Patents by Inventor Chiaro RICCARDO

Chiaro RICCARDO 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).

  • Method of recycling hermetically encapsulated alternative compressors of refrigerators of small and medium power rating and apparatus for implementing the method
    Patent number: 8863380
    Abstract: Method of recycling hermetically encapsulated alternative compressor units used in household refrigerators and an apparatus for implementing the method. The method includes precise cutting of the envelope of the compressor unit using a cutting device. After the compressor unit has been solidly mounted on a rotatable plate with its axle in vertical position, the base portion of the envelope is titled over at least 90° in such a manner that the oil emulsion and the ozone-damaging gases CFC and HCFC can be drained from the base portion, and can be collected completely and eliminated in a manner that does not damage the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Albatech Swiss Technology SA
    Inventor: Chiaro Riccardo
  • METHOD OF RECYCLING HERMETICALLY ENCAPSULATED ALTERNATIVE COMPRESSORS OF REFRIGERATORS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM POWER RATING AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20120285014
    Abstract: Method of recycling hermetically encapsulated alternative compressor units used in household refrigerators and an apparatus for implementing the method. The method includes precise cutting of the envelope of the compressor unit using a cutting device. After the compressor unit has been solidly mounted on a rotatable plate with its axle in vertical position, the base portion of the envelope is titled over at least 90° in such a manner that the oil emulsion and the ozone-damaging gases CFC and HCFC can be drained from the base portion, and can be collected completely and eliminated in a manner that does not damage the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ALBATECH SWISS TECNOLOGY SA
    Inventor: Chiaro RICCARDO