Patents by Inventor Renzo Bralia

Renzo Bralia 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).

  • Glass ceramic cooking hob with a reflecting surface arranged in a position corresponding with a light and/or heat generator, in particular a halogen lamp cooled by air circulation
    Patent number: 5422460
    Abstract: A glass ceramic cooktop includes a free surface on which containers containing food to be prepared are placed, below surface there being provided a light and heat generator, such as a halogen lamp at which there is positioned a reflecting element having at least one face facing the generator and an opposing face facing an external environment. This latter face is exposed to an air flow generated by a cooling member positioned below the reflecting element, the air flow cooling the reflecting element, which heats up during the operation of the halogen lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Whirlpool Europe B.V.
    Inventors: Renzo Bralia, Enzo Cigarini, Franciscus Kokkeler