Patents by Inventor Arne Nensen

Arne Nensen 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: 20250082168
    Abstract: A washing appliance is provided, including a tub configured to house items to be washed; an inlet valve configured to be operated in an open condition for causing washing fluid to be loaded into the tub and in a closed condition for preventing washing fluid to be fed to the appliance; a circulation pump configured to circulate the washing fluid in the tub during a washing cycle; a control unit configured to determine an operative state of the circulation pump between a saturation state indicative that sufficient washing fluid is present in the tub to prevent air from being drawn out by the circulation pump, and a starvation state indicative that insufficient washing fluid is present in the tub to prevent air from being drawn out by the circulation pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Daniele BENINATO, Riccardo PROTA, Sandro BROVEDANI, Alberto BISUTTI, Viktor KOZMA, Arne NENSEN, David PERSSON, Conny FINNE
  • Publication number: 20250057385
    Abstract: A washing appliance comprising a tub to house items to be washed; a circulation pump (130) to circulate a washing fluid in the tub; a circulation pump motor to drive the circulation pump; a drain pump; a detection unit configured to monitor at least one electromechanical parameter of the circulation pump motor, and to detect, based on the monitored at least one electromechanical parameter, a starvation event indicating that air is drawn out by the circulation pump or a saturation event indicating that no air is drawn out by the circulation pump: a control unit configured to determine a first starvation event and a second starvation event occurred after the first starvation event, wherein the first starvation event is determined when a starvation event is detected after a first number of consecutive saturation events (N1) is counted, or after a first time interval (?T1) has elapsed during which no starvation event is detected, and wherein the second starvation event is determined when a starvation event is det
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Daniele BENINATO, Riccardo PROTA, Sandro BROVEDANI, Alberto BISUTTI, Viktor KOZMA, Arne NENSEN, David PERSSON, Conny FINNE
  • Publication number: 20250049284
    Abstract: A washing appliance is provided, including: a tub configured to house items to be washed; an inlet valve operable to be selectively switched between an open condition for causing washing fluid to be loaded into the tub and a closed condition for preventing washing fluid be fed to the appliance; a circulation pump configured to circulate the washing fluid in the tub during a washing cycle; a control unit configured to determine an operative state of the circulation pump between a saturation state indicative that sufficient washing fluid is present in the tub to prevent air from being drawn out by the circulation pump, and a starvation state indicative that insufficient washing fluid is present in the tub to prevent air from being drawn out by the circulation pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Daniele BENINATO, Riccardo PROTA, Sandro BROVEDANI, Alberto BISUTTI, Viktor KOZMA, Arne NENSEN, David PERSSON, Conny FINNE
  • Patent number: 11019979
    Abstract: Provided are a method of detecting a change in process water flow of a circulation pump in an appliance for washing and rinsing goods, and an appliance performing the method. An appliance for washing and rinsing goods may be provided including a circulation pump, a sensing arrangement arranged to measure a property indicating torque of the circulation pump, and a controller. The controller may be arranged to average a first set of values of the measured property, thereby creating a first average, average at least a further set of values of the measured property, thereby creating at least one further average, compare the first average with the at least one further average, and to detect change in process water flow of the circulation pump based on a difference between the first average and the at least one further average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: David Persson, Arne Nensén
  • Publication number: 20190174989
    Abstract: Provided are a method of detecting a change in process water flow of a circulation pump in an appliance for washing and rinsing goods, and an appliance performing the method. An appliance for washing and rinsing goods may be provided including a circulation pump, a sensing arrangement arranged to measure a property indicating torque of the circulation pump, and a controller. The controller may be arranged to average a first set of values of the measured property, thereby creating a first average, average at least a further set of values of the measured property, thereby creating at least one further average, compare the first average with the at least one further average, and to detect change in process water flow of the circulation pump based on a difference between the first average and the at least one further average.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: David PERSSON, Arne NENSÉN
  • Patent number: 9162333
    Abstract: A domestic appliance (1) with a bus (2) is disclosed. A plurality of modules (3) are connected to the bus, each controlling an operational component (4). Initial programming of the modules may take place from a single connection point (61). The modules may be configured to control the domestic appliance jointly and non-hierarchically. Suitably, all modules are identical up to content of a data memory provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Girish Pimputkar, Per-Erik Pers, Arne Nensen
  • Publication number: 20120254489
    Abstract: A domestic appliance (1) with a bus (2) is disclosed. A plurality of modules (3) are connected to the bus, each controlling an operational component (4). Initial programming of the modules may take place from a single connection point (61). The modules may be configured to control the domestic appliance jointly and non-hierarchically. Suitably, all modules are identical up to content of a data memory provided therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Girish Pimputkar, Per-Erik Pers, Arne Nensen