Patents by Inventor Volker Marks

Volker Marks 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: 20230084696
    Abstract: A domestic appliance includes: an appliance housing which provides an appliance compartment and has a loading opening for access to the appliance compartment; an appliance door mounted so as to be rotatable about a pivot axis for closing the loading opening; a motor unit in operative connection with the appliance door and by which the appliance door is transferrable from an open position to a closed position closing the loading opening; and a clutch device arranged between the motor unit and the appliance door and in operative connection with the motor unit on a drive side thereof and with the appliance door on a driven side thereof. The clutch device has a clutch that is switchable and transferrable from a disengaged position to an engaged position and vice versa, the clutch causing an automatic switching from the disengaged position to the engaged position during operation of the motor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Dirk Wegener, Volker Marks, Guenter Kroeger
  • Patent number: 9084520
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner turbo-brush includes an axial-inflow impulse turbine. The turbine includes a turbine shaft non-rotatably combined with an impeller that includes aerodynamically shaped, stud-like projections uniformly distributed along a circumferential line of the impeller. The aerodynamic shape has a cross-sectional area that is parabolically bound on both sides. The turbine also includes a guide stage having guide surfaces, each of which has a cross section including, in a direction of incident flow, a circular arc followed by a straight section. A bearing housing surrounds the turbine shaft and forms at least one of a transition and the guide stage in a region of the impeller, and the bearing housing, in a region of the turbine shaft, forming a casing for the turbine shaft and including bearing elements that support the turbine shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE, KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf
  • Patent number: 9084526
    Abstract: An automatic warewashing machine includes a washing chamber, a hinged door configured to close the washing chamber, and a force-locking latching mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position and release the door in response to a pulling force. The force-locking latching mechanism is disposed on the washing chamber or on a body enclosing the washing chamber. A door opening system is also included and has a push-open unit configured to automatically open the door to at least an ajar position. The push-open unit includes a motor-driven push-type opening bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, David Buhl, Volker Marks, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
  • Patent number: 8882933
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a latch keeper disposed on the washing tub and mounted on a push rod, and a pivotable door configured to close the washing tub. The door includes a latching mechanism configured to engage the latch keeper in accordance with a closing of the door. An actuator is configured to move the push rod in an opening direction so as to open the door to an ajar position. A return device is configured to return the latch keeper in a direction opposite to the opening direction approximately at least to an initial position upon a further opening of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Dirk Wegener, Stefan Tiekoetter, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf, Markus Druecker, Benjamin Held, David Buhl
  • Publication number: 20120260457
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner turbo-brush includes an axial-inflow impulse turbine. The turbine includes a turbine shaft non-rotatably combined with an impeller that includes aerodynamically shaped, stud-like projections uniformly distributed along a circumferential line of the impeller. The aerodynamic shape has a cross-sectional area that is parabolically bound on both sides. The turbine also includes a guide stage having guide surfaces, each of which has a cross section including, in a direction of incident flow, a circular arc followed by a straight section. A bearing housing surrounds the turbine shaft and forms at least one of a transition and the guide stage in a region of the impeller, and the bearing housing, in a region of the turbine shaft, forming a casing for the turbine shaft and including bearing elements that support the turbine shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf
  • Publication number: 20110279004
    Abstract: An automatic warewashing machine includes a washing chamber, a hinged door configured to close the washing chamber, and a force-locking latching mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position and release the door in response to a pulling force. The force-locking latching mechanism is disposed on the washing chamber or on a body enclosing the washing chamber. A door opening system is also included and has a push-open unit configured to automatically open the door to at least an ajar position. The push-open unit includes a motor-driven push-type opening bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, David Buhl, Volker Marks, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
  • Publication number: 20110074261
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a latch keeper disposed on the washing tub and mounted on a push rod, and a pivotable door configured to close the washing tub. The door includes a latching mechanism configured to engage the latch keeper in accordance with a closing of the door. An actuator is configured to move the push rod in an opening direction so as to open the door to an ajar position. A return device is configured to return the latch keeper in a direction opposite to the opening direction approximately at least to an initial position upon a further opening of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Dirk Wegener, Stefan Tiekoetter, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf, Markus Druecker, Benjamin Held, David Buhl
  • Publication number: 20100269857
    Abstract: A method for operating an attachment device for a vacuum cleaner includes an electrically rotatable brush roller and a motor for driving the brush roller. The method includes rotating the brush roller in a normal operational direction during operation. The method further includes rotating the brush roller in a reverse direction opposite to the normal operational direction of rotation, when the brush roller is detected to be jammed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Walter ASSMANN, Martin BEHRENSWERTH, Guenther ENNEN, Volker MARKS, Cornelius WOLF
  • Publication number: 20100078049
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a plurality of spray arms, a recirculation pump driven by an electric motor and a water diverter. The water diverter is disposed on a pressure side of the recirculation pump and is operable to generate flow from an inlet to at least one of a plurality of selectable outlets associated with the spray arms. The water diverter includes at least one blocking element, a drive element driven together with the electric motor of the recirculation pump and configured to move the at least one blocking element, and a transmission disposed between the blocking element and the drive element. The transmission is configured to convert a continuous movement of the drive element into a discontinuous movement of the blocking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Seyfettin Kara, Volker Marks, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
  • Patent number: 7124765
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a door, a washing tub closable by the door, and a water softener including an ion exchanger and a salt container. The salt container is disposed in an area of the door and includes a first and a second side wall, a bottom, narrow connecting walls, a water inlet and a brine outlet. Two side walls are disposed in the salt container, the dividing walls extending from the side walls to the bottom, dividing the salt container into a water distribution duct including the water inlet, a salt chamber, and a brine collecting duct including the brine outlet. The dividing walls, each including a respective screen surface in a region adjacent to the bottom, separate the water inlet and a brine outlet from each other. The screen surfaces are arranged in a v-shape relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Miele & Cie, KG
    Inventor: Volker Marks
  • Patent number: 7100623
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a number of spray arms, a circulation pump with a pump housing, an impeller, a suction port, and a number of discharge ports on the pump housing. The discharge ports are associated with the spray arms. A water diverter is located on a delivery side of the pump and generates a flow leading from the suction port selectably to one or more of the discharge ports. The water diverter includes a blocking element having a number of diaphragm openings positionable to one or more outlet positions by a drive via a rotation of the blocking element in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Ulrich Hettenhausen, Volker Marks
  • Publication number: 20040177654
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a door, a washing tub closable by the door, and a water softener including an ion exchanger and a salt container. The salt container is disposed in an area of the door and includes a first and a second side wall, a bottom, narrow connecting walls, a water inlet and a brine outlet. Two side walls are disposed in the salt container, the dividing walls extending from the side walls to the bottom, dividing the salt container into a water distribution duct including the water inlet, a salt chamber, and a brine collecting duct including the brine outlet. The dividing walls, each including a respective screen surface in a region adjacent to the bottom, separate the water inlet and a brine outlet from each other. The screen surfaces are arranged in a v-shape relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG
    Inventor: Volker Marks
  • Publication number: 20040173249
    Abstract: The invention has the objective of achieving high degree of hydraulic efficiency of the flow system—consisting of a circulation pump (1) and a water diverter (15)—in a dishwasher (2) with spray arms and with a circulation pump (1), having an impeller, a suction port (3) and at least one discharge port on the pump housing, with a water diverter (15) provided on the delivery side of the pump in order to generate a flow leading from an inlet to one of several selectable outlets associated with the spray arms, whereby the water diverter (15) has a blocking element (19) with at least one diaphragm opening (21) that can be positioned by a drive (20) in at least one outlet position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Assmann, Ulrich Hettenhausen, Volker Marks