Patents by Inventor Alberto Santarossa

Alberto Santarossa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11214913
    Abstract: A household appliance having a casing, a washing tub for receiving laundry, a detergent dispenser to convey detergent/treating agents to the washing tub, and an inlet water unit for controlling and supplying water to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The inlet water unit includes a valve body having at least one inlet configured to connect to a water supply and outlets for connection to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The outlets are arranged in at least two rows in the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Mauro Cinello, Daniele Da Riol, Helena Romito, Alberto Santarossa
  • Publication number: 20210388553
    Abstract: A laundry appliance having a cabinet accommodating a laundry treatment chamber, a storage drawer comprising at least one compartment for containing laundry treatment agent and a drawer seat slidingly housing the storage drawer such that the storage drawer is slidable between a retracted position, in which the storage drawer is retracted inside the drawer seat, and an extracted position, in which the storage drawer is at least partially extracted from the drawer seat. The laundry appliance further comprises a drawer position detecting system for detecting when the drawer is in the retracted position. The drawer position detecting system comprises a target element on one of the cabinet and the drawer, and a sensor element on the other of the cabinet and the drawer. The detecting system is configured to sense a proximity of the target element to the sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Alberto Santarossa, Paolo Driussi
  • Publication number: 20210115614
    Abstract: A household appliance having a casing, a washing tub for receiving laundry, a detergent dispenser to convey detergent/treating agents to the washing tub, and an inlet water unit for controlling and supplying water to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The inlet water unit includes a valve body having at least one inlet configured to connect to a water supply and outlets for connection to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The outlets are arranged in at least two rows in the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Mauro Cinello, Daniele Da Riol, Helena Romito, Alberto Santarossa
  • Patent number: 8661858
    Abstract: A home laundry machine (1) having an outer casing (2) and, inside said casing (2), a laundry container (3, 5) for housing the laundry to be dried, and a steam generator (15) for feeding a given amount of steam into the laundry container (3, 5), and which in turn has a tubular vaporizer (16) containing a given amount of water; a heater (19) for boiling and converting the water in said tubular vaporizer (16) into steam; and a steam exhaust pipe (20) for feeding the steam produced in the tubular vaporizer (16) into the laundry container (3, 5), and which has at least one tubular portion (20a) contacting the heater (19), so that the steam flowing along the tubular portion (20a) receives a certain amount of heat from said heater (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Santarossa, Roberto Colombo, Angelo Irrera, Maurizio Biasi
  • Publication number: 20110030427
    Abstract: A home laundry machine (1) having an outer casing (2) and, inside said casing (2), a laundry container (3, 5) for housing the laundry to be dried, and a steam generator (15) for feeding a given amount of steam into the laundry container (3, 5), and which in turn has a tubular vaporizer (16) containing a given amount of water; a heater (19) for boiling and converting the water in said tubular vaporizer (16) into steam; and a steam exhaust pipe (20) for feeding the steam produced in the tubular vaporizer (16) into the laundry container (3, 5), and which has at least one tubular portion (20a) contacting the heater (19), so that the steam flowing along the tubular portion (20a) receives a certain amount of heat from said heater (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Santarossa, Roberto Colombo, Angelo Irrera, Maurizio Biasi