Patents by Inventor Jean M. Ferreira

Jean M. Ferreira 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: 8940164
    Abstract: The assembly arrangement comprises a reservoir (10) on which a filling container (20) having a bottom wall (21) is mounted; and a filter(30) mounted to said bottom wall (21) which presents a seat portion (24) provided of one or more windows (25a) and bearing a stopper element (40) provided of at least one opening (41 a) and moveable between a closed position and an open position of the seat portion (24). The filter (30) is upwardly seated against the bottom wall (21) and coupled to the stopper element (40), allowing the filter (30) to be moved between a release and assembly position, with the stopper element in the closed position, and an assembled position, moving the stopper element (40) to its open position and to which remains axially hold against said bottom wall (21), communicating inlet orifices (31a) of the filter (30) to the interior of the filling container (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Jean M. Ferreira, Jean Carlos Dalchau, Atul Dhiman, Marcos Heinzle
  • Publication number: 20120067803
    Abstract: The assembly arrangement comprises a reservoir (10) on which a filling container (20) having a bottom wall (21) is mounted; and a filter(30) mounted to said bottom wall (21) which presents a seat portion (24) provided of one or more windows (25a) and bearing a stopper element (40) provided of at least one opening (41 a) and moveable between a closed position and an open position of the seat portion (24). The filter (30) is upwardly seated against the bottom wall (21) and coupled to the stopper element (40), allowing the filter (30) to be moved between a release and assembly position, with the stopper element in the closed position, and an assembled position, moving the stopper element (40) to its open position and to which remains axially hold against said bottom wall (21), communicating inlet orifices (31a) of the filter (30) to the interior of the filling container (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jean M. Ferreira, Jean Carlos Dalchau, Atul Dhiman, Marcos Heinzle