Patents by Inventor HORACIO B. POLLI

HORACIO B. POLLI 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTRACTION DURATION IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20150330009
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a characteristic of the motor for use in determining the duration of the extraction phase of the cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HORACIO B. POLLI, MARCELO C. SILVA, LUIZ H. STIVAL
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the extraction duration in a laundry treating appliance
    Patent number: 9115455
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a characteristic of a motor, such as the leveling of torque, for use in determining a duration of an extraction phase of a cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Horacio B. Polli, Marcelo C. Silva, Luiz H. Stival
  • Laundry treating appliance and method of operation
    Patent number: 8875332
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating a laundry treating appliance to determine an amount of imbalance of the laundry load in the drum based on a determined average peak-to-peak value and taking corrective action when the determined amount of imbalance does not satisfy a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian P. Janke, Horacio B. Polli, Peter J. Richmond, Peter E. Zasowski
  • LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20140013518
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation and a method of operating a laundry treating appliance to determine an amount of imbalance of the laundry load in the drum based on a determined average peak-to-peak value and taking corrective action when the determined amount of imbalance does not satisfy a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: BRIAN P. JANKE, HORACIO B. POLLI, PETER J. RICHMOND, PETER E. ZASOWSKI
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE EXTRACTION DURATION IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20120144599
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a characteristic of the motor for use in determining the duration of the extraction phase of the cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: HORACIO B. POLLI, MARCELO C. SILVA, LUIZ H. STIVAL