Patents by Inventor Giovanni Perruca

Giovanni Perruca 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: 6857439
    Abstract: A disperser of washing agents is described, for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher, said dispenser (10) comprising a tank (12) for containing a liquid washing agent to which a visual control device (17-18) is associated, of the level of said liquid washing agent, said control device comprising a passage (18), placed between said tank (12) and the external part of the body (11) of the dispenser (10), and an element in a substantially transparent material (17) inserted in said passage (18), a first portion (22) of said transparent element (17) being at least partially visible from the outside of said body (11) and a second portion (17B) of said transparent element (17) being inserted in said tank (12), where at the free end of said second portion (17B) a series of projections (20) is defined, being placed at different levels of height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Eltek S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Perruca, Fabio Nebbia
  • Patent number: 6813886
    Abstract: A Thermal actuation device has at least a heat expandable or deformable material, a heater, a power supply for the heating, a thruster capable of movement following expansion or distortion of a material, so as to perform a substantially predetermined stroke having a length from a first to a second position, at least an actuation element linearly following the action of the thruster so as to move with respect to a fixed structure from a first to a second position, and a resilient device able to return the thruster and/or actuation element respective first positions. A motion multiplyer actuated by the thrusting means is further provided for obtaining a stroke of the actuation element longer than the stroke of the thruster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Eltek S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Cerruti, Giovanni Perruca
  • Publication number: 20030024244
    Abstract: A Thermal actuation device has at least a heat expandable or deformable material, a heater, a power supply for the heating, a thruster capable of movement following expansion or distortion of a material, so as to perform a substantially predetermined stroke having a length from a first to a second position, at least an actuation element linearly following the action of the thruster so as to move with respect to a fixed structure from a first to a second position, and a resilient device able to return the thruster and/or actuation element respective first positions. A motion multiplyer actuated by the thrusting means is further provided for obtaining a stroke of the actuation element longer than the stroke of the thruster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Daniele Cerruti, Giovanni Perruca