Patents by Inventor Fulvio Nuzzo

Fulvio Nuzzo 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: 9777427
    Abstract: Described is a method for cleaning fabrics, such as garments and the like, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a compartment for containing fabrics; b) preparing a quantity of cleaning fluid in fluid communication with the containment compartment; c) inserting the fabrics in the compartment and isolating the containment compartment with respect to an outside environment; d) sucking air from the compartment, in a substantially continuous manner, for adjusting the pressure in the compartment for containing the fabrics to a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure so as to allow the evaporation of the cleaning fluid and the introduction into the compartment of the cleaning fluid in the vapor phase, for cleaning the fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: F.M.B. FABBRICA MACCHINE BOLOGNA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Cuppini, Fulvio Nuzzo
  • Patent number: 9297108
    Abstract: A dry cleaning machine for articles such as garments and the like, comprises: a rotary drum for containing the articles; means for feeding a solvent into the drum; means for draining a solvent out of the drum; a closed circuit for circulating air for drying the articles inside the drum, comprising at least one air movement fan, means for driving the fan, a heating device for heating the air to be fed into the drum, an air cooling device for condensing the solvent contained in the air flowing out of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: F.M.B. FABBRICA MACCHINE BOLOGNA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Cuppini, Fulvio Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20150184332
    Abstract: Described is a method for cleaning fabrics, such as garments and the like, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a compartment for containing fabrics; b) preparing a quantity of cleaning fluid in fluid communication with the containment compartment; c) inserting the fabrics in the compartment and isolating the containment compartment with respect to an outside environment; d) sucking air from the compartment, in a substantially continuous manner, for adjusting the pressure in the compartment for containing the fabrics to a pressure less than the atmospheric pressure so as to allow the evaporation of the cleaning fluid and the introduction into the compartment of the cleaning fluid in the vapour phase, for cleaning the fabrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Gabriele Cuppini, Fulvio Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20130198973
    Abstract: A dry cleaning machine for articles such as garments and the like, comprises: a rotary drum for containing the articles; means for feeding a solvent into the drum; means for draining a solvent out of the drum; a closed circuit for circulating air for drying the articles inside the drum, comprising at least one air movement fan, means for driving the fan, a heating device for heating the air to be fed into the drum, an air cooling device for condensing the solvent contained in the air flowing out of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: F.M.B. FABBRICA MACCHINE BOLOGNA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Cuppini, Fulvio Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20100050701
    Abstract: The machine (1) for dry-cleaning and drying articles such as clothes, household linen, towels, curtains and the like comprises a rotary drum (2) which contains the articles, a hydrocarbon—solvent feed and recovery circuit (16), a powder filter (22) and a cartridge filter (122) for filtering the hydrocarbon—solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: F.M.B. FABBRICA MACCHINE BOLOGNA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Boriani, Fulvio Nuzzo
  • Publication number: 20100043150
    Abstract: The machine (1) for dry-cleaning and drying articles such as clothes, household linen, towels, curtains and the like comprises a rotary drum (2) which contains the articles, a closed circuit (3) for circulation of the air used for drying the articles and a refrigeration system (14) for the treatment of said drying air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: F.M.B. FABBRICA MACCHINE BOLOGNA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fulvio Nuzzo, Tiziano Cotti