Patents by Inventor ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA DE ALBUQUERQUE

ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA DE ALBUQUERQUE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240060692
    Abstract: A refrigeration system of a household appliance including a compressor, a drip pan configured to collect evaporator condensate, and a pre-condenser. The pre-condenser includes a coil extending from the compressor and having a deformable section and a nondeformable section, wherein the deformable section is disposed between the drip pan and the compressor, and at least a portion of the nondeformable section is disposed in the drip pan such that heat from the coil aids in evaporation of the condensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Alexandre Oliveira DE ALBUQUERQUE, Tiago Deived FAGUNDES, Helena GOETTEMS, Ana Paula MOSCATO MALAVAZI
  • Patent number: 11713917
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a housing, a mullion, and a biasing element. The housing defines an internal cavity and door frame that accesses the internal cavity. The mullion is disposed within the cavity and divides the cavity into a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment. A position of the mullion is adjustable within the cavity such that movement of the mullion away from the freezer compartment and toward the refrigerator compartment increases a volume of the freezer compartment and decreases a volume of the refrigerator compartment, and such that movement of the mullion away from the refrigerator compartment and toward the freezer the compartment decreases the volume of the freezer compartment and increases the volume of the refrigerator compartment. The biasing element is secured to the housing and the mullion. The biasing element is configured to bias the mullion toward the freezer compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandre Oliveira De Albuquerque, Rafael Sottili Chaves, Adalberto Matias Beppler, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220404090
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a housing, a mullion, and a biasing element. The housing defines an internal cavity and door frame that accesses the internal cavity. The mullion is disposed within the cavity and divides the cavity into a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment. A position of the mullion is adjustable within the cavity such that movement of the mullion away from the freezer compartment and toward the refrigerator compartment increases a volume of the freezer compartment and decreases a volume of the refrigerator compartment, and such that movement of the mullion away from the refrigerator compartment and toward the freezer the compartment decreases the volume of the freezer compartment and increases the volume of the refrigerator compartment. The biasing element is secured to the housing and the mullion. The biasing element is configured to bias the mullion toward the freezer compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: ALEXANDRE OLIVEIRA DE ALBUQUERQUE, RAFAEL SOTTILI CHAVES, ADALBERTO MATIAS BEPPLER, JR.