Patents by Inventor ALEX R. OLIVEIRA

ALEX R. OLIVEIRA 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).

  • Food processor with adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 11701788
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210237303
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • Food processor with adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 11007664
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200001490
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • Food processor with adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 10449685
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • Food processor with adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 10427316
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Jeremy T. Wolters, Eric G. Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira
  • Food processor with a lockable adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 10105864
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. A user-operated pin is positioned below the rotating disk and is moveable between a first position in which the rotating disk is prevented from moving upwardly and downwardly, and a second position in which the rotating disk is permitted to move upwardly and downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170080592
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, David J. Gushwa, Yung Leong Hin, Jeffrey Carl Loebig, Euan Skinner MacLeod, Qu Zhi Jie, Michael P. Conti, Thomas Allen Gillette, Brent A. Rowland, Jeremy T. Wolters
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170080591
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin James Beber, Jeremy T. Wolters, Eric G. Tauzer, Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira
  • Food processor with cutting blade assembly support
    Patent number: 8985010
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. The rotating disk includes a blade support having a plurality of slots that receive a flange of the blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric G. Tauzer
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH A LOCKABLE ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140203126
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. A user-operated pin is positioned below the rotating disk and is moveable between a first position in which the rotating disk is prevented from moving upwardly and downwardly, and a second position in which the rotating disk is permitted to move upwardly and downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOAO PAULO M. GONCALVES, ALEX R. OLIVEIRA, FERNANDO R. OLIVEIRA, ERIC TAUZER
  • Food processor with a lockable adjustable blade assembly
    Patent number: 8720325
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. A user-operated pin is positioned below the rotating disk and is moveable between a first position in which the rotating disk is prevented from moving upwardly and downwardly, and a second position in which the rotating disk is permitted to move upwardly and downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Alex R. Oliveira, Fernando R. Oliveira, Eric G. Tauzer
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH CUTTING BLADE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20110265664
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. The rotating disk includes a blade support having a plurality of slots that receive a flange of the blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOAO PAULO M. GONCALVES, ALEX R. OLIVEIRA, FERNANDO R. OLIVEIRA, ERIC G. TAUZER
  • FOOD PROCESSOR WITH A LOCKABLE ADJUSTABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20110265665
    Abstract: A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. A user-operated pin is positioned below the rotating disk and is moveable between a first position in which the rotating disk is prevented from moving upwardly and downwardly, and a second position in which the rotating disk is permitted to move upwardly and downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: JOAO PAULO M. GONCALVES, ALEX R. OLIVEIRA, FERNANDO R. OLIVEIRA, ERIC G. TAUZER