Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080264448 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING WASH CYCLES IN A DISHWASHER - A method for performing wash cycles in a dishwasher comprising factory includes presetting the dishwasher to an adapted wash cycle as a default cycle, the adopted wash cycle being adapted to a combination product including a detergent agent and at least one of a water-softening agent and a rinse agent. A wash cycle is selected using a control element. Using a cycle controller, the adapted wash cycle is performed until a filling of at least one reservoir with a rinse aid or a water softener salt. Using the cycle controller, a predetermined number of standard wash cycles are performed after the filling of the at least one reservoir. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276976 | Household Device, in Particular Dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a washing container, which can be closed by a pivotable door and a control panel. The control panel is disposed on the pivotable door and includes a glazed surface and at least one of a control clement and a display element disposed behind the glazed surface and activatable by touching the glazed surface. The glazed surface is optically switchable so as to change its optical properties between transparent and opaque. | 11-13-2008 |
20090000644 | Method of Metering Active Substances in a Dishwasher - A method for dispensing a liquid or pasty cleaning agent and a liquid or pasty bleaching agent into a wash tub of a household dishwasher that includes a housing and a dispensing system disposed in the housing. The dispensing system separately stores and discharges the cleaning agent and bleaching agent. The method includes providing the dispensing system with respective reservoirs for each of the cleaning agent and the bleaching agent that have different capacities from each other. Each of the capacities are larger than needed for a single wash cycle. A first quantity of the cleaning agent and a second quantity of the bleaching agent are dispensed during a wash cycle, and the ratio of the dispensed quantities corresponds to the ratio of the capacities of the respective reservoirs. | 01-01-2009 |
20110180116 | DISHWASHER HAVING MEANS FOR CHANGING HEAT DISSIPATION - A dishwasher includes a washing chamber surrounded by walls. The walls include a water-impermeable inner wall and an insulation layer. At least a first wall of the walls has in a first region on an outside thereof an emission changing device configured to change an emission of thermal radiation. The emission changing device includes a layer having a variable emissivity. | 07-28-2011 |
20110271479 | FILTER AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING SUCH A FILTER - A filter includes a filter medium, a filter inlet side, a filter outlet side and an indicator device. The indicator device is configured to be acted upon by air flow through the filter and is disposed adjacent to the filter medium and extends from the filter inlet side to the filter outlet side. The indicator device includes an air path starting from the filter inlet side, a viewing window covering the air path on the filter outlet side, and a flow-through usage indicator configured to receive filtered material and disposed in the air path and visible beneath the viewing window on the filter outlet side. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271480 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A FILTER - A vacuum cleaner includes a filter, an optically sensitive filter replacement indicator associated with the filter, and a light source configured to provide light on the optically sensitive filter replacement indicator. The light source is variably energizable according to a selectable power level of the vacuum cleaner. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271832 | INDICATOR DEVICE FOR A FILTER, VACUUM CLEANER, AND METHOD OF FILTERING A VACUUM CLEANER EXHAUST STREAM - An indicator device for a filter includes a filter replacement indicator that is actuatable by thermal expansion. The indicator device can be included in a filter. Also, a vacuum cleaner including a filter having the indicator device. | 11-10-2011 |
20120298598 | DISH RACK, IN PARTICULAR UPPER RACK - A dish rack for an automatic dishwashing machine includes a main body and a dishware support movably mounted on the main body. The dishware support has an adjustable orientation relative to the main body and is configured so as to adjust orientation based on a dishwashing cycle. | 11-29-2012 |