Patents by Inventor Afrânio Berti Chinchilha

Afrânio Berti Chinchilha 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).

  • SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240167214
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a second opposing direction to a retaining notch. A suspension rod extends between the tub and the suspension support and has a hook for selectively engaging the assembling surface in an installed position and selectively engaging the ejection surface in a misaligned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clóvis Douglas Minchola de Assis, Afrânio Berti Chinchilha, Thiago Vianna Galavotti, Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya
  • Suspension system
    Patent number: 11885059
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a second opposing direction to a retaining notch. A suspension rod extends between the tub and the suspension support and has a hook for selectively engaging the assembling surface in an installed position and selectively engaging the ejection surface in a misaligned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Clóvis Douglas Minchola de Assis, Afrânio Berti Chinchilha, Thiago Vianna Galavotti, Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya
  • SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220120011
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a second opposing direction to a retaining notch. A suspension rod extends between the tub and the suspension support and has a hook for selectively engaging the assembling surface in an installed position and selectively engaging the ejection surface in a misaligned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clóvis Douglas Minchola de Assis, Afrânio Berti Chinchilha, Thiago Vianna Galavotti, Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya
  • Suspension system
    Patent number: 11242637
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a second opposing direction to a retaining notch. A suspension rod extends between the tub and the suspension support and has a hook for selectively engaging the assembling surface in an installed position and selectively engaging the ejection surface in a misaligned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Clóvis Douglas Minchola de Assis, Afrânio Berti Chinchilha, Thiago Vianna Galavotti, Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya
  • SUSPENSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210164146
    Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet frame that defines a receiving aperture. A tub is disposed within the cabinet frame. A suspension support includes an engagement portion. The engagement portion includes an ejection surface sloping in a first direction and an assembling surface sloping in a second opposing direction to a retaining notch. A suspension rod extends between the tub and the suspension support and has a hook for selectively engaging the assembling surface in an installed position and selectively engaging the ejection surface in a misaligned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Clóvis Douglas Minchola de Assis, Afrânio Berti Chinchilha, Thiago Vianna Galavotti, Blessing Chidinma Ifekaibeya