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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183482 | Rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop The invention relates to a rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop, which rotary switch includes a rotary knob projecting above the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacting with a switch unit disposed on an underside of the glass ceramic plate. The rotary ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182616 | Dishwasher with a modular structure A dishwasher with a rinsing container having the advantages of an inert, steel rinsing container, which is easy to produce and which can be adapted to differing requirements. Said aim is achieved in that the dishwasher is provided with a bottom module and a rinsing ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182615 | Dosing device for the addition of an additive to a treatment chamber and dishwasher machine with a dosing device A dosing device for the addition of an additive to a treatment chamber (8) is described, wherein the additive can be added to the treatment chamber (8) by means of a conveying device (5, 6, 7), characterized in that the dosing device (1) ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182612 | Method for removing lint from a heat exchanger of a domestic appliance and corresponding domestic appliance A method is provided for the removal from a heat exchange of lint that is generated during a drying process in a domestic appliance for laundry care. A rinsing fluid is run through the heat exchanger for cleaning and the rinsing fluid is deflected during a cleaning ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182104 | Capacitive proximity and/or touch switch A capacitive proximity and/or touch switch has an electrically conductive body bridging a spacing distance between an at least partially translucent, electrically insulating cover plate and a carrier plate. The electrically conductive body has a sensor surface at th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182051 | Housing for a household appliance A housing for a household appliance which comprises front and lateral edges on the upper side thereof. At least one securing link can be displaced on at least one of the edges between a position which is adjacent to the housing and a position which is at a distance ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181471 | Ice-making machine An ice maker comprises a tray (1), which has at least one compartment (4) for molding a piece of ice, a frame (15), in which the tray is mounted to be pivotable about an axis (14), and a motor (22) for driving the pivot movement of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181357 | Method for drying sensitive articles A method for drying sensitive articles, essentially textiles made of wool, which are to be dried in the washing drum of a clothes dryer using a computer program. According to known methods for protecting sensitive articles to be dried during a drying program, the ar... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181355 | Laundry drum A laundry drum for a laundry treatment machine mounted within a housing for rotation about a non-vertical axis, the laundry drum including a drum casing having a plurality of stamped recesses formed therein in a manner such that at least one sectional plane of the l... | 05/22/2012 |
| D659307 | Washing machine | 05/08/2012 |
| D659232 | Hood | 05/08/2012 |
| D659162 | Dishwasher with display | 05/08/2012 |
| D658440 | Gas cooktop and/or grate thereof | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162418 | Door for closing a washing machine or a tumble dryer A door for closing a washing machine which can be loaded from the front or a tumble dryer of this type is connected to the housing by means of a hinge in such a way that the door can be pivoted over a great opening angle and terminates flushly or approximately flush... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162415 | Multipart household appliance A household appliance is provided that includes a first and a second housing which are disposed next to each other such that one sidewall faces another sidewall and which are attached to one another. A seal is elastically compressed between facing outer surfaces of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161987 | Dishwasher with a system for recognition of filling level A dishwasher with a system for filling level recognition may be achieved which reliably determines the fluid level inside the dishwasher without the use of moving parts, whereby the dishwasher is provided with at least one capacitive filling level sensor for recogni... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161764 | Built-in refrigerator A built-in refrigerator comprising a carcass, in the lower rear area of which a machine compartment is formed. Said machine compartment is closed at least in part by means of a rear wall. The rear wall delimits a first air passage of the machine compartment at the l... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161621 | Method for fastening plastic drivers in washing drums Fastening plastic drivers in a washing machine drum having at least two domes on the inside, which comprise a cavity extending along its center line, and are oriented perpendicular to the sheet casing of the drum and which serve to fasten the driver. A hole pattern ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152932 | Method for removing scum in a drum washing machine, and drum washing machine suitable for this purpose A method for removing scum in a tub of an electronically controlled drum washing machine. The method includes alternately rotating a drum following a main washing cycle and pumping liquid out of the drum, pumping a liquid out of the drum for between 30 seconds to 15... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152207 | Lock for a domestic appliance A lock for a movable closing element, especially a door, a cover, a flap, or similar on a domestic appliance such as a dishwasher, a washing machine, a refrigerator, or similar, includes a closing hook that can be made to engage with the closing element when being c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148653 | Domestic appliance for treating laundered articles, in particular tumble dryer A domestic appliance for treating laundered articles including a container for receiving laundered articles, which can be introduced into the container via a loading opening that can be closed by a door, and a door contact switch that is actuated as a function of a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656777 | Oven, microwave, and warming drawer combination | 04/03/2012 |
| D656776 | Range and/or components thereof | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143556 | Ceramic hob A ceramic hob for a cooking appliance provided with a control device for controlling and/or adjusting a real temperature value on at least one part of a cooking plate arranged in a container for cooking by means of an associated heating device. The inventive ceramic... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142037 | Ribbon cable lighting for a water-bearing household appliance A water-bearing household appliance such as a dishwashing machine is provided with a housing having a housing edge which defines a washing compartment opening and with a washing compartment which is enclosed by the housing and which is defined by the housing. A seal... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141966 | Telescopic pull-out arrangement A telescopic pull-out arrangement for a refrigerator is provided that includes two telescopic pull-out mechanisms each provided with a stationary rail on a common frame and a movable rail, and a storage part retained on the movable rails by a pair of identical adapt... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141914 | Water-conducting household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine A water-conducting household appliance includes a water-conducting line having a line end which is connected in a connecting position to a connecting piece, and a securing element which attaches onto the line end and the connecting piece and holds the line end in th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141372 | Method for operating a refrigerating device comprising evaporators which are connected in parallel and refrigerating device therefor A method for operating a refrigerator includes supplying an evaporator of a second compartment with coolant and flushing the coolant out of the evaporator of the second compartment so that it can be used for an evaporator of a first compartment, closing a coolant ci... | 03/27/2012 |
| RE43263 | Method for operating a frequency converter circuit A frequency converter circuit has at least two outputs that are respectively connected to a load, in particular an induction coil. A first output is operated at a first switching frequency and a second output is simultaneously operated at a second switching frequenc... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655565 | Induction cooktop | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127464 | Front ring for a household appliance door A household appliance includes a housing having an opening for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing and having a rotating drum therein for receiving laundry through the opening, and a door assembly having a see-through portion for ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125166 | Method for the predictive closed-loop control of a linear drive or of a linear compressor and linear drive or linear compressor subject to predictive closed-loop control A method for closed-loop control of a linear drive including a stator, a rotor configured for reciprocating movement along a drive axis therein, and a drive coil through which coil current flows, in particular for a linear compressor including a piston housing and a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123869 | Dishwasher having sorption drying device A dishwasher comprising a washing container, devices for washing dishes by means of rinsing liquor, and a sorption drying device which is connected in an air-conducting manner to the washing container via an outlet of the washing container and an inlet of the washin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123315 | Domestic appliance comprising a support system A cupboard-type domestic appliance is provided having an interior in which a height-adjustable support system is mounted. The support system includes a vertical rail provided with a plurality of snap-in recesses and a supporting arm that has a plurality of projectio... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123314 | Refrigeration device A refrigerator includes a door having a pair of lateral spaced supports on an inside of the door, and a height-adjustable door storage compartment removably securable via a snap-in structure to the inside of the door at locations between the pair of supports at a pl... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122743 | Automatically controlled washing machine An automatically controlled washing machine having a machine room in an upper part on a front side of the washing machine, wherein the washing machine includes a detergent dispensing unit, a drawer, and a portable storage container, all of which are arranged in the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122737 | Refrigerating device comprising tubular evaporators A refrigerating device comprising a tubular evaporator which is connected to a compressor by means of a suction line. A coolant pipe of the tubular evaporator forms a plurality of serially connected tubular loops and one ascending outlet tube connecting the tubular ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122734 | Refrigerator comprising a dispensing device A refrigerator is provided that includes a housing and a dispensing device for flowable and/or pourable chilled material, the dispensing device being located in a front recess of the housing. The front of the housing is covered at least in part by an adjustable deco... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122733 | Compressor arrangement A compressor arrangement comprises a mounting, an evaporation trough, which may be inserted in the mounting on a number of slide-in tracks up to a final position and a compressor, wherein the separation of the evaporation trough from the compressor is greater in the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122728 | Heat pump system, in particular for a household appliance A heat pump system including a heat pump having at least two Peltier elements arranged in series and connected to an energy supply, the heat pump system comprising an electrical dropping resistor arranged in series with the Peltier elements, wherein the Peltier elem... | 02/28/2012 |
