Patents by Inventor Luca Zilio

Luca Zilio 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).

  • Publication number: 20230235891
    Abstract: A deflector assembly in a cooking appliance door includes a fin with a directing flange and a projection. The projection extends toward the central panel and is configured to concentrate cool air flow within the channels of the cooking appliance door. The directing flange cooperates with a tab to define a single opening through which the cool air is concentrated and directed toward an upper portion of the cooking appliance door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANKUR GARG, Federico Garuccio, Ashish Mittal, Luca Zilio
  • Publication number: 20230128533
    Abstract: A ventilation system for an oven is provided. The system includes a rear duct assembly. The rear duct assembly includes vertical walls defining a vertical air flow path along a rear of the oven, and a separator plate dividing the vertical air flow path into a first air flow configured to receive air from oven electronics and a second air flow configured to receive air from an oven cavity. The separator plate extends vertically downward between the vertical walls from the top of the vertical air flow path a portion of the height of the oven until a mixing zone at the rear of the oven into which the first and second air flows combine into a combined air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Federico GARUCCIO, Louis LIU, Dheeraj Nandkishor MALEWADKAR, Brijesh Kumar PANDEY, Jeevan Madhukar YADAV, Luca ZILIO
  • Patent number: 11596033
    Abstract: A hand protecting cavity ventilation system for an oven is provided. The system includes an air duct, positioned at a top of a cavity of the oven, the air duct having a duct outlet aimed toward a door to the cavity to provide an airflow along an inner surface of the door. The air duct extends downward from the ceiling of the cavity in front of and below a heating element disposed below the ceiling of the cavity. The air duct forms a vertically displaced hand protection portion to act as a barrier in front of the heating element, thereby guarding the heating element when the door of the oven is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Laura Fossati, Luca Zilio
  • Patent number: 11483904
    Abstract: A cooling system for a built-in induction hob with an improved cooling efficiency, and a cooling method thereof. The cooling system comprises an air blower for generating an airflow according to a first direction, a heat-sink device through which air blown by the air blower is conveyed. The cooling system further comprises airflow deflecting means for deflecting said airflow from said first direction to a second direction which significantly deviates from said first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luca Leonardi, Daniele Massimiliano, Luca Zilio
  • Publication number: 20210385916
    Abstract: A hand protecting cavity ventilation system for an oven is provided. The system includes an air duct, positioned at a top of a cavity of the oven, the air duct having a duct outlet aimed toward a door to the cavity to provide an airflow along an inner surface of the door. The air duct extends downward from the ceiling of the cavity in front of and below a heating element disposed below the ceiling of the cavity. The air duct forms a vertically displaced hand protection portion to act as a barrier in front of the heating element, thereby guarding the heating element when the door of the oven is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Laura FOSSATI, Luca ZILIO
  • Publication number: 20200337123
    Abstract: A cooling system for a built-in induction hob with an improved cooling efficiency, and a cooling method thereof. The cooling system comprises an air blower for generating an airflow according to a first direction, a heat-sink device through which air blown by the air blower is conveyed. The cooling system further comprises airflow deflecting means for deflecting said airflow from said first direction to a second direction which significantly deviates from said first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Luca Leonardi, Daniele Massimiliano, Luca Zilio
  • Patent number: 10805990
    Abstract: A cooling system for a built-in induction hob with an improved cooling efficiency, and a cooling method thereof. The cooling system comprises an air blower for generating an airflow according to a first direction, a heat-sink device through which air blown by the air blower is conveyed. The cooling system further comprises airflow deflecting means for deflecting said airflow from said first direction to a second direction which significantly deviates from said first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luca Leonardi, Daniele Massimiliano, Luca Zilio
  • Patent number: 10278239
    Abstract: A cooling system for an induction-based cooking hob includes a first heat-generating device having a first heat sink coupled therewith and having a plurality of free ends extending away from the first heat generating device along a plane and a first induction coil positioned adjacent the heat sink. The cooling system further includes a blower module defining a cooling air path extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the plane. The first heat sink and the first induction coil are positioned along respective portions of the cooling air path with the first heat sink closest to the blower module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Cristiano Pastore, Luca Zilio
  • Publication number: 20160323938
    Abstract: A cooling system for a built-in induction hob with an improved cooling efficiency, and a cooling method thereof. The cooling system comprises an air blower for generating an airflow according to a first direction, a heat-sink device through which air blown by the air blower is conveyed. The cooling system further comprises airflow deflecting means for deflecting said airflow from said first direction to a second direction which significantly deviates from said first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: LUCA LEONARDI, DANIELE MASSIMILIANO, LUCA ZILIO
  • Publication number: 20160262217
    Abstract: A cooling system for an induction-based cooking hob includes a first heat-generating device having a first heat sink coupled therewith and having a plurality of free ends extending away from the first heat generating device along a plane and a first induction coil positioned adjacent the heat sink. The cooling system further includes a blower module defining a cooling air path extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the plane. The first heat sink and the first induction coil are positioned along respective portions of the cooling air path with the first heat sink closest to the blower module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cristiano Pastore, Luca Zilio