ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,099, issued on July 22, was assigned to BSH Hausgerate GmbH (Munich).
"Domestic appliance having an energy transmission device" was invented by Peter Jell (Breitbrunn, Germany) and Alexander Kaltenhauser (Peterskirchen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A household appliance includes a door pivotable via door hinges and having an electrical load. A treatment chamber has a loading opening which is closeable by the door. An energy transmission device has a primary side including a primary coil which is attached to a stationary part of a respective one of the door hinges, and a secondary side including a secondary coil which is arr...