Patents by Inventor Eric Muzzillo

Eric Muzzillo 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: 12553652
    Abstract: An icemaker appliance is provided, the appliance including a conduit fluidly coupling together a water reservoir, an icemaking vessel, and an ice reservoir. The appliance includes a pump configured to flow water through the conduit. The icemaking vessel includes an auger positioned at least partially within a cylinder. A flowpath is formed between the cylinder and the auger. The auger forms an auger conduit extending in fluid communication from the flowpath to an outlet opening outside of the flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Bo Yan, Yayu Song, Eric Muzzillo
  • Publication number: 20260016209
    Abstract: An icemaker appliance is provided, the appliance including a conduit fluidly coupling together a water reservoir, an icemaking vessel, and an ice reservoir. The appliance includes a pump configured to flow water through the conduit. The icemaking vessel includes an auger positioned at least partially within a cylinder. A flowpath is formed between the cylinder and the auger. The auger forms an auger conduit extending in fluid communication from the flowpath to an outlet opening outside of the flowpath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Samuel Vincent DePlesses, Bo Yan, Yayu Song, Eric Muzzillo
  • Patent number: 12510281
    Abstract: An icemaker appliance is provided, the icemaker appliance including an upper reservoir positioned above a lower reservoir along a vertical axis. The upper reservoir is positioned at least partially overlapping an icemaking vessel along the vertical axis. A pump is configured to flow water through a first conduit from the lower reservoir. A second conduit fluidly couples the pump to the upper reservoir. A supply conduit is fluidly coupled the upper reservoir to the icemaking vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Yan, Yayu Song, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Eric Muzzillo
  • Patent number: 12510284
    Abstract: An ice making appliance includes a casing, a user interface on the casing, a container within the casing, and a reservoir disposed within the casing. The ice making appliance includes one or more injection molded parts with anti-microbial ingredients. The ice making appliance may include an auxiliary reservoir disposed outside of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Winckler, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Eric Muzzillo, Lauren Platts, Annie Han
  • Publication number: 20250180266
    Abstract: An icemaker appliance is provided, the icemaker appliance including an upper reservoir positioned above a lower reservoir along a vertical axis. The upper reservoir is positioned at least partially overlapping an icemaking vessel along the vertical axis. A pump is configured to flow water through a first conduit from the lower reservoir. A second conduit fluidly couples the pump to the upper reservoir. A supply conduit is fluidly coupled the upper reservoir to the icemaking vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Bo YAN, Yayu SONG, Samuel Vincent DUPLESSIS, Eric MUZZILLO
  • Publication number: 20250052468
    Abstract: A countertop ice maker appliance includes a compressor, a condenser, a condenser fan, and a motor assembly. A method of operating the countertop ice maker includes initiating a standard ice making cycle, the standard ice making cycle including a first set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan; receiving, via the user interface, a signal to initiate an adjusted ice making cycle; adjusting the first set of parameters to form a second set of parameters for each of the motor assembly, the compressor, and the condenser fan; and initiating the adjusted ice making cycle according to the second set of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Srikanth Raavi Venkata, Eric Muzzillo, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis
  • Publication number: 20250052473
    Abstract: An ice making appliance includes a casing, a user interface on the casing, a container within the casing, and a reservoir disposed within the casing. The ice making appliance includes one or more injection molded parts with anti-microbial ingredients. The ice making appliance may include an auxiliary reservoir disposed outside of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Rachel Winckler, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Eric Muzzillo, Lauren Platts, Annie Han
  • Publication number: 20220400890
    Abstract: A method of operating a coffee making appliance includes receiving an input from a user interface of the coffee making appliance. In response to the received input, a pump of the coffee making appliance is activated to pump an initial volume of water from a reservoir to a brew basket. The pump is then paused for a bloom time after pumping the initial volume of water. The bloom time is based on the input from the user interface. The method also includes activating the pump to pump a second volume of water from the reservoir to the brew basket after the bloom time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Eric Muzzillo, Andre Zdanow