Patents by Inventor Thomas Steck

Thomas Steck 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: 20240131276
    Abstract: An insertion mechanism for a cannula includes a cannula housing, a displaceable cannula, at least one cannula holder, an insertion spring, a triggering element, and a safety device. The safety device, in a secured state, holds the triggering element in a blocked position against a force of the insertion spring and, in a released state, releases the triggering element such that the triggering element is movable into a release position by the force of said insertion energy store and the at least one cannula holder is able to move relative to the cannula housing, driven by the insertion energy store, so as to trigger or implement an insertion movement or insertion. To reach the released state, the safety mechanism is heatable by a heating element and softened and/or weakened with respect to its mechanical carrying or holding capacity, or severed or at least partially or completely melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Buri, Christophe Hofer, Patrick Hostettler, Seline Staub, Jürg Steck, Ursina Streit
  • Patent number: 11911601
    Abstract: An insertion mechanism for a cannula includes a cannula housing, a displaceable cannula, at least one cannula holder, an insertion spring, a triggering element, and a safety device. The safety device, in a secured state, holds the triggering element in a blocked position against a force of the insertion spring and, in a released state, releases the triggering element such that the triggering element is movable into a release position by the force of said insertion energy store and the at least one cannula holder is able to move relative to the cannula housing, driven by the insertion energy store, so as to trigger or implement an insertion movement or insertion. To reach the released state, the safety mechanism is heatable by a heating element and softened and/or weakened with respect to its mechanical carrying or holding capacity, or severed or at least partially or completely melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TecMed AG
    Inventors: Thomas Buri, Christophe Hofer, Patrick Hostettler, Seline Staub, Jürg Steck, Ursina Streit
  • Publication number: 20220338709
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a holder for items to be washed for holding items to be washed, and a lifting device for raising the holder for items to be washed from a starting position to an end position and for lowering the holder for items to be washed from the end position to the starting position. The lifting device includes a spring element, which assists the raising and lowering of the holder for items to be washed with the aid of an assisting force, and a spring bias adjusting unit, which tailors the assisting force to a loading state of the holder for items to be washed by adjusting a spring bias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Thomas Steck, Mario Maza
  • Patent number: 11432702
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a rinsing container, a washing item receptacle, a guide mechanism for moving the washing item receptacle from a starting state within the rinsing container to an end state outside the rinsing container and vice versa, and a lifting mechanism for raising the receptacle from a starting position to an end position and to lower it from the end position to the starting position. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting lever pivotably connected to the rinsing container and the guide mechanism and having a guide contour for arresting the receptacle in the end position when lifted from the starting position to the end position and in the end state when lowered from the end position to the starting position so that the receptacle is only movable from the starting state to the end state in the starting position and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Heinle, Florian Racs, Martin Rittner, Thomas Steck, Norbert Gerstner
  • Patent number: 11166620
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, and first and second rollers which are rotatably mounted in a roller holder that is fastened to the dishwasher cavity. A support element supporting a receptacle for items to be washed is movably mounted relative to the roller holder with the aid of the first roller and the second roller in such a way that the receptacle is movable between a position in which the receptacle is inserted into the dishwasher cavity and a position in which the receptacle is extracted from the dishwasher cavity. The support element has an upper running area and a lower running area, with the first roller being spaced apart downward from the upper running area and running along the lower running area, and with the second roller being spaced apart upward from the lower running area and running along the upper running area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Racs, Thomas Steck, Christoph Kapfer
  • Publication number: 20210121042
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a rinsing container, a washing item receptacle, a guide mechanism for moving the washing item receptacle from a starting state within the rinsing container to an end state outside the rinsing container and vice versa, and a lifting mechanism for raising the washing item receptacle from a starting position to an end position and to lower it from the end position to the starting position. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting lever pivotably connected to the rinsing container and the guide mechanism and having a guide contour for arresting the washing item receptacle in the end position when lifted from the starting position to the end position and in the end state when lowered from the end position to the starting position so that the washing item receptacle is only movable from the starting state to the end state in the starting position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Heinle, Florian Racs, Martin Rittner, Thomas Steck, Norbert Gerstner
  • Publication number: 20210038052
    Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, and first and second rollers which are rotatably mounted in a roller holder that is fastened to the dishwasher cavity. A support element supporting a receptacle for items to be washed is movably mounted relative to the roller holder with the aid of the first roller and the second roller in such a way that the receptacle is movable between a position in which the receptacle is inserted into the dishwasher cavity and a position in which the receptacle is extracted from the dishwasher cavity. The support element has an upper running area and a lower running area, with the first roller being spaced apart downward from the upper running area and running along the lower running area, and with the second roller being spaced apart upward from the lower running area and running along the upper running area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Florian Racs, Thomas Steck, Christoph Kapfer
  • Patent number: 10842345
    Abstract: A lifting device for a dish receptacle of a dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a drive facility configured to assist a manual raising or lowering of the dish receptacle between a start position and an end position by applying a supporting force. A control facility activates the drive facility as a function of a manual actuation force when the dish receptacle is raised or lowered manually and a sensor facility is provided to detect the manual actuation force. A transmission facility transmits the manual actuation force from a handle of the dish receptacle to the sensor facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rittner, Ersin Isbilen, Thomas Steck
  • Patent number: 10716451
    Abstract: A lifting device for a dishwashing machine includes an electrical drive mechanism constructed to move a dishware receptacle of the dishwashing machine between a start position and an end position. A detection unit detects a current draw of the electrical drive mechanism over a travel distance of the dishware receptacle in the dishwashing machine, and an identification unit identifies a status of the lifting device on the basis of the current draw of the electrical drive mechanism detected over the travel distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Ersin Isbilen, Hans-Holger Pertermann, Martin Rittner, Thomas Steck, Christian Wolf
  • Patent number: 10653292
    Abstract: A lifting device for a receptacle for items to be washed of a dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher is constructed to lift the receptacle from a starting position, optionally via at least one intermediate position, into an end position or to lower the washing item receptacle from the end position, optionally via at least one intermediate position, into the starting position. The lifting device includes a braking device having at least one damping element which is designed to brake a movement of the 32-receptacle in particular during the lowering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Steck, Norbert Gerstner, Ersin Isbilen, Martin Heinle
  • Patent number: 10638913
    Abstract: A lower rack for a domestic dishwasher is constructed for being liftable and includes a fixed lower rack element, and a removable lower rack element connectable to the fixed lower rack element and constructed for removal from the fixed lower rack element to thereby unblock access to a bottom area of a washing container of the domestic dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Julia Hörsch, Ersin Isbilen, Thomas Ott, Thomas Steck, Ralf Winkler
  • Patent number: 10376131
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a receptacle for items to be washed and a lifting device which is configured to lift the receptacle for items to be washed from a starting position into an end position or to lower it from the end position into the starting position. The lifting device has an electrical drive device which is arranged on a dishwasher cavity or on a base support of the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Thomas Steck, Ersin Isbilen
  • Publication number: 20180325353
    Abstract: A lifting device for a dishwashing machine includes an electrical drive mechanism constructed to move a dishware receptacle of the dishwashing machine between a start position and an end position. A detection unit detects a current draw of the electrical drive mechanism over a travel distance of the dishware receptacle in the dishwashing machine, and an identification unit identifies a status of the lifting device on the basis of the current draw of the electrical drive mechanism detected over the travel distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ersin Isbilen, Hans-Holger Pertermann, Martin Rittner, Thomas Steck, Christian Wolf
  • Patent number: 10045682
    Abstract: A lifting device for a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher is configured to lift the holder for items to be washed from an initial position into an end position or lower it from the end position into the initial position. The lifting device includes a guide apparatus for guiding the holder in a horizontal direction. Arranged on the guide apparatus in a swivelable manner are a first swivel arm and a second swivel arm. A connecting element connects a first end section of the first swivel arm and a first end section of the second swivel arm, and is configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Thomas Steck, Ralf Horsinka
  • Publication number: 20180220869
    Abstract: A lifting device for a receptacle for items to be washed of a dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher is constructed to lift the receptacle from a starting position, optionally via at least one intermediate position, into an end position or to lower the washing item receptacle from the end position, optionally via at least one intermediate position, into the starting position. The lifting device includes a braking device having at least one damping element which is designed to brake a movement of the 32-receptacle in particular during the lowering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Steck, Norbert Gerstner, Ersin Isbilen, Martin Heinle
  • Patent number: 10016115
    Abstract: A lifting device for displacing a receiver for items to be washed in a dishwasher from an initial position into an end position, or vice versa, includes a blocking device configured to automatically block the receiver for items to be washed in at least one intermediate position between the initial position and the end position. The blocking device includes an actuating element which, when actuated, is configured to unlock the blocking device such that the receiver for items to be washed can be displaced from the initial position to the end position, or vice versa, only for so long as the actuating element remains actuated to unlock the blocking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Ersin Isbilen, Thomas Steck
  • Publication number: 20180168429
    Abstract: A lifting device for a dish receptacle of a dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a drive facility configured to assist a manual raising or lowering of the dish receptacle between a start position and an end position by applying a supporting force. A control facility activates the drive facility as a function of a manual actuation force when the dish receptacle is raised or lowered manually and a sensor facility is provided to detect the manual actuation force. A transmission facility transmits the manual actuation force from a handle of the dish receptacle to the sensor facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Rittner, Ersin Isbilen, Thomas Steck
  • Publication number: 20170332879
    Abstract: A lower rack for a domestic dishwasher is constructed for being liftable and includes a fixed lower rack element, and a removable lower rack element connectable to the fixed lower rack element and constructed for removal from the fixed lower rack element to thereby unblock access to a bottom area of a washing container of the domestic dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Norbert GERSTNER, Julia HÖRSCH, Ersin ISBILEN, Thomas OTT, Thomas STECK, Ralf WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20160331205
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a receptacle for items to be washed and a lifting device which is configured to lift the receptacle for items to be washed from a starting position into an end position or to lower it from the end position into the starting position. The lifting device has an electrical drive device which is arranged on a dishwasher cavity or on a base support of the dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Thomas Steck, Ersin Isbilen
  • Publication number: 20160331206
    Abstract: A lifting device for a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher is configured to lift the holder for items to be washed from an initial position into an end position or lower it from the end position into the initial position. The lifting device includes a guide apparatus for guiding the holder in a horizontal direction. Arranged on the guide apparatus in a swivelable manner are a first swivel arm and a second swivel arm. A connecting element connects a first end section of the first swivel arm and a first end section of the second swivel arm, and is configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Norbert Gerstner, Thomas Steck, Ralf Horsinka