Patents by Inventor Stefano Toppan

Stefano Toppan 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: 9535412
    Abstract: An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) further comprises a detection device (9) adapted to detect if the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Edi Fabbro, Paolo Farris, Mauro Taiariol, Stefano Toppan
  • Patent number: 9091447
    Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an oven muffle (1) comprising a lighting system (3). The lighting system (3) comprises a light source (6) and a light guide (4) attached to the outer surface of the oven muffle (1), the light guide (4) has at least one light guiding tube (4) arranged and adapted to couple light of the light source (6) into the light guiding tube (4), wherein the light guiding tube (4) extends in parallel to the light guiding direction along a respective wall (5) from a light tube exit window to its light tube face side, preferably lying beyond a respective edge of the wall (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Fabrizio Dolce, Stefano Toppan
  • Publication number: 20130201657
    Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an oven muffle (1) comprising a lighting system (3). The lighting system (3) comprises a light source (6) and a light guide (4) attached to the outer surface of the oven muffle (1), the light guide (4) has at least one light guiding tube (4) arranged and adapted to couple light of the light source (6) into the light guiding tube (4), wherein the light guiding tube (4) extends in parallel to the light guiding direction along a respective wall (5) from a light tube exit window to its light tube face side, preferably lying beyond a respective edge of the wall (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Fabrizio Dolce, Stefano Toppan
  • Publication number: 20120248879
    Abstract: An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) to-perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Edi Fabbro, Paolo Farris, Mauro Taiariol, Stefano Toppan