Patents by Inventor Vinicius Bianchezzi

Vinicius Bianchezzi 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).

  • Refrigerator appliance subcomponent mounting system
    Patent number: 11988439
    Abstract: An anchor assembly for securing a subcomponent to a refrigerator includes a receiving portion and a cover portion. The receiving portion has a first end configured to engage the subcomponent, a second end defining threads, and tabs extending radially outward at a position that is between the first and second ends. The cover portion has a hub and a skirt extending radially outward from the hub. The hub is configured to engage the second end of the receiving portion via the threads to secure the second portion to the first portion. The skirt is configured to engage a wall and extend about the keyed-orifice. The tabs and skirt are collectively configured to generate a compression force on the wall to secure the anchor assembly to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Luiz Afranio Alves Ferreira, Vinicius Bianchezzi, Ualisson Ferreira Da Silva, Francisco De Sena, Jr., Acácio Da Silva, Jr., Lucas F Lonni
  • Beverage refrigerator with system and methods for weight detection, inventory monitoring, and overload condition notification
    Patent number: 11965771
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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
  • REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE SUBCOMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230417478
    Abstract: An anchor assembly for securing a subcomponent to a refrigerator includes a receiving portion and a cover portion. The receiving portion has a first end configured to engage the subcomponent, a second end defining threads, and tabs extending radially outward at a position that is between the first and second ends. The cover portion has a hub and a skirt extending radially outward from the hub. The hub is configured to engage the second end of the receiving portion via the threads to secure the second portion to the first portion. The skirt is configured to engage a wall and extend about the keyed-orifice. The tabs and skirt are collectively configured to generate a compression force on the wall to secure the anchor assembly to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Luiz Afranio ALVES FERREIRA, Vinicius BIANCHEZZI, Ualisson Ferreira DA SILVA, Francisco DE SENA, JR., Acácio DA SILVA, JR., Lucas F LONNI
  • BEVERAGE REFRIGERATOR WITH SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR WEIGHT DETECTION, INVENTORY MONITORING, AND OVERLOAD CONDITION NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20190301923
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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