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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594971 | Method of cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments A novel method of cleaning and disinfecting organically contaminated articles such as, for instance, medical instruments, wherein the cleaning cycle consists of two sections divided by removal and replenishing the cleaning liquid, in each section of which the temper... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7392813 | Device for a turbidity sensor for a dishwasher or washing machine A device for preventing foam or air bubbles from accumulating in a measuring zone of a turbidity sensor connected in a wash-water circuit of a dishwasher or washing machine includes a main flow conduit and a bypass conduit connected to the main flow conduit. The byp... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7358464 | Method for temperature measurement in a household appliance A method for temperature measurement in a household appliance includes generating a high-frequency electromagnetic excitation wave of a predefined transmit frequency. The transmit frequency is selected from a frequency band including temperature-dependent resonant f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344393 | Electric plug comprising a plug housing and at least two integrated plug-in contacts with an ejection mechanism An electric plug includes a plug housing, at least two incorporated plug-in contacts that are to be inserted into corresponding jacks of an outlet, and a cable feeder. A manually actuated ejection mechanism encompassing a push-out device is disposed in the plug hous... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7316505 | Method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated A method of defining the emission coefficient of a surface to be heated by measuring the temperature of a heating surface and the flow of heat from the heating surface to a surface to be heated to derive a pair of values representative thereof and of selecting a pre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293313 | Method of determining the weight of laundry in a washing machine drum A method of determining the weight of laundry placed in the drum rotatably mounted in a vertically moveable sudsing container of a washing machine, in which a value representative of the highest position attained by the sudsing container in a previous washing cycle ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7263863 | Front-loading washing machine A front loading washing machine with a housing, a sudsing container and a drum having openings in substantially coaxial alignment, the sudsing container and the housing being connected by a folding bellows surrounding marginal portions of their respective openings a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251854 | Vacuum cleaner with a dust collection chamber closeable by a lid A vacuum cleaner for use with a dust bag provided with a flange adapted to be slidably received in a bracket pivotally mounted in a dust collection chamber between a first position in engagement with a suction opening of the dust collection chamber and a second posi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7197367 | Household appliance comprising a control element and a display element The present invention relates to a household appliance including at least one control element and at least one display element, the control element(s) being able to be used to select programs of which, in each case, at least one program parameter is settable via the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188619 | Household food warmer A household food warmer includes a housing and a drawer. The drawer, which can be inserted into the interior chamber of the housing, has a drawer bottom and a front wall with a first opening. The front wall is provided with a sliding device that has a handle, and th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7094996 | Method for controlling the temperature of a baking oven having a catalyst A method for controlling the temperature of a baking oven having a catalyst, a heating source, an oven chamber temperature sensor, and a catalyst temperature sensor, includes generating an electrical control signal based on a control state, the control state being a... | 08/22/2006 |
| D507387 | Vacuum cleaner | 07/12/2005 |
