ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,084, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).
"Domestic appliance" was invented by Alexander Sing (Wittislingen, Germany), Sami Bisgin (Dillingen, Germany), Michael Fickler (Augsburg, Germany) and Maximilian Hessel (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household appliance includes a receiving region and an insulation element attached to the receiving region for acoustic and/or thermal insulation of the receiving region. The insulation element is manufactured from a viscoelastic polyurethane foam and pressed against the receiving region in such a manner that the insulation element is sealed off in relation t...