Patents by Inventor Thomas Bischofberger

Thomas Bischofberger 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: 20240148098
    Abstract: A helmet is provided that can include a cage defining a front end, a back end opposite the front end, a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite the first lateral end. The cage can include multiple longitudinal beams that extend between the back end of the cage and the front end of the cage; and a transverse beam that extends between the first lateral end of the cage and the second lateral end of the cage. The transverse beam can be anchored to the multiple longitudinal beams. The helmet can include a body that fully encapsulates the multiple longitudinal beams of the cage and that partially encapsulates the transverse beam. The body can define multiple vents. Each vent can be situated between two adjacent longitudinal beams. The transverse beam can extend through one of the multiple vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Ming Xi Yu, Allen Albert Bischofberger, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak, Michael Joseph Krynock
  • Patent number: 11060788
    Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is embodied a receiving space for foodstuffs, a first door and a second door separate therefrom. The doors closing a front-side receiving opening of the receiving space to the front. A door stop bar is disposed externally to the doors which is arranged in the receiving opening and is connected by a first end to a first boundary wall and by a second end to a second boundary wall. Wherein in the closed state the doors abut against the door stop bar on the front side, and have a frame heating which is arranged on the door stop bar for the purpose of heating the door stop bar. A heating line of the frame heating is arranged behind a front panel of the door stop bar and is thermally coupled to the front panel by the heat-conducting transmission medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lindel, Michael Krapp, Thomas Bischofberger
  • Publication number: 20210055044
    Abstract: A household appliance includes a body or a carcass and a closing element, such as a door or a drawer, which is movably disposed on the body. A sensor unit is provided for measuring the temperature and/or the humidity. The sensor unit is at least partly disposed on the closing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: SIMON KRAEMER, THOMAS BISCHOFBERGER, OLAF BAYERKE, ROLAND KUEMMEL
  • Patent number: 9982932
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a refrigerator compartment container and an ice container for providing ice. The refrigerator compartment container delimits a refrigerator compartment. A receiving niche for receiving the ice container is formed in an exterior of the refrigerator compartment container. The receiving niche has an opening to the refrigerator compartment, wherein an opening of the ice container and the opening of the receiving niche are aligned flush with one another. The ice container has a container outer wall, a container inner wall and a thermal insulation, which is arranged between the container inner wall and the container outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lindel, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Thomas Bischofberger, Felix Wiedenmann
  • Patent number: 9677806
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a housing which surrounds a storage compartment; and a container mounted in the storage compartment and including a drawer and a cover, with the cover being height-adjustable between a closed position of the drawer and an open position. The cover is guided on an obliquely sloping path between the closed position and the open position by ramps adjacent to corners of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Hans Ihle, Astrid Klingshirn
  • Publication number: 20170074574
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a refrigerator compartment container and an ice container for providing ice. The refrigerator compartment container delimits a refrigerator compartment. A receiving niche for receiving the ice container is formed in an exterior of the refrigerator compartment container. The receiving niche has an opening to the refrigerator compartment, wherein an opening of the ice container and the opening of the receiving niche are aligned flush with one another. The ice container has a container outer wall, a container inner wall and a thermal insulation, which is arranged between the container inner wall and the container outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREAS LINDEL, KARL-FRIEDRICH LAIBLE, THOMAS BISCHOFBERGER, FELIX WIEDENMANN
  • Publication number: 20140053593
    Abstract: In a refrigerator having a thermally insulating housing which surrounds a storage chamber and having a refrigerant circuit which comprises a compressor, a condenser, a restrictor and an evaporator which cools the storage chamber, the restrictor is arranged at least partially on a side wall of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Ihle, Thomas Bischofberger, Cuma Dülger, Panagiotis Fotiadis
  • Patent number: 8256237
    Abstract: A refrigerating device is provided that includes an evaporator and a compartment that is cooled by air circulating air from and to the evaporator, wherein a diffusion layer can be displaced between a first position, in which air passage openings distributed in a wall separating the compartment from a distribution chamber are covered by the diffusion layer, and a second position, in which the diffusion layer is positioned so as to allow air to flow from the evaporator through the distribution chamber into the compartment while bypassing the diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Fritz Hägele, Hans Ihle, Andreas Kempte, Frank Placke, Rainer Spaag, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
  • Publication number: 20120146477
    Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a housing which surrounds a storage compartment; and a container mounted in the storage compartment and including a drawer and a cover, with the cover being height-adjustable between a closed position of the drawer and an open position. The cover is guided on an obliquely sloping path between the closed position and the open position by ramps adjacent to corners of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Hans Ihle, Astrid Klingshirn
  • Publication number: 20110107783
    Abstract: A channel closure means for a defrosting water channel of a refrigeration unit, such as a NoFrost refrigeration unit, is provided, wherein the channel closure means is water-soluble. Further, a defrosting water channel of a refrigeration unit is provided, wherein the defrosting water channel includes a channel closure means. In addition, a refrigeration unit, such as a NoFrost refrigeration unit is provided, wherein the refrigeration unit has a defrosting water channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Martin Buchstab, Hans Ihle
  • Publication number: 20100199706
    Abstract: A refrigerator device having a thermally insulated housing, the interior of which is accessible via a door. The device includes at least one flow duct for the introduction of air into the interior, a fan for generating an air flow along the flow duct, and an air filter arranged in the flow duct. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an air filter for a refrigeration device can be produced with an adequate filter effect with low airflow hindrance into the refrigeration device, wherein the air filter in the flow duct only extends over a part of the flow width thereof. The invention further relates to an air filter designed as a filter cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Hans Ihle, Andreas Kemmer, Andreas Kempte
  • Publication number: 20100186421
    Abstract: A method for operating an ice cube maker having an ice dish, at least one ice cube compartment that is filled with water and in which ice is produced by cooling, and two poles between which a field is generated and which are disposed such that at least part of the water is in the field. The method includes pouring the water into the ice dish; cooling the water; removing frozen ice from the ice dish; and applying a field to at least part of the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Panagiotis Fotiadis, Hans Ihle
  • Publication number: 20100089089
    Abstract: A refrigerating device is provided that includes an evaporator and a compartment that is cooled by air circulating air from and to the evaporator, wherein a diffusion layer can be displaced between a first position, in which air passage openings distributed in a wall separating the compartment from a distribution chamber are covered by the diffusion layer, and a second position, in which the diffusion layer is positioned so as to allow air to flow from the evaporator through the distribution chamber into the compartment while bypassing the diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicants: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH, MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Fritz Hägele, Hans Ihle, Andreas Kempte, Frank Placke, Rainer Spaag, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
  • Publication number: 20090320515
    Abstract: A refrigerating device having a body and a door that enclose a refrigerated interior, have frame surfaces oriented toward each other and delimit a gap filled by a seal, the refrigerating device including at least one wall in at least one frame surface being forming with a passage therein, said passage being configured to bridge the seal, thereby allowing the interior to communicate with the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bischofberger, Martin Buchstab, Alexander Görz, Hans Ihle, Wolfgang Kentner, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • Patent number: D1021272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak
  • Patent number: D1021273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Allen Albert Bischofberger, Luiz Felipe de Melo Dias, Alexander Hart Jerome, David Tyler Debus, Christopher Thomas Pietrzak