Patents by Inventor Neomar Giacomini
Neomar Giacomini 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).
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Patent number: 11965771Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an exterior configured for resting on a surface and an interior and a plurality of feet coupled with the cabinet along a bottom surface thereof. The refrigerator also includes a plurality of load transducers disposed between and in opposing contact with the cabinet and respective ones of the feet. The refrigerator further includes electronic circuitry including a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to receive a signal corresponding with a gross weight of the cabinet from the plurality of load transducers and to determine the quantity of articles retained within the interior of the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Eduardo Maldaun Barreto, Vinicius Bianchezzi, Rafael Bolzan, Neomar Giacomini, Veronica Marin, Jucemar Medeiros, Wendel O. Rossi, Rafael Kiemo Pfau Santos, Marcos Aurelio de Souza, Gustavo Racy
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Patent number: 11867411Abstract: A method of cooking a food item in a cooking appliance having a cooking chamber and a user interface with a selector that allows a user to set a target degree of browning includes imaging, by an imaging device for capturing a real-time image, the food item inside the cooking chamber. A computing device in communication with the imaging device, and having a software module that receives the captured image, receives the captured real-time image from the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joshua G. Abdoo, Ariana M. Bruno, Matthew P. Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald J. Gilmore
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Publication number: 20230413445Abstract: Example human-machine interface (HMI) assemblies are disclosed. One example HMI assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a backer selectively flexible between a first curved state and a second flexed state, and attached to the fascia in the second flexed state to bias the PCB against the fascia.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: MATTHEW P. EBROM, NEOMAR GIACOMINI, MARK E. GLOTZBACH, BRIAN N. RADFORD
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Patent number: 11792935Abstract: Example human-machine interface (HMI) assemblies are disclosed. One example HMI assembly includes a fascia, a touch film having a first raised contact, a PCB having a second raised contact, and a piercing member passing through the first and second contacts to electrically couple the first and second contacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Matthew P. Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Mark E. Glotzbach, Brian N. Radford
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Patent number: 11686477Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Alexander L. Clayton, Brandon Satanek, Michael Tsai, Christopher Cullen, Heng Tong Pit, Donald John Gilmore, Cristiano Vito Pastore, Matthew P. Ebrom, Pallavi Manjrekar, Bruce Wiatrak, John Doyle, Joshua Abdoo, Ariana Bruno, Neomar Giacomini, Tamara Distaso, Gianpiero Santacatterina, Seth Herndon
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Patent number: 11635250Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a water system. The water system has a fluid circuit and valve assembly. The valve assembly is configured to control flow through the fluid circuit. The valve assembly has a valve, at least one actuator disposed on the valve, and a framework configured to secure the at least one actuator to the valve. The framework has first and second upright members, a crossmember, and an electrical connector. The first and second upright members secured to the valve on opposing sides of the at least one actuator. The crossmember is secured to opposing ends of the first and second upright members relative to the valve such that the valve, first upright member, second upright member, and crossmember form a closed loop around the at least one actuator. The electrical connector is electrically connected to the at least one actuator and is secured to the crossmember.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Neomar Giacomini, Pratyaksh Rohatgi
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Patent number: 11619451Abstract: An oven can include an oven body including a set of interior panels. A set of exterior panels are spaced from the set of interior panels such that a channel is defined between the set of interior panels and the set of exterior panels. The set of interior panels includes an interior panel peripheral wall and an interior panel top wall that at least partially define a cooking cavity. Each interior panel of the set of interior panels has an inner surface and an outer surface. The oven further includes an imaging device with a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking cavity. The oven also comprises a damper coupled to the oven body and to the imaging device for absorbing mechanical vibrations associated with airflow generated by the fan.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joshua G. Abdoo, Ariana M. Bruno, Neomar Giacomini
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Publication number: 20220412568Abstract: A method of cooking a food item in a cooking appliance having a cooking chamber and a user interface with a selector that allows a user to set a target degree of browning includes imaging, by an imaging device for capturing a real-time image, the food item inside the cooking chamber. A computing device in communication with the imaging device, and having a software module that receives the captured image, receives the captured real-time image from the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: JOSHUA G. ABDOO, ARIANA M. BRUNO, MATTHEW P. EBROM, NEOMAR GIACOMINI, DONALD J. GILMORE
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Patent number: 11517146Abstract: A cooking assistance appliance can include a body, at least one camera, at least one sensor, and an imaging device for capturing an image of a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can provide for monitoring use of the cooking appliance, as well as assisting the user in operating the cooking appliance. Additionally, the cooking assistance appliance can be integrated into a hood or a microwave oven and vent combination above a stovetop.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Collin A. Stipe, Cristiano Vito Pastore, Christopher D. Cullen, Andrea Gallivanoni, Gregory Bauman, Aaron Edward Showers, Rahul S. Dudhe, Natalie Hillmann, Tushar Ashok Kalbande, Ajit Janardan Manohar, Rahul R. Pandey, Neomar Giacomini, Kevin Chase, Josh Abdoo, Larissa Ducci De Araujo, Sugosh Venkataraman, Andrea Ferrise
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Publication number: 20220372682Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and method of initiating a sanitization cycle in a laundry treating appliance includes sensing at least one of a presence of an article within a sanitizing compartment, an identification of the article within the sanitizing compartment, or a chemical property within the sanitizing compartment, and determining, in a controller, a need for initiating a sanitization cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: NEOMAR GIACOMINI, DAVID VEHSLAGE
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Publication number: 20220309449Abstract: A refrigerating or food storage appliance for receiving containers within the appliance for storing a substance, the appliance including a cabinet at least partially defining an interior with an access opening, a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the access opening and at least partially defining the interior when the door selectively closes the access opening, at least one thermal imaging device for obtaining thermal image data of at least one container within the interior, and a control unit receiving the thermal image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Neomar GIACOMINI
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Patent number: 11448403Abstract: A cooking appliance having a cooking chamber, a user interface with a selector that allows a user to set a target degree of browning, an imaging device that captures an image of a food item inside the cooking chamber, a computing device in communication with the imaging device and has a software module that receives the captured image from the imaging device and computes a target image based on the captured image and the target degree of browning, and where the target image and the target degree of browning are displayed on the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joshua G. Abdoo, Ariana M. Bruno, Matthew P. Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald J. Gilmore
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Publication number: 20220284684Abstract: A food storage system is disclosed. The system comprises an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item, a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior, and a controller in communication with the vision system. The controller can be operable to generate an augmented reality representation of the interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Joshua George Abdoo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald J. Gilmore, Brian N. Radford, Aaron Edward Showers, Collin Andrew Stipe
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Publication number: 20220228799Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a water system. The water system has a fluid circuit and valve assembly. The valve assembly is configured to control flow through the fluid circuit. The valve assembly has a valve, at least one actuator disposed on the valve, and a framework configured to secure the at least one actuator to the valve. The framework has first and second upright members, a crossmember, and an electrical connector. The first and second upright members secured to the valve on opposing sides of the at least one actuator. The crossmember is secured to opposing ends of the first and second upright members relative to the valve such that the valve, first upright member, second upright member, and crossmember form a closed loop around the at least one actuator. The electrical connector is electrically connected to the at least one actuator and is secured to the crossmember.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Neomar GIACOMINI, Pratyaksh ROHATGI
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Patent number: 11392890Abstract: A refrigerating or food storage appliance for receiving containers within the appliance for storing a substance, the appliance including a cabinet at least partially defining an interior with an access opening, a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open/close the access opening and at least partially defining the interior when the door selectively closes the access opening, at least one thermal imaging device for obtaining thermal image data of at least one container within the interior, and a control unit receiving the thermal image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Neomar Giacomini
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Patent number: 11386621Abstract: A food storage system is disclosed. The can system comprises an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item, a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior, and a controller in communication with the vision system. The controller can be operable to generate an augmented reality representation of the interior.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Joshua George Abdoo, Matthew P. Ebrom, Neomar Giacomini, Donald J. Gilmore, Brian N. Radford, Aaron Edward Showers, Collin Andrew Stipe
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Publication number: 20220170644Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: ALEXANDER L. CLAYTON, BRANDON SATANEK, MICHAEL TSAI, CHRISTOPHER CULLEN, HENG TONG PIT, DONALD JOHN GILMORE, CRISTIANO VITO PASTORE, MATTHEW P. EBROM, PALLAVI MANJREKAR, BRUCE WIATRAK, JOHN DOYLE, JOSHUA ABDOO, ARIANA BRUNO, NEOMAR GIACOMINI, TAMARA DISTASO, GIANPIERO SANTACATTERINA, SETH HERNDON
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Publication number: 20220136774Abstract: An oven can include an oven body including a set of interior panels. A set of exterior panels are spaced from the set of interior panels such that a channel is defined between the set of interior panels and the set of exterior panels. The set of interior panels includes an interior panel peripheral wall and an interior panel top wall that at least partially define a cooking cavity. Each interior panel of the set of interior panels has an inner surface and an outer surface. The oven further includes an imaging device with a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: JOSHUA G. ABDOO, ARIANA M. BRUNO, NEOMAR GIACOMINI
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Patent number: 11287140Abstract: A cooking appliance can include a cooking chamber and an imaging device for capturing an image of a food item inside the chamber. The appliance can include a transparent, touchscreen display for displaying the interior contents of the cooking appliance to a user without requiring the user to open the cooking appliance, as well as providing for the user controlling, operating, and interacting with the cooking appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventors: Alexander L. Clayton, Brandon Satanek, Michael Tsai, Christopher Cullen, Heng Tong Pit, Donald John Gilmore, Cristiano Vito Pastore, Matthew P. Ebrom, Pallavi Manjrekar, Bruce Wiatrak, John Doyle, Joshua Abdoo, Ariana Bruno, Neomar Giacomini, Tamara Distaso, Gianpiero Santacatterina, Seth Herndon
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Publication number: 20220046799Abstract: Example human-machine interface (HMI) assemblies are disclosed. One example HMI assembly includes a fascia, a touch film having a first raised contact, a PCB having a second raised contact, and a piercing member passing through the first and second contacts to electrically couple the first and second contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: MATTHEW P. EBROM, NEOMAR GIACOMINI, MARK E. GLOTZBACH, BRIAN N. RADFORD