Patents by Inventor Giancarlo Arrigoni
Giancarlo Arrigoni 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: 10539330Abstract: A kitchen unit (200), for example an extraction hood, has a task lighting system (100) for illuminating an operative area (210) below the kitchen unit. The task lighting system includes: at least a plurality of fixed lighting elements (110) configured to generate, on the operative area, corresponding fixed elementary light spots (270) and macro light spots (280) by the union of the elementary light spots; and a control unit (115) configured to receive a spot position signal indicative of a desired position of a macro light spot and to selectively activate, based on the spot position signal, the lighting elements to generate a macro light spot with said desired position.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Electrolux Appliances AktiebolagInventors: Luigi Buriola, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Chiara Ciardetti, Valerio Verdoliva
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Patent number: 9535412Abstract: An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) further comprises a detection device (9) adapted to detect if the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Edi Fabbro, Paolo Farris, Mauro Taiariol, Stefano Toppan
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Patent number: 9218904Abstract: A refrigerator (1) includes a cabinet (2) provided with a primary electrical circuit (7) connected to a main alternate voltage power supply and at least one movable member (6) associable to the cabinet (2) and provided with a secondary electrical circuit (11). The secondary circuit (11) is powered contactlessly by the primary circuit (7) and the secondary circuit (11) supplies electrical energy to a power consuming device (14).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Dario Muzzolini
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Patent number: 9091447Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an oven muffle (1) comprising a lighting system (3). The lighting system (3) comprises a light source (6) and a light guide (4) attached to the outer surface of the oven muffle (1), the light guide (4) has at least one light guiding tube (4) arranged and adapted to couple light of the light source (6) into the light guiding tube (4), wherein the light guiding tube (4) extends in parallel to the light guiding direction along a respective wall (5) from a light tube exit window to its light tube face side, preferably lying beyond a respective edge of the wall (5).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Fabrizio Dolce, Stefano Toppan
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Patent number: 8997731Abstract: The invention relates to a gas burner for a gas cooking appliance with at least one gas hob and/or one gas oven, wherein the gas burner (10) comprises a heat source (18) and an electric ignition system (24), and wherein an electric or electronic control circuit (38) is provided for controlling the electric ignition system (24). According to the invention the gas burner (10) includes a photovoltaic generator (20) for generating the electric power for the electric ignition system (24).Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Karl Leidig, Francesco Corleoni, Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni
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Patent number: 8978405Abstract: There is described a food cooling appliance (1) having an outer casing (2) extending along a vertical reference axis (A); a food cooling chamber (3) housed inside the outer casing (2) and of a given length (L1) measured along the reference axis; at least one food-supporting shelf (5) positioned firmly, m but in easily removable manner, inside the cooling chamber; a primary inductor (8) extending in a direction parallel to the reference axis, and of a length (L2) substantially equal or less than the length of the cooling chamber; one or more light-emitting units (18) located along an outer peripheral edge of the shelf and coplanar with the shelf; and at least on secondary inductor (9) housed in the shelf to supply the light-emitting diodes (18) with electric current.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Paolo Alberghetti, Magnus Bergendahl, Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Ivan Muzzolini, Donatella Muzzolini, Marinella Valincich
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Publication number: 20150015001Abstract: An electric household appliance having a casing (2); a compartment (3) housed inside the casing (2) and facing an opening (4); a door (5) fitted to the casing (2) and movable between an open position and a closed position; and a locking device (6); the locking device (6) having a box body (7) fixed to the casing (2), alongside the door (5); latch means (8, 13) fitted to the box body (7) to move between a lock position locking the door (5), and a release position releasing the door (5); and an actuating device (11) for selectively moving the latch means (8, 13) between the lock position and the release position, and which has at least an electrically conducting resistance wire (16) made of a shape-memory alloy and designed to vary in length alongside a variation in temperature, and electric power devices (18) for powering the resistance wire (16) and producing a controlled Joule-effect variation in temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Edi FABBRO, Giancarlo ARRIGONI, Marco BIASIOTTO, Tommaso LUCHETTI
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Patent number: 8919006Abstract: A laundry drying machine (1) includes a casing (2) containing a rotatable drum (4) for holding the laundry (5) to dry, and a drying air circuit (6) for conveying a drying air flow towards the inside of the drum (6) and from it to the outside. At least one filter (12) is provided for intercepting the fluff dragged out of the laundry (5) by the drying air flow. Vibrating means (19) are adapted to cause the filter (12) to vibrate, so as to drop down the fluff from the filter (12). The filter (12) is selectively positionable between an operational position in which the filter (12) is arranged in a seat (11) intercepting the drying air circuit (6), and an extracted position in which the filter (12) is removed from the seat (11), outside the drying air circuit (6). The vibrating means includes an exciter, associated to the casing (2), and an exciter-responsive element, associated to the filter (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Carlo Urbanet, Alberto Bison, Maurizio Ugel, Giancarlo Gerolin
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Patent number: 8657392Abstract: A refrigerator (1) has one or more movable members (6) which are contactlessly powered for activating a power consuming device (14). The refrigerator (1) according to the invention includes a cabinet (2) provided with a primary electrical circuit (7) connected to a main alternate voltage power supply and a movable member (6) associable to the cabinet (2) provided with a secondary electrical circuit (11). The secondary circuit (11) is powered contactlessly by the primary circuit (7) and supplies electrical energy to a power consuming device (14).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2006Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Dario Muzzolini
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Publication number: 20130201657Abstract: The present application in particular is directed to an oven muffle (1) comprising a lighting system (3). The lighting system (3) comprises a light source (6) and a light guide (4) attached to the outer surface of the oven muffle (1), the light guide (4) has at least one light guiding tube (4) arranged and adapted to couple light of the light source (6) into the light guiding tube (4), wherein the light guiding tube (4) extends in parallel to the light guiding direction along a respective wall (5) from a light tube exit window to its light tube face side, preferably lying beyond a respective edge of the wall (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Fabrizio Dolce, Stefano Toppan
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Publication number: 20120248879Abstract: An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) to-perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Edi Fabbro, Paolo Farris, Mauro Taiariol, Stefano Toppan
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Publication number: 20110203302Abstract: There is described a food cooling appliance (1) having an outer casing (2) extending along a vertical reference axis (A); a food cooling chamber (3) housed inside the outer casing (2) and of a given length (L1) measured along the reference axis; at least one food-supporting shelf (5) positioned firmly, m but in easily removable manner, inside the cooling chamber; a primary inductor (8) extending in a direction parallel to the reference axis, and of a length (L2) substantially equal or less than the length of the cooling chamber; one or more light-emitting units (18) located along an outer peripheral edge of the shelf and coplanar with the shelf; and at least on secondary inductor (9) housed in the shelf to supply the light-emitting diodes (18) with electric current.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Paolo Alberghetti, Magnus Bergendahl, Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Dario Muzzolini, Ivan Muzzolini, Donatella Muzzolini, Marinella Valincick
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Publication number: 20110173834Abstract: A laundry drying machine (1) includes a casing (2) containing a rotatable drum (4) for holding the laundry (5) to dry, and a drying air circuit (6) for conveying a drying air flow towards the inside of the drum (6) and from it to the outside. At least one filter (12) is provided for intercepting the fluff dragged out of the laundry (5) by the drying air flow. Vibrating means (19) are adapted to cause the filter (12) to vibrate, so as to drop down the fluff from the filter (12). The filter (12) is selectively positionable between an operational position in which the filter (12) is arranged in a seat (11) intercepting the drying air circuit (6), and an extracted position in which the filter (12) is removed from the seat (11), outside the drying air circuit (6). The vibrating means includes an exciter, associated to the casing (2), and an exciter-responsive element, associated to the filter (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, N.V.Inventors: Giancarlo Arrigoni, Carlo Urbanet, Alberto Bison, Maurizio Ugel, Giancarlo Gerolin
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Publication number: 20100132691Abstract: The invention relates to a gas burner for a gas cooking appliance with at least one gas hob and/or one gas oven, wherein the gas burner (10) comprises a heat source (18) and an electric ignition system (24), and wherein an electric or electronic control circuit (38) is provided for controlling the electric ignition system (24). According to the invention the gas burner (10) includes a photovoltaic generator (20) for generating the electric power for the electric ignition system (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.Inventors: Karl Leidig, Francesco Corleoni, Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni
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Publication number: 20090095031Abstract: The present invention refers to a washing machine, such as a laundry washing machine or a dishwashing machine provided with an improved washing agent dispenser unit (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Pietro Rizzetto, Dario Muzzolini, Giancarlo Arrigoni
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Publication number: 20080315735Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) having one or more movable member (6) which are contactlessly powered for activating a power consuming device (14). The refrigerator (1) according to the invention comprises a cabinet 92) provided with a primary electrical circuit (7) connected to a main alternate voltage power supply and comprises a movable member (6) associable to said cabinet (2) provided with a secondary electrical circuit (11). The refrigerator (1) is characterized in that said secondary circuit (11) is powered contactlessly by said primary circuit (7) and supplies electrical energy to a power consuming device (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Edi Fabbro, Giancarlo Arrigoni, Dario Muzzolini
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Patent number: 5518396Abstract: An oscillator (3) drives a controlled switch (6) of a converter (2) using a periodic pulse signal that alternately determines long closing times (T.sub.on) and short opening times (T.sub.off). During the closing times, the converter stores energy generated by a thermocouple (23) in the presence of a flame. During opening times, the conductor supplies energy at a higher value to remaining circuitry of the monitoring apparatus. The converter comprises an LED (9) to indicate the presence of the flame to be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1995Date of Patent: May 21, 1996Assignee: Zeltron S.p.A.Inventors: Dario Muzzolini, Giancarlo Arrigoni