Patents by Inventor Andrea De Bernardo

Andrea De Bernardo 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: 10640905
    Abstract: A laundry treatment machine (1) has an outer casing (2), and a washing tub (3) which is arranged inside the outer casing (2). A rotatable washing drum (4) is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is structured to receive the laundry to be treated. A liquid supplying system is provided for supplying hot liquid and/or cold liquid into the washing tub (3). A temperature sensor (22) is arranged in the washing tub (3) and is designed for sensing the temperature of the liquid contained in the washing tub (3). An electronic control device (23) is configured to: determine whether the temperature sensor (22) is immersed in liquid; and perform a first or a second control procedure, different from one another, to control the water supplying system based on a determined immersion status of the temperature sensor (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktienbolag
    Inventors: Andrea De Bernardo, Luca Da Re
  • Patent number: 10619286
    Abstract: A method to control a laundry machine. The method includes: controlling an electric motor to rotate a drum to change the rotational speed according to a prefixed reference speed profile comprising an acceleration ramp from a low speed to a prefixed high speed and a constant speed phase at the high speed, sampling first torque values generated by the motor during the acceleration ramp according to a first sample time, sampling second torque values generated by the motor during the constant speed phase according to a second sample time, calculating a third value indicative of an average torque being calculated on the basis of the second torque values, determining a fourth value by performing an integral function with respect to the first torque values less the third value, and determining the amount of laundry load on the basis of the fourth value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Elena Pesavento, Fabio Altinier, Terenzio Girotto, Lorenzo Corso, Piero Stocco, Andrea De Bernardo
  • Publication number: 20190055689
    Abstract: A method to control a laundry machine. The method includes: controlling an electric motor to rotate a drum to change the rotational speed according to a prefixed reference speed profile comprising an acceleration ramp from a low speed to a prefixed high speed and a constant speed phase at the high speed, sampling first torque values generated by the motor during the acceleration ramp according to a first sample time, sampling second torque values generated by the motor during the constant speed phase according to a second sample time, calculating a third value indicative of an average torque being calculated on the basis of the second torque values, determining a fourth value by performing an integral function with respect to the first torque values less the third value, and determining the amount of laundry load on the basis of the fourth value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Elena Pesavento, Fabio Altinier, Terenzio Girotto, Lorenzo Corso, Piero Stocco, Andrea De Bernardo
  • Publication number: 20170226679
    Abstract: A laundry treatment machine (1) has an outer casing (2), and a washing tub (3) which is arranged inside the outer casing (2). A rotatable washing drum (4) is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is structured to receive the laundry to be treated. A liquid supplying system is provided for supplying hot liquid and/or cold liquid into the washing tub (3). A temperature sensor (22) is arranged in the washing tub (3) and is designed for sensing the temperature of the liquid contained in the washing tub (3). An electronic control device (23) is configured to: determine whether the temperature sensor (22) is immersed in liquid; and perform a first or a second control procedure, different from one another, to control the water supplying system based on a determined immersion status of the temperature sensor (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Andrea De Bernardo, Luca Da Re