Patents by Inventor Stephan Kempfle

Stephan Kempfle 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: 10190815
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a heat-insulated inner container delimiting a coolable interior for foodstuffs, a refrigeration device cooling the interior, a door leaf articulated by hinges for opening and closing the interior and an opening aid. At least one hinge is self-closing for automatically closing the door leaf up to a first opening angle. The opening aid includes an actuator and a tappet moving back and forth by the actuator between first and second positions. The opening aid enables the door leaf to be closed if the tappet is in the first position, to move the tappet from the first to the second position to push open the closed door leaf using the tappet up to a second opening angle smaller than the first opening angle, and to automatically move the tappet into the first position immediately or with a time delay after reaching the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Kempfle
  • Patent number: 10132547
    Abstract: A refrigerating device includes a camera module for capturing a first digital image with markings in the interior of the refrigerating device. The refrigerating device includes a processing device which is configured to convert the first digital image into a second digital image on the basis of the captured markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Grimminger, Stephan Kempfle, Hans Peter Werner, Gerhard Wetzel
  • Publication number: 20180155975
    Abstract: A domestic appliance has a carcass, a door for closing an inner space, a differential pressure sensor having a sensor membrane for identifying a difference in pressure between an interior air pressure in the inner space and an exterior air pressure in an outer space, a door opening aid for assisting the door opening process, and a control unit for the door opening aid which is dependent on the detected difference in pressure. The control unit is configured to detect a pressure curve of the difference in pressure and to control the door opening aid depending on the pressure curve that has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: STEPHAN KEMPFLE
  • Patent number: 9976800
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber delimited by an inner container and a pressure sensor disposed outside the storage chamber. The pressure sensor communicates with the storage chamber by way of a connection housing anchored in an opening of a wall surface of the inner container. An exposed surface of the connection housing facing the storage chamber is flush with the surrounding wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Kempfle
  • Patent number: 9874392
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance, in particular a household refrigeration appliance, has a body and a door leaf which is hinged to the body and delimits a storage compartment. At least one door-opening aid is mounted on the body and includes a pusher element that can move between a rest position and an active position. A drive mechanism for the door-opening aid is housed in a machine compartment in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Kempfle
  • Publication number: 20170321953
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a heat-insulated inner container delimiting a coolable interior for foodstuffs, a refrigeration device cooling the interior, a door leaf articulated by hinges for opening and closing the interior and an opening aid. At least one hinge is self-closing for automatically closing the door leaf up to a first opening angle. The opening aid includes an actuator and a tappet moving back and forth by the actuator between first and second positions. The opening aid enables the door leaf to be closed if the tappet is in the first position, to move the tappet from the first to the second position to push open the closed door leaf using the tappet up to a second opening angle smaller than the first opening angle, and to automatically move the tappet into the first position immediately or with a time delay after reaching the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: STEPHAN KEMPFLE
  • Patent number: 9726421
    Abstract: A household appliance includes an interior compartment, a door for closing the interior compartment and a drive facility for assisting with opening the door. The household appliance further includes a pressure sensing facility for detecting or sensing a difference between an interior pressure inside the interior compartment and an ambient pressure outside the interior compartment. The drive facility is configured to apply a driving force to the door as a function of the difference between the pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Kempfle
  • Publication number: 20170131024
    Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulated inner container bounding a coolable interior for food. A refrigeration device cools the interior, a door leaf opens and closes the interior, a thermally insulated wall portion has a first surface facing the interior, a second surface facing away from the interior and an opening. An interior lighting configuration at least partially illuminates the interior when the door leaf is open. The lighting configuration includes at least one lamp and a shell-like housing forming a backing part fastened on the second surface of the wall portion near a periphery of the opening and bounding a cavity which is open towards the opening. The wall portion partially overlaps the cavity forming a niche in which the at least one lamp is disposed, and the wall portion, near the niche, completely overlaps the at least one lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: STEPHAN KEMPFLE, MATTHIAS WIEDENMANN
  • Publication number: 20160377339
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber delimited by an inner container and a pressure sensor disposed outside the storage chamber. The pressure sensor communicates with the storage chamber by way of a connection housing anchored in an opening of a wall surface of the inner container. An exposed surface of the connection housing facing the storage chamber is flush with the surrounding wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: STEPHAN KEMPFLE
  • Publication number: 20160363364
    Abstract: A household appliance includes an interior compartment, a door for closing the interior compartment and a drive facility for assisting with opening the door. The household appliance further includes a pressure sensing facility for detecting or sensing a difference between an interior pressure inside the interior compartment and an ambient pressure outside the interior compartment. The drive facility is configured to apply a driving force to the door as a function of the difference between the pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Stephan KEMPFLE
  • Publication number: 20160333625
    Abstract: A domestic appliance has an appliance body, a door supported in a rotatable manner on the appliance body, a door actuator for driving the door, an activatable appliance function component and an actuator controller for activating the door actuator. The actuator controller is configured to monitor an activity status of the appliance function component and the actuator controller is configured only to activate the door actuator when the activatable appliance function component is inactive in response to receipt of an activation signal to activate the door actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: STEPHAN KEMPFLE
  • Publication number: 20160320119
    Abstract: A household refrigerator has a thermally insulated cabinet, a storage compartment intended to store food and/or beverages and contained within the cabinet, a refrigerant cycle intended for cooling the storage compartment, and a compressor compartment housing a compressor of the refrigerant cycle. The cabinet is mounted on top of the compressor compartment. The household refrigerator contains a door leaf pivotally hinged with respect to the cabinet for opening and closing the storage compartment or a bottom drawer located directly above the compressor compartment and intended for storing food and/or beverages. The bottom drawer is closed when pushed into the storage compartment and open when at least partly be pulled out of the storage compartment. The household refrigerator contains a device for opening the closed door leaf or for opening the closed bottom drawer, which is attached inside the compressor compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: MUSTAFA ERTIK, STEPHAN KEMPFLE, MURAT SOEGUET
  • Publication number: 20160281408
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance, in particular a household refrigeration appliance, has a body and a door leaf which is hinged to the body and delimits a storage compartment. At least one door-opening aid is mounted on the body and includes a pusher element that can move between a rest position and an active position. A drive mechanism for the door-opening aid is housed in a machine compartment in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Stephan Kempfle
  • Publication number: 20160245504
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a door having a door rack or racks on the inside of a door leaf and a surface luminaire or lighting fixture disposed substantially perpendicular to the door leaf. The surface luminaire extends in the vertical direction beyond the door rack or racks and serves to illuminate an interior storage space. The surface luminaire is preferably an OLED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: STEPHAN KEMPFLE, ARMIN WEBER, RALF DAUCHER, ANDREAS DANLER
  • Publication number: 20160201981
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a movably mounted camera module that contains an image sensor with a matrix of light-sensitive elements. The image sensor is oriented so that the shot is taken by column-by-column scanning of the light-sensitive elements in a matrix perpendicularly to a direction of movement of the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: BSH Bosch Und Siemens Hausgerate GMBH
    Inventors: STEPHAN KEMPFLE, GERHARD WETZL
  • Publication number: 20160201974
    Abstract: A refrigerating device includes a door rack and a camera housing support for positioning a camera module. The camera housing support is disposed adjacent the door rack. An outer surface of the camera housing support is at least partly flush with an outer surface of the door rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: BSH Bosch Und Siemens Hausgerate GMBH
    Inventors: JOCHEN GRIMMINGER, STEPHAN KEMPFLE, HANS PETER WERNER, GERHARD WETZL
  • Publication number: 20160178263
    Abstract: A refrigerating device includes a camera module for capturing a first digital image with markings in the interior of the refrigerating device. The refrigerating device includes a processing device which is configured to convert the first digital image into a second digital image on the basis of the captured markings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: JOCHEN GRIMMINGER, STEPHAN KEMPFLE, HANS PETER WERNER, GERHARD WETZEL
  • Publication number: 20160116206
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a storage compartment and a door-opening aid for facilitating the opening of a door of the storage compartment. The storage compartment is controlled by a pressure sensor exposed to air pressure prevailing in the storage compartment. The pressure sensor is a differential pressure sensor which is also exposed to outside pressure prevailing in the surroundings of the refrigeration appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stephan KEMPFLE, Martin SCHIMMELE
  • Publication number: 20150338146
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker which has an ice cube tray and a temperature sensor fastened to the ice cube tray. The temperature sensor is disposed outside an air flow flowing out of an outlet opening of the refrigeration appliance for cooling the ice cube tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: HANS GERD KELLER, STEPHAN KEMPFLE, KLAUS PFEIFFER, BJOERN PUCHER, GERALD SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9016885
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a thermally insulating internal container having an interior space, a refrigeration apparatus for cooling the interior space, and a door leaf arranged pivotably relative to the internal container for opening and closing the interior space. Arranged within the interior space is an internal lighting system for at least partially illuminating the interior space. The lighting system includes a conductor board having an electrical contact, a housing having a shaft which is open in a direction toward the interior space so as to allow the conductor board to be pushed into the shaft, and a lighting member arranged within the housing and fastened on the conductor board. An electrical line supplies electrical energy to the lighting member and is provided with an edge board plug which is electrically connected to the electrical contact of the conductor board for connecting the lighting member electrically to the electrical line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Kempfle, Michael Roth, Matthias Wiedenmann