US Patent Issued to BSH Hausgerate on Sept. 9 for "Operator control device comprising a multi-part operator control element, and domestic appliance and method for operating a domestic appliance" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,918, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).

"Operator control device comprising a multi-part operator control element, and domestic appliance and method for operating a domestic appliance" was invented by Jenny GroBmann (Hamburg, Germany) and Nico Zendel (Weyarn, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An operator control device for a household appliance includes an operator control element defining a longitudinal axis. The operator control element includes a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring separate from the main part and arranged so as to engage around the main part. The adjusting ring is displa...