Patents by Inventor Gianni Santarossa

Gianni Santarossa 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: 6098914
    Abstract: An improved system for moving the spools and tubes on the trays of automatic spoolers, where the spooling units composing the machine are at their outlet connected to a discharge circuit fitted with a switch capable of routing the trays on a return path, or switching them to a "stand-by" circulation on the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Savio Macchine Tessili S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Badiali, Gianni Santarossa, Luciano Bertoli
  • Patent number: 5409023
    Abstract: In order to complete a water fill phase, an electromagnetically actuated water fill valve (11) enables water from a supply source to flow into a dishwasher tank, this water being at the same time taken in by a circulation pump (3). Both the valve and the pump are controlled by a timer switch arranged to be energized from a power supply source (4, 5) through a normally open pressure-responsive switch (14) that is arranged to close when the pressure at the delivery side of said circulation pump (3) rises beyond a pre-determined value (P2). At the beginning of the water fill phase, the valve (11) is opened by the timer switch until the latter has been energized for a pre-determined total period of time (T) where T equals the summation of times T1-T6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Inventors: Gianni Santarossa, Claudio Milocco
  • Patent number: 5211189
    Abstract: A dishwasher with a wash tub (4) with a removable rack (3) under which there is inserted a rotor (8) which is designed to be fed through a connection duct with rotating hydraulic joint extending upward from the bottom of the tub. The bottom of the rack (3) has several crosspieces (18), at least one of which has an angular, downward bend at the center (19), axially aligned with the rotor (8) and adjacent to it when the rack is in place in the tub (4) to limit the upward movement of the rotor (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Santarossa
  • Patent number: 5184638
    Abstract: In a reversible motor pumping system of a dishwasher, the reversible electrical motor has a drag shaft on which are mounted the impellers of a circulation pump and a discharge pump. The discharge pump is provided in a hydraulic discharge circuit so as to force fluid from the dishwasher after having washed the objects in the dishwasher. The discharge pump includes a lateral wall defining a chamber of a substantially circular section in which the impeller of the discharge pump is housed. An aspiration inlet is open to the chamber and communicates with the interior of the dishwasher while a delivery outlet is open to the chamber at a location spaced from the aspiration inlet such that a portion of the lateral wall defining the chamber extends between the aspiration inlet and the discharge outlet. This portion of the lateral wall constitutes a tooth of the discharge pump having a reduced inner diameter. At least one air intake is open to the chamber at the tooth of the discharge pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Milocco, Gianni Santarossa
  • Patent number: 5131420
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine has a single motor pump unit, including a circulating centrifugal pump and a peripheral outflow drain pump mounted on a common shaft of a reversible drive motor to alternately deliver a washing fluid to and drain fluid from the dishwashing machine. The two pumps are connected by openings in their respective pump chambers communicating with an annular chamber between the two pumps. The annular chamber has a vent fluidly connecting the chamber with a washing water circuit of the dishwashing machine. Preferably the annular chamber has an impeller therein mounted on the drive shaft of the motor, forming a further centrifugal pump with the annular chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ugo Favret, Gianni Santarossa, Sergio Tassotti
  • Patent number: 5131432
    Abstract: A dishwasher with a wash tub (3) connected on the bottom to a collection well (4) into which extends the outlet duct (8) of a discharge pump (6) fitted with a nonreturn valve (11) accessible from the inside of the wash tub. The valve consists of a box-like housing (12) made in one piece with the outlet duct (8) which, in turn, is made in one piece with the well (4). The valve (11) has a flat flexible-membrane plug (18) with a tail (19) hooked to a peg (21) made in one piece with the box-like body (12). A protrusion (22) of the cover (13) for the box-like body (12) is in contact with the peg (21) to block the membrane (18) in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianni Santarossa, Elvio Tonus
  • Patent number: 4972861
    Abstract: A dishwashing machine includes a recirculating pump having a casing, an inlet communicating with a sump of a washing tub, an outlet communicating with a spray arm located above the sump, and an impeller rotatable within the casing in a recirculating direction during a washing phase of operation of the machine and rotatable in a direction opposite to the recirculating direction during a drain phase of operation of the machine. A recirculating filter is positioned between the spray arm and the sump. To ensure that all water collected in the sump adjacent the inlet of the recirculating pump is discharged during the drain phase of operation of the machine, a conduit has a first end connected to the interior of the casing of the recirculating pump and a second end positioned adjacent the recirculating filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Industrie Zanussi S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Milocco, Gianni Santarossa, Alessandro Cantu', Ugo Favret