Patents by Inventor Danny BUSO
Danny BUSO 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).
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Patent number: 11242644Abstract: A laundry treatment machine door assembly having a front frame and a cap element outwardly assembled to the front frame. The front frame and the cap element both comprise an irregularity which defines a handle for the door assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Danny Buso, Marco Santarossa, Luca Pradal, Dario Braconi
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Publication number: 20200063328Abstract: A laundry treatment machine door assembly having a front frame and a cap element outwardly assembled to the front frame. The front frame and the cap element both comprise an irregularity which defines a handle for the door assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Danny Buso, Marco Santarossa, Luca Pradal, Dario Braconi
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Patent number: 10100456Abstract: Laundry appliance (1), for example laundry washing machine, laundry dryer or laundry washer dryer, having a) a cabinet (2) with a housing (10) having at least one front face (112A, 112B) and at least one front panel (12), b) at least one fixing device (38, 22, 131) for fixing said front panel (12) to the housing (10) by applying a fixing force in a fixing direction (FD),and c) at least one pulling device (20, 30, 12A, 12B) for exerting a pulling force (F) in a pulling direction (PD) onto the front panel (12) pulling the front panel (12) against at least one front face (112A, 112B) of the housing (10, 10A, 10B). The fixing direction (FD) of the fixing force is different to the pulling direction (PD) of the pulling force (F), and the fixing device (38A, 131) is coupled to the pulling device (30) in such a way that the fixing force generates the pulling force (F) or is partly transformed into the pulling force (F).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Danny Buso, Flavio Rigo, Marco Rigo
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Patent number: 9637855Abstract: A laundry machine includes a cabinet with a front panel having a laundry loading/unloading opening, and a door. A washing tub is accommodated within the cabinet. A drum is rotatably arranged within the washing tub in such a way that a frontal rim of the drum faces the laundry loading/unloading opening, and a bellows connecting a rim of the laundry loading/unloading opening to the opening of the washing tub. The bellows includes a first and a second lip protruding towards the rotation axis of the drum wherein the first and second lips are each placed to hinder the passage of foreign bodies from the drum to the washing tub through a gap between the drum and the washing tub. The frontal rim of the drum is located between the first and the second lips.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Daniele Favaro
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Patent number: 9617677Abstract: A laundry machine may include a casing (2) with a panel (3) having a laundry loading/unloading opening (4), a door (5) hinged to the casing (2) for opening/closing the laundry loading/unloading opening (4), a hinge (6) adapted to pivotably support the door (5) to the casing (2), and one or more apertures (7) in the door frame (8) on the hinge side allowing the rotation of the door (5) with respect to the hinge (6) when opening/closing. The laundry machine (1) may further include at least one closure element (9) for at least partially closing the one or more apertures (7) when the door (5) is in a closed position in which it closes the loading/unloading opening (4).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Danny Buso, Stefano De Paoli, Iyer Swaminathan
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Publication number: 20170022653Abstract: Laundry appliance (1), for example laundry washing machine, laundry dryer or laundry washer dryer, comprising a) a cabinet (2) with a housing (10) having at least one front face (112A, 112B) and at least one front panel (12), b) at least one fixing device (38, 22, 131) for fixing said front panel (12) to the housing (10) by applying a fixing force in a fixing direction (FD), c) at least one pulling device (20, 30, 12A, 12B) for exerting a pulling force (F) in a pulling direction (PD) onto the front panel (12) pulling the front panel (12) against at least one front face (112A, 112B) of the housing (10, 10A, 10B), d) wherein the fixing direction (FD) of the fixing force is different to the pulling direction (PD)of the pulling force (F), and e) wherein the fixing device (38A, 131) is coupled to the pulling device (30) in such a way that the fixing force generates the pulling force (F) or is partly transformed into the pulling force (F).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Danny Buso, Flavio Rigo, Marco Rigo
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Patent number: 9309617Abstract: The invention relates to a home appliance, in particular washing and/or drying machine (1), comprising a detergent feeding device (2) having at least one detergent storing compartment (4) for storing a detergent, the at least one detergent compartment (4) comprising: an outlet (12) for a detergent and water mixture, and a pivoted partition element (14) arranged in the detergent compartment (4), wherein in a first position the partition element (14) separates a partial compartment (34) in the detergent compartment (4) from the outlet (12) for storing an amount of liquid detergent in the partial compartment, and wherein in a second position the partition element (14) provides passage from the partial compartment to the outlet (12).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Pietro Rizzetto
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Publication number: 20150315740Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine comprising a casing (2) with a panel (3) having a laundry loading/unloading opening (4), a door (5) hinged to the casing (2) for opening/closing the laundry loading/unloading opening (4), a hinge (6) adapted to pivotable support the door (5) to the casing (2), one or more apertures (7) in the door frame (8) on the hinge side allowing the rotation of the door (5) with respect to the hinge (6) when opening/closing. The laundry machine (1) further comprises at least one closure element (9) for at least partially closing the one or more apertures (7) when the door (5) is in a closed position in which it closes the loading/unloading opening (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Danny Buso, Stefano De Paoli, Iyer Swaminathan
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Patent number: 8991220Abstract: A washing machine (1) has a washing tub (5) containing a rotary perforated drum (6), and a washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8), fluidly connectable to a water source. The liquid dispenser includes a housing (9) and a drawer (10), removably associated to the housing (9), provided with one or more compartments (11a, 11b) adapted to be filled with washing and/or rinsing products. A water line (13) fluidly connects the washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8) and the tub (5). The water line (13) has one or more single-piece elements (13, 13a. 13b) including a first conduit (25), fluidly connecting the one or more compartments (11a, 11b) and the tub (5), and a second conduit (27), fluidly separated from the first conduit (25), fluidly connectable, upstream, with the water source, and fluidly connected, downstream, with the tub (5)). The first and second conduits (25, 27) are provided in a single-piece construction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Pietro Rizzetto
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Publication number: 20140060122Abstract: A laundry machine, particularly of the front loading type, is proposed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet with a front panel having a laundry loading/unloading opening, and a door for closing the laundry loading/unloading opening. A washing tub is accommodated within the cabinet and has an opening corresponding to the laundry loading/unloading opening. A drum is rotatably arranged within the washing tub in such a way that a frontal rim of the drum faces the laundry loading/unloading opening, and a bellows connecting a rim of the laundry loading/unloading opening to the opening of the washing tub. The bellows includes a first and a second lip protruding towards the rotation axis of the drum. The first lip is closer to the front panel than the second lip and is adapted to hinder the passage of foreign bodies from the drum to the washing tub through a gap between the drum and the washing tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Daniele Favaro
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Publication number: 20120204606Abstract: The invention relates to a home appliance, in particular washing and/or drying machine (1), comprising a detergent feeding device (2) having at least one detergent storing compartment (4) for storing a detergent, the at least one detergent compartment (4) comprising: an outlet (12) for a detergent and water mixture, and a pivoted partition element (14) arranged in the detergent compartment (4), wherein in a first position the partition element (14) separates a partial compartment (34) in the detergent compartment (4) from the outlet (12) for storing an amount of liquid detergent in the partial compartment, and wherein in a second position the partition element (14) provides passage from the partial compartment to the outlet (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Pietro Rizzetto
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Publication number: 20120067089Abstract: A washing machine (1) has a washing tub (5) containing a rotary perforated drum (6), and a washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8), fluidly connectable to a water source. The liquid dispenser includes a housing (9) and a drawer (10), removably associated to the housing (9), provided with one or more compartments (11a, 11b) adapted to be filled with washing and/or rinsing products. A water line (13) fluidly connects the washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8) and the tub (5). The water line (13) has one or more single-piece elements (13, 13a. 13b) including a first conduit (25), fluidly connecting the one or more compartments (11a, 11b) and the tub (5), and a second conduit (27), fluidly separated from the first conduit (25), fluidly connectable, upstream, with the water source, and fluidly connected, downstream, with the tub (5). The first and second conduits (25, 27) are provided in a single-piece construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Pietro Rizzetto
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Publication number: 20120060568Abstract: A washing machine (1) has a washing tub (5) containing a rotary perforated drum (6), and a washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8) including a housing (9) and a drawer (10), removably associated to the housing (9), provided with one or more compartments (11a, 11b) adapted to be filled with washing and/or rinsing products. The washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser has a water distributor (14) provided with at last two inlet connectors (15a, 15b), connectable, upstream, to a water source, and fluidly connected, downstream, to an air-gap (16) from which at least two ducts (17a, 17b) branch off. The at least two ducts are fluidly connected to the inlet connectors (15a, 15b) and adapted for conveying water to the compartments (11a, 11b). A water line (13), fluidly connects the washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8) and the tub (5). The washing/rinsing-liquid dispenser (8) has a by-pass line (20), fluidly connected, upstream, to at least one of the inlet connectors, and extending substantially from the air-gap (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Danny Buso, Pietro Rizzetto
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Assembly Method and Assembly Apparatus for Assembling the Washing Group of a Laundry Washing Machine
Publication number: 20110289756Abstract: A method is set forth for assembly of the washing group (1) of a laundry washing machine including a washing tub (2) and a rotatable drum (3). The tub (2) is formed of a rear half-shell (4) and a front half-shell (5) made of plastic and coupled to one another in a watertight manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Fabio ZANELLO, Danny BUSO, Kevin BREESE