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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126679 | REFRIGERATION UNIT HAVING A STORAGE SHELF A refrigeration device, in particular a household refrigerator, includes at least one internal container having at least one storage shelf. An edge strip or framing element is attached along at least one edge portion of the storage shelf. Seated on the edge strip or fra... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125315 | COVER PLATE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, SAID COVER PLATE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SEMI-TRANSPARENT SUPPORT PLATE, DOMESTIC APPLIANCE FOR PREPARING FOOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COVER PLATE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE A cover plate for a domestic appliance includes an at least semi-transparent support plate having a bottom provided with at least one colored layer and at least one semi-transparent metal layer. The metal layer has at least one continuous cut-out section and the colored... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104915 | DISHWASHER A dishwasher includes a wash container, in which a rack for holding items to be washed and/or dried is disposed. At least two lateral guide rails are disposed in the wash container for supporting the rack and allowing the rack to be pulled out of the wash container. Eac... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104914 | DISHWASHER A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes at least one wash compartment and a rack guide rail for support in the wash compartment of a rack which holds items to be washed and/or dried. The rack guide rail has a running surface to allow movement of the... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104913 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE A household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes at least one packing element disposed on a side face of the household appliance, and at least one load-bearing structural part. The packing element has at least one force transfer region, which has a force acti... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120053752 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE A household appliance, in particular a water-conducting household appliance, which can be connected to a power supply network of an energy supplier, includes a communication and/or control facility. A bidirectional signal connection connects the communication and/or con... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049652 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND CONTROL MODULE FOR SUCH A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE A household appliance includes an electronic control facility controlling at least one appliance component of the household appliance, and a connection adapted for connecting the household appliance to a network connection line to supply the household appliance with ele... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047662 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT DEVICE HAVING A STEAM GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR TREATING ITEMS TO BE WASHED A laundry treatment device includes a treatment chamber for receiving items to be washed and a steam generator supplied with water from a water source by a pump. A first line connects the steam generator to the treatment chamber, and an inlet is provided for introducing... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044131 | FLAT SCREEN AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE EQUIPPED THEREWITH A flat screen includes an LCD matrix display element; a frame, an image field which is surrounded by the frame and set back behind a front face of the frame, and a cover pane disposed in front of the LCD matrix display element. The cover pane has a core zone which is ar... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043871 | DISHWASHER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MODULES A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a housing and at least two modules which are integrated in the housing. Each of the at least two modules includes a wash compartment that is fixed to the housing and capable of being closed off to accommodate ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042908 | DISHWASHER WITH A MANUALLY ADAPTABLE WASH PROGRAM A dishwasher, especially a household dishwasher, includes a control device, in which at least one wash program for carrying out a wash cycle comprising a number of part wash cycles for cleaning and/or drying items to be washed is stored, and an operating device for ente... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042907 | DISHWASHER WITH AN IMPROVED PUMP-OFF SEQUENCE A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, includes a control facility for performing a wash cycle to clean items to be washed based on a plurality of selectable wash programs. The control facility operates, in particular controls or regulates, a drain pump for... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120018996 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SEAL ARRANGEMENT AND DISHWASHER A seal arrangement for a liquid-tight connection of a connection opening of a liquid-conducting component to a connection piece of a liquid flow device includes a sealing element which is provided in a ring gap that separates the connection piece from an edge of the con... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110272549 | SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT AND REFRIGERATOR PROVIDED THEREWITH A refrigerator that includes at least one vertical support that has a vertical guiding groove with a recess and a plurality of vertically staggered steps provided therein, and a horizontal support provided with a peg engaged into the recess of the guiding groove. In the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20120014019 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE In a method for operating a household appliance having at least one electrical consumer activated by power electronics an actual value representing a temperature loading of the power electronics is determined and compared with a limit value representing a maximum tolera... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006769 | CROCKERY BASKET AND CROCKERY BASKET SYSTEM A crockery basket of a dishwasher to accommodate items to be washed includes a basket base piece having at least one open lateral edge area, and at least one separate end piece which is connected to the basket base piece to close the lateral edge area and thereby bound ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006355 | DISHWASHER A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, includes at least one activatable circulating pump for directing liquid against food-soiled items to be cleaned, at least one activatable drain pump for discharging a minimum liquid volume of an operating liquid volume ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110297193 | DISHWASHER WITH A DAMPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DAMPING DEVICE A dishwasher includes a washing compartment, at least one dishware container, and a guide assembly to allow the dishware container to be moved out of the washing compartment and into the washing compartment. The movement of the dishware container in relation to the wash... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110283731 | REFRIGERATOR A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body defining at least one storage space and a door connected to the refrigerator body for closing at least a part of the storage space. The door includes a heat insulating layer. A dispenser is provided in the door and has a dispe... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110248609 | DISHWASHER WITH A VISUAL DISPLAY FACILITY A dishwasher is provided that has a door and a wash compartment that is closed off by the door. The wash compartment receives items to be treated and has a movable dish rack in which items to be cleaned are supported. The movable dish rack is moved from a treatment posi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110239689 | REFRIGERATOR A refrigerator includes a door and a dispenser mounted on the door. The door includes a front panel forming at least a part of the door's front surface. The front panel has a through-hole which is configured to at least partially correspond to the dispenser. The front p... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233195 | RADIATOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE A light-permeable hot plate includes at least one cavity which is filled with illuminant. The illuminant in the cavity can be excited to illuminate by an electromagnetic excitation field. The hot plate may be part of a household appliance which includes an induction hob... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226756 | COOKING HOB WITH SEVERAL HEATING ELEMENTS AND AT LEAST ONE POWER ELECTRONICS SUBASSEMBLY A cooking hob, in particular an induction hob, includes several heating elements, at least one power electronics subassembly for generating a heating current for operating the heating elements, and a switching arrangement for making and breaking a connection between the... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226002 | REFRIGERATOR A refrigerator includes a condenser which is connected into a refrigerating circuit and embodied as a tubular heat exchanger having tube sections. At least one heat accumulator element is inserted into an installation interspace between the tube sections of the condense... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223309 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREMA PRODUCTION BASED ON VOLUMETRIC FLOW A method for producing crema in a coffee vending machine that has a flow-through heater for heating water and that is charged with substrate capsules which include a Venturi nozzle for crema production. The method includes a) heating the water in the flow-through heater... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220663 | REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR DOMESTIC FREEZER A refrigerating appliance, in particular a domestic freezer, includes a basic structure and a door, which bound a thermally insulated interior when the door is closed. The door has an inner side of the door which faces the interior when the door is closed and has a seal... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110203614 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER In a method for operating a dishwasher, a desorption process of a reversibly dehydratable dry material of a sorption-drying system is initiated at least at times. A parameter that influences the desorption process is hereby evaluated for determining an instant for perfo... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110186098 | WATER-CARRYING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN AUTOMATIC DOSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DOSING A water-carrying household appliance is provided that has a housing; a treatment chamber; and an automatic dosing system within the housing. The automatic dosing system has a reservoir for a liquid treatment agent and a delivery pump within the reservoir. The household ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185920 | SYSTEM FOR STORING THE DRIVE SHAFT OF A FOOD PROCESSOR A system for the alternate support of a first drive shaft or a second drive shaft to rotationally drive a processing tool of a food processor for preparing foods. The food processor has a preparation container, and the system includes a passage through which the first d... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110167661 | DEVICE FOR DRYING LAUNDRY BY MEANS OF A CURRENT OF AIR Device for drying laundry by means of a current of air comprises a drum to accommodate the laundry and a ducting system to direct said current of air. The ducting system has a section arranged downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwards and... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110139817 | DISPENSER NICHE FOR A REFRIGERATOR A dispenser niche for a refrigerator is provided. The dispenser niche includes an illuminator to at least partially illuminate the niche. The illuminator has LEDs that are arranged on a common circuit board with first electrical contacts. A wall of the dispenser niche h... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110139194 | DISHWASHER COMPRISING A SORPTION DRYING UNIT A dishwasher is provided, which has a base module; a washing container having a base; an air-guiding channel to generate an air flow; and a sorption drying system for drying items to be washed. The sorption drying system includes a sorption container having reversibly d... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110139187 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER A method for operating a dishwasher is provided. During a first phase, the dishwasher is operated with a first fluid quantity that is heated by a desorption process of a drying material. The first fluid quantity is increased to a second fluid quantity by adding a third ... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110120511 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A SORPTION DRYING DEVICE IN A SUB-MODULE A dishwasher is provided that has a washing compartment for items to be washed, wherein the washing compartment has a base. The dishwasher also includes a drying device to dry items that have been washed, wherein the drying device has a sorption container to hold a reve... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110120509 | WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE A water-bearing domestic appliance is provided which has an appliance element and an appliance component that is attached to the appliance element at a suspension point. The suspension point is disposed in a region of the center of gravity of the appliance component.... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110119951 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONDUCTANCE OF LAUNDRY, DRYERS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING DEPOSITS ON ELECTRODES A device for determining the conductance of laundry in a drier. The device comprises at least two electrodes and means for dissipating heat from at least one part of at least one of said electrodes. The invention further relates to a drier comprising at least one area f... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110114134 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WATER-CARRYING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE A method for operating a water-conducting domestic appliance is provided. During at least one of a plurality of successive partial program steps, a first medium is heated at least at times by means of a first heating element and items undergoing treatment are heated by ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110114122 | WATER-CONDUCTING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF A dishwasher includes at least one substantially closed water circuit in which rinsing liquid is circulated according to a program control unit, the rinsing liquid being conveyed through a filter element while circulating in order to filter out dirt. Another water circu... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110113832 | FRICTION DAMPER DEVICE FOR A WASHING MACHINE A washing machine contains a friction damper device for a washing unit comprising a tub, a washing drum which is rotationally mounted in the tub and a drive for the washing drum. The washing unit is supported in an elastic manner by at least one damper counter to a lowe... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110088733 | WATER-BEARING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE A water-bearing domestic appliance including a water diverter to distribute washing liquor. The water diverter has a carrier element that is a cast part in which lines for actuating the actuator are embedded. The water-bearing domestic appliance also includes an actuato... | 04/21/2011 |
