Patents by Inventor Gianluca Venturini
Gianluca Venturini 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: 11706843Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process by using a liquid in a cooking vessel, for example a cooking pot, upon a cooking hob (20). The method comprises a step of determining a cooking parameter of the liquid in the cooking vessel at a predetermined time (tB, tBP), a step of adjusting a heating power density (P) of a cooking zone of the cooking hob (20) for transferring a heating power (P) to the cooking vessel placed on the cooking zone; and a step of reducing the heating power density (P) transferred to the cooking vessel from an initial power (iP) to a simmering power (PS). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking vessel for the cooking hob (20). Moreover, the present invention relates to a cooking appliance for performing the cooking process.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Svend Erik Christiansen, Gianluca Venturini, Massimo Nostro, Laurent Jeanneteau, Alex Viroli
-
Patent number: 11128593Abstract: Techniques for event-based electronic communications management. In one embodiment, for example, the techniques include obtaining a directed graph representing a messaging track. Based on detecting an event pertaining to a user, the directed graph is traversed via a directed edge of the graph from a non-messaging action node of the graph to a messaging action node of the graph. Based on traversing the directed graph, the messaging action is caused to be performed. The techniques enable more targeted and timely event-driven electronic messaging campaigns.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Aditi Jain, Manveer Singh Chawla, Swapnil Zarekar, Yuanshen Xu, Karandeep Johar, Gianluca Venturini, Henry Tay, Aaron Feldstein
-
Patent number: 10771409Abstract: A real-time trigger for event-based electronic communication system messaging. In one embodiment, for example, an event caused by a user's activity or inactivity with respect to an online service is queued. When the event is dequeued, it is transformed to a trigger and the trigger is mapped to an action. The action is dispatched to a messaging track actor to carry out the action. Carrying out the action may include putting a user on a messaging track or transitioning the state of a user already on a messaging track.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventors: Aditi Jain, Manveer Singh Chawla, Swapnil Zarekar, Yuanshen Xu, Karandeep Johar, Gianluca Venturini
-
Patent number: 10742437Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging information between a household appliance (1) and a mobile device (2), the method comprising the steps of: providing optical information at a graphical user interface (3) of the household appliance (1) (S10); preferably, aligning the mobile device (2) with respect to the household appliance (1) based on one or more markers (4) displayed at a graphical user interface (5) of the mobile device (2) or based on a time-invariant portion of provided optical information (S11); receiving optical information at the mobile device (2) by capturing said optical information provided at the household appliance (1) by a camera (6) of the mobile device (2) (S12); processing said received optical information at the mobile device (1) in order to derive an information message included in said received optical information (S13); providing said information message or information associated with said information message at a user interface of the mobile device (2) (S14).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Riccardo Foiera, Gianluca Venturini, Alex Viroli, Massimo Nostro, Laurent Jeanneteau
-
Publication number: 20200178357Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking process by using a liquid in a cooking vessel, for example a cooking pot, upon a cooking hob (20). Said method comprises a step of determining a cooking parameter of the liquid in the cooking vessel at a predetermined time (tB; tBP); a step of adjusting a heating power density (P) of a cooking zone of the cooking hob (20) for transferring a heating power (P) to the cooking vessel placed on said cooking zone; and a step of reducing the heating power density (P) transferred to the cooking vessel from an initial power (iP) to a simmering power (PS). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking vessel for the cooking hob (20). Moreover, the present invention relates to a cooking appliance for performing the cooking process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Svend Erik CHRISTIANSEN, Gianluca VENTURINI, Massimo NOSTRO, Laurent JEANNETEAU, Alex VIROLI
-
Publication number: 20190319816Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging information between a household appliance (1) and a mobile device (2), the method comprising the steps of: providing optical information at a graphical user interface (3) of the household appliance (1) (S10); preferably, aligning the mobile device (2) with respect to the household appliance (1) based on one or more markers (4) displayed at a graphical user interface (5) of the mobile device (2) or based on a time-invariant portion of provided optical information (S11); receiving optical information at the mobile device (2) by capturing said optical information provided at the household appliance (1) by a camera (6) of the mobile device (2) (S12); processing said received optical information at the mobile device (1) in order to derive an information message included in said received optical information (S13); providing said information message or information associated with said information message at a user interface of the mobile device (2) (S14).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Riccardo FOIERA, Gianluca VENTURINI, Alex VIROLI, Massimo NOSTRO, Laurent JEANNETEAU
-
Publication number: 20190199674Abstract: Techniques for event-based electronic communications management. In one embodiment, for example, the techniques include obtaining a directed graph representing a messaging track. Based on detecting an event pertaining to a user, the directed graph is traversed via a directed edge of the graph from a non-messaging action node of the graph to a messaging action node of the graph. Based on traversing the directed graph, the messaging action is caused to be performed. The techniques enable more targeted and timely event-driven electronic messaging campaigns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Aditi Jain, Manveer Singh Chawla, Swapnil Zarekar, Mimi Xu, Karandeep Johar, Gianluca Venturini, Henry Tay, Aaron Feldstein
-
Publication number: 20190199659Abstract: A real-time trigger for event-based electronic communication system messaging. In one embodiment, for example, an event caused by a user's activity or inactivity with respect to an online service is queued. When the event is dequeued, it is transformed to a trigger and the trigger is mapped to an action. The action is dispatched to a messaging track actor to carry out the action. Carrying out the action may include putting a user on a messaging track or transitioning the state of a user already on a messaging track.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Aditi Jain, Manveer Singh Chawla, Swapnil Zarekar, Mimi Xu, Karandeep Johar, Gianluca Venturini
-
Patent number: 9903907Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic system comprising a plurality of circuit lines and an error detection component for detecting errors on and between the plurality of circuit lines, wherein each circuit line having a voltage different to ground level, the error detection component being adapted to perform a test routine comprising the steps of: —selecting one circuit line out of the plurality of circuit lines; —determining the voltage of the selected circuit line and storing the voltage value; —discharging the selected circuit line to ground level; —iteratively repeating the aforementioned steps of selecting a circuit line, determining and storing its voltage and discharging for further circuit lines; —comparing the stored voltage values associated with the respective circuit lines with a threshold value; and —generating an error indicator if at least one stored voltage value is below the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Electolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Martin Knausenberger, Thibaut Rigolle, Gianluca Venturini, Henrike Hüther, Friedrich Beck
-
Publication number: 20160252566Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic system comprising a plurality of circuit lines and an error detection component for detecting errors on and between the plurality of circuit lines, wherein each circuit line having a voltage different to ground level, the error detection component being adapted to perform a test routine comprising the steps of: —selecting one circuit line out of the plurality of circuit lines; —determining the voltage of the selected circuit line and storing the voltage value; —discharging the selected circuit line to ground level; —iteratively repeating the aforementioned steps of selecting a circuit line, determining and storing its voltage and discharging for further circuit lines; —comparing the stored voltage values associated with the respective circuit lines with a threshold value; and —generating an error indicator if at least one stored voltage value is below the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Martin Knausenberger, Thibaut Rigolle, Gianluca Venturini, Henrike Hüther, Friedrich Beck
-
Publication number: 20160007414Abstract: An induction hob including in a stacked arrangement a coil carrier plate (2), an induction coil (3) and a cooktop plate (4). The induction coil (3) is supported on the coil carrier plate (2) by at least one elastic, in particular resilient, support element (5) which is made from an electrically insulating material. The support element (5) is implemented to generate an elastic force (F) urging the induction coil (3) towards the cooktop plate (4) at least in the ordinary working arrangement of the induction hob (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Laurent Jeanneteau, Harald Hoffmann, Jochen Holzinger, Björn Leyh, Andrea Zangoli, Ulrich Häutle, Gianluca Venturini
-
Patent number: 8921747Abstract: A power supply includes a filter that attenuates a noise component being transmitted toward a source that supplies an AC current. The filter lacks a capacitor establishing a conductive path for conducting a high-frequency alternating signal, a leakage current, or both to a ground electrode. A rectifier is included, and is disposed electrically between the filter and a load that is to be energized by operation of the power supply. The rectifier converts AC into a rectified signal. The power supply also includes a grounding capacitor that establishes a capacitive, conductive path between an output of the rectifier and a ground electrode that is to be electrically connected to ground. The grounding capacitor is electrically separated from the filter by the rectifier, and extends electrically between the ground electrode and at least one of: a positive DC bus conductor from the rectifier, and a DC bus return to the rectifier.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Dongyu Wang, Gianluca Venturini
-
Publication number: 20120234825Abstract: Provided is a power supply apparatus, and an appliance including the power supply apparatus, which includes a filter that attenuates a noise component being transmitted toward a source that supplies an AC electric current. The filter lacks a capacitor establishing a conductive path for conducting a high-frequency alternating signal, a leakage current, or both to a ground electrode. A rectifier is also included, and is disposed electrically between the filter and a load that is to be energized by operation of the power supply circuit. The rectifier converts the AC electric current into a rectified signal. The power supply apparatus also includes a grounding capacitor that establishes a capacitive, conductive path between an output of the rectifier and a ground electrode that is to be electrically connected to earth ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Dongyu Wang, Gianluca Venturini