Patents by Inventor Andrea Pradal

Andrea Pradal 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: 20210262696
    Abstract: An electric heater (1), in particular for heating, in particular thawing, an aqueous solution comprising urea inside a tank (100) to save fuel and abate pollution of a motor vehicle, the electric heater (1) comprising—a thermally conductive body (20), provided with a wall (23) which at least partially extends about an axis (Z), comprising two opposite faces (21, 22); a plurality of fins (24, 25) which extend transversally from at least a first face (21) of said two faces (21, 22); at least one heating element (40), adapted to be connected to a source of electricity to generate heat, comprising a stretch (41) arranged inside the wall (23), which extends along the wall (23), whereby the heat generated by the at least one heating element (40) can be transmitted to the body (20) and to the substance to be heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Federico ZOPPAS, Stefano ZANELLA, Mario EUSEBIO, Andrea PRADAL
  • Patent number: 10228157
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for household appliances comprising a cover (1) having:—a first face internal to the pump adapted to be in contact with an operating fluid, and a second face external to the pump, opposite to the first face and provided with an annular groove (16) forming a projection inwards of the pump,—a heating element (11) fixed in the annular groove (16),—a first support element (21) arranged on the second face and provided with a first constraint (31) adapted to be fixed to a first safety device (41), said first support element (21) being in thermal contact with said operating fluid, whereby the first safety device (41) is adapted to come in thermal contact with the operating fluid,—a second support element (22) arranged on the second face, distinct from the first support element (21) and provided with a second constraint (32) adapted to be fixed to a second safety device (42), said second support element (22) being in thermal contact with said heating element (11), whereby the second safety device (
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: I.R.C.A. S.P.A. Industria Resistenze Corazzate e Affini
    Inventors: Federico Zoppas, Angelo Irrera, Andrea Pradal, Maurizio Biasi
  • Publication number: 20160334133
    Abstract: A centrifugal pump for household appliances comprising a cover (1) having:—a first face internal to the pump adapted to be in contact with an operating fluid, and a second face external to the pump, opposite to the first face and provided with an annular groove (16) forming a projection inwards of the pump,—a heating element (11) fixed in the annular groove (16),—a first support element (21) arranged on the second face and provided with a first constraint (31) adapted to be fixed to a first safety device (41), said first support element (21) being in thermal contact with said operating fluid, whereby the first safety device (41) is adapted to come in thermal contact with the operating fluid,—a second support element (22) arranged on the second face, distinct from the first support element (21) and provided with a second constraint (32) adapted to be fixed to a second safety device (42), said second support element (22) being in thermal contact with said heating element (11), whereby the second safety device (
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: I.R.C.A. S.P.A. Industria Resistenze Corassale e Affini
    Inventors: Federico Zoppas, Angelo Irrera, Andrea Pradal, Maurizio Biasi