg, Sören Beumler, Stefan Mertins, Timo Szlapka
  • Publication number: 20190357678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drawer comprising two side panels, a bottom, a back wall and a front panel, wherein at least one side panel has a thin-walled case, which is supported by an inner core, wherein the inner core has at least two shaped parts, which are interlockingly held against each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Gerrit STAUFENBERG, Sören BEUMLER, Stefan MERTINS, Timo SZLAPKA
  • Patent number: D921436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins
  • Patent number: D921437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins
  • Patent number: D921438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins
  • Patent number: D958606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins
  • Patent number: D961334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins
  • Patent number: D983607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Paul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Mertins