Patents by Inventor André Oliveira Pires

André Oliveira Pires 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: 8499978
    Abstract: A device receives water from a source (S), to be dispensed, by a single nozzle (18), in a container (R) at a final value of a plurality of temperature values. A first feed conduit (25a) is arranged between source (S) and includes a first heat exchanger (26) to cold water, yet been provided a second feed conduit (25b) and a third feed conduit (25c), this latter including a heat exchanger (46) which heats water. A control valve (24, 34, 44) is provided in each feed conduit (25a, 25b, 25c) and operated to supply water to the nozzle (18), at either conditions of cold water, normal water and hot water. Control valves (24, 34, 44) can be operated automatically, to dispense water at a predetermined temperature in a range defined from cold water to hot water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Carlos Dalchau, André Oliveira Pires, João Eduardo Santana Borges
  • Publication number: 20100294804
    Abstract: A device receives water from a source (5), to be dispensed, by a single nozzle (18), in a container (R) at a final value of a plurality of temperature values. A first feed conduit (25a) is arranged between source (5) and includes a first heat exchanger (26) to cold water, yet been provided a second feed conduit (25b) and a third feed conduit (25c), this latter including a heat exchanger (46) which heats water. A control valve (24, 34, 44) is provided in each feed conduit (25a, 25b, 25c) and operated to supply water to the nozzle (18), at either conditions of cold water, normal water and hot water. Control valves (24, 34, 44) can be operated automatically, to dispense water at a predetermined temperature in a range defined from cold water to hot water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Carlos Dalchau, Andre Oliveira Pires, Joao Eduardo Santan Borges