Patents by Inventor Maurizio Del Pos

Maurizio Del Pos 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: 10519592
    Abstract: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within a tub (303) housed in the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air. The drying air circulation system includes a drying air return duct (305) through which drying air coming from drum flows. The drying air return duct has an outlet (310), and a drying air delivery duct (205,215) through which the drying air is sent back to the drum. The drying air delivery duct has an inlet (210). The top forms a ready-to-mount moisture condensing module ready to be mounted to the cabinet for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within the drying drum of the laundry drying appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Alberto Bison, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Loris Padovan
  • Patent number: 10513818
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) connectable to a water mains (E, E?) has a cabinet (2) supporting a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable washing drum (4) suited to receive laundry and a treating agents dispenser (20) connectable to the water mains (E, E?) by means of at least one supply valve (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e). The treating agents dispenser (20) has a drawer (22) and a supporting structure (21) on which the drawer (22) can slide along a sliding axis (S). A water distributor (35) includes at least one inlet connector (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e) adapted to connect the at least one supply valve (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e) to at least one water conveying line (120a, 120b, 120c, 120d, 120e) for conveying water to a reservoir (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d) or to the washing tub (3). The at least one inlet connector (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e) extends along a main axis (X) which is inclined with respect to the sliding axis (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 10508384
    Abstract: A top (119) is adapted to match and close from above a cabinet (110) of a laundry drying appliance (100). The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forms a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet (510), a drying air outlet (515), fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated and moisture condensing means arranged inside the fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Loris Padovan, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Alberto Bison
  • Publication number: 20190360143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a laundry washing machine (1) using a unit dose package (DP) comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent (D) incorporated into a water-soluble pouch (P) wherein the method comprises a step of introducing the unit dose package (DP) into a compartment (23a) of a treating agents dispenser (20) of the laundry washing machine and breaking the unit dose package (DP) inside the compartment (23a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Patent number: 10480113
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine has a treating agents dispenser (20) provided with one or more compartments (23 a). One of the compartment is suited to receive a unit dose package (DP) comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent (D) incorporated into a water-soluble pouch (P). The treating agents dispenser (20) comprises a water conveying line having at least one nozzle (41, 42, 43) for generating at least one water jet (51, 52, 53) which hits and breaks the unit dose package (DP) inside the compartment (23a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 10385500
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of said casing, a rotatable drum arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 10378140
    Abstract: Laundry washing machine has a casing, a washing tub with its opening facing a laundry loading/unloading opening on a the front wall of the casing, an autodosing detergent dispenser for automatically dosing, on the basis of the selected washing cycle, the suitable amount/dose of detergent, softener and/or other washing agent, and feeding said amount/dose into the washing tub. An appliance control panel is located/arranged on a front side of the drawer-like supporting structure which is fitted/inserted in extractable manner into a drawer housing extending inside the casing underneath the upper worktop or top wall of the casing. The autodosing detergent dispenser has one or more detergent reservoirs. A detergent collecting chamber communicates with the inside of the washing tub. Each detergent reservoir has a respective detergent feeding pump structured to selectively suck the specific amount of the detergent, softener or other washing agent necessary for performing the selected washing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Publication number: 20190226138
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine equipped with a treating agents dispenser comprising a drawer having an upper side comprising one or more open-top compartments for receiving at least one agent for treating laundry and a water distributor arranged above said drawer. A cover element is arranged between the drawer and the water distributor and the cover element comprises at least one aperture positioned above one of said one or more open-top compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mariano Tartuferi, Mauro Cinello, Daniele Da Riol, Helena Romito, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20190048508
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine having an outer casing, a washing tub, a rotatable drum, a detergent dispenser, a fresh-water supply circuit, an internal water softening device filled with a water softening agent capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water directed towards the detergent dispenser or the washing tub, a regeneration-agent reservoir located/recessed inside the outer casing and structured for being manually fillable with consumable salt or other regeneration agent, a first water-supply line for channeling fresh water into said regeneration-agent reservoir so as to form brine, a brine reservoir fluidically connected to said regeneration-agent reservoir for receiving and accumulating the brine arriving from said regeneration-agent reservoir, and a detector assembly for detecting when the salinity degree of the brine stored into brine reservoir exceeds a predetermined minimum salinity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos, Giorgio Carrer, Enzo Brignone
  • Patent number: 10119217
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and an appliance control panel (6) located on a front wall (3) of the casing (2). The appliance control panel (6) is arranged on a front side of a drawer-like supporting structure (13) which is inserted in extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (14). The drawer-like supporting structure (13) is movable inside the drawer housing (14) between a retracted position and a completely extracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Patent number: 9976248
    Abstract: A water supply assembly (1) for laundry washing machines (100) provided with a detergent drawer (115) structured for receiving a given amount of detergent, softener or other washing agent and fitted in an extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (116). The water supply assembly (1) structured for selectively pouring the water arriving from the fresh-water supply circuit (108) of the laundry washing machine (100) into the detergent drawer (115) so as to selectively flush the detergent, softener or other washing agent out of the same detergent drawer (115).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9970147
    Abstract: Laundry machine has a detergent dispensing assembly, a fresh-water supply circuit for selectively channeling a fresh water flow towards the detergent dispensing assembly, and a water softening device including a softening container having softening agent along the fresh-water supply circuit. A regeneration-agent reservoir fluidically connected to the softening container receives a regeneration agent. A water supply circuit channels fresh water into the regeneration-agent reservoir. The softening device includes an automatic one-way valve on a first fresh-water supply line upstream of the softening container, allowing water to only flow along the first fresh-water supply line, from a water mains to the softener container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Patent number: 9903065
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable washing drum (4) adapted to receive laundry. The machine further includes a water supply circuit (5) to supply water into the washing tub (3), a washing/rinsing products supplier (6) to supply washing/rinsing products into the washing tub (3), a liquid outlet circuit (25) suitable for withdrawing liquid from the washing tub (3) and conveying such a liquid to the outside. The machine further includes a first recirculation circuit (20) suitable for withdrawing liquid from the washing tub (3) and re-admitting such a liquid into a first region (3b) of said washing tub (3), wherein the first recirculation circuit (20) includes a first recirculation pump (21) suitable for forcing liquid inside the first recirculation circuit (20) and a second recirculation circuit (30) suitable for withdrawing liquid from the washing tub (3) and re-admitting such a liquid into a second region (3c) of the washing tub (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Elena Pesavento, Elisa Stabon, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9903062
    Abstract: Laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said casing (2), a washing tub (3). A rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is structured for receiving the laundry to be washed. A detergent dispensing assembly (9) is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3). A first fresh-water supply circuit (10) is structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). A water softening device (11) which is interposed between the first fresh-water supply circuit (10) and the detergent dispensing assembly (9) or the washing tub (3), and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9903064
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) has an outer casing (2) and, inside the outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9) structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), and a fresh-water supply circuit (10) structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). A water softening device (12) is arranged/located along the fresh-water supply circuit (10) and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water channeled to the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). The water softening device (12) being internally provided with a given amount of water softening agent able to reduce the hardens degree of the fresh water flowing through the same water softening device (12), and with a given amount of consumable regeneration agent, able to regenerate the water softening function of the water softening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Publication number: 20170362763
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (10), a fresh-water supply circuit (12) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water towards the detergent dispenser (10) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (14) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20170356119
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) connectable to a water mains (E, E?) has a cabinet (2) supporting a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable washing drum (4) suited to receive laundry and a treating agents dispenser (20) connectable to the water mains (E, E?) by means of at least one supply valve (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e). The treating agents dispenser (20) has a drawer (22) and a supporting structure (21) on which the drawer (22) can slide along a sliding axis (S). A water distributor (35) includes at least one inlet connector (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e) adapted to connect the at least one supply valve (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e) to at least one water conveying line (120a, 120b, 120c, 120d, 120e) for conveying water to a reservoir (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d) or to the washing tub (3). The at least one inlet connector (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e) extends along a main axis (X) which is inclined with respect to the sliding axis (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20170350059
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of said casing, a rotatable drum arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Publication number: 20170350060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry washing machine having a treating agents dispenser (20) provided with one or more compartments (23 a) wherein one of the compartment is suited to receive a unit dose package (DP) comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent (D) incorporated into a water-soluble pouch (P). The treating agents dispenser (20) comprises a water conveying line having at least one nozzle (41, 42, 43) for generating at least one water jet (51, 52, 53) which hits and breaks the unit dose package (DP) inside the compartment (23a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9828720
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9), a fresh-water supply circuit (10) for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3), and a water softening device (11) interposed between the fresh water supply circuit (10) and the detergent dispensing assembly (9) or the washing tub (3), and being structured for reducing the harness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro