Patents by Inventor MARIAGRAZIA DAURIA

MARIAGRAZIA DAURIA 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).

  • Method for controlling the defrost of an evaporator in a refrigeration appliance
    Patent number: 9551523
    Abstract: A method for controlling evaporator defrost in a refrigeration appliance having a cooling circuit with a variable cooling capacity compressor is disclosed. The method includes assessing the cooling capacity of the cooling circuit and calculating the defrost time on the basis of such cooling capacity. Defrost time is preferably assessed on the basis of the inverter frequency driving the compressor and/or the percentage of insertion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mariagrazia Dauria, Davide Guatta, Raffaele Paganini, Francesco Del Bello, Paolo Sicher
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEFROST OF AN EVAPORATOR IN A REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20140165629
    Abstract: A method for controlling evaporator defrost in a refrigeration appliance having a cooling circuit with a variable cooling capacity compressor is disclosed. The method includes assessing the cooling capacity of the cooling circuit and calculating the defrost time on the basis of such cooling capacity. Defrost time is preferably assessed on the basis of the inverter frequency driving the compressor and/or the percentage of insertion of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARIAGRAZIA DAURIA, DAVIDE GUATTA, RAFFAELE PAGANINI, FRANCESCO DEL BELLO, PAOLO SICHER