Patents by Inventor Giuseppe De'Longhi

Giuseppe De'Longhi 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: 11857103
    Abstract: A method to prepare a beverage in a machine for preparing beverages, including: receiving through a user interface associated with a control and command unit the selection of a type of beverage to be prepared selected between a beverage obtained by infusion, or hot water; disenabling the commands of said user interface not related to the type of beverage selected, and enabling the commands correlated to the type of beverage selected, in order to allow the selection by the user of further specific organoleptic characteristics for the type of beverage selected; receiving and verifying the characteristics selected and conditioning the various functioning factors of said machine in relation to the specific selected characteristics and the operating parameters provided for the specific selected beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan, Renzo Mazzon
  • Patent number: 11739969
    Abstract: A portable conditioner to cool or heat an internal space separate from an external space includes a control and command unit configured to determine at least the enthalpy difference between the internal space and the external space, and to regulate the quantity of air exchanged with the external space in relation to the enthalpy difference determined with respect to an expected value of enthalpy difference corresponding to a conditioning temperature and to a defined conditioning relative humidity. The present invention also concerns a method to regulate the portable conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Stefano Vit, Ivano Callegaro
  • Patent number: 11684202
    Abstract: The collection tray (1) for discharged liquid/steam of a coffee machine (2) comprises a primary collection compartment (10), a secondary collection compartment (11), an overflow (12) of the primary collection compartment (10) for discharging the liquid into the secondary collection compartment (11), and at least two electrical conductors (13) positioned in the secondary collection compartment (11) and assembled on an oscillating support (14) for connection with two contacts (15) of an external electrical circuit for detecting the level of the liquid present in the secondary collection compartment (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Nicola Nicoletti, Paolo Evangelisti
  • Patent number: 11583132
    Abstract: A device (2) for pressing a dose of ground coffee powder includes a filter holder cup (3) having a filter (4) for depositing the dose of ground coffee powder, an attaching support (7) in which the cup (3) is separably attached, a grinder (8) for coffee beans including a slide (9) for dispensing ground coffee having an outlet (10) positioned above the mouth (5) of the cup (3), a pressing piston (15) for pressing the dose of ground coffee powder present in the filter (4) mounted in the cup (3), and a lifting mechanism for lifting the pressing piston (15) in a position above the outlet (10) of the slide (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Giovanni Rossetto, Maurizio Casasola, Massimo Poggioli
  • Patent number: 11510523
    Abstract: An autonomous cooking apparatus for food includes a base body, a lid defining with the base body a cooking chamber, a container, disposed in the base body and a mixing device. The mixing device is connected to a drive member configured to make it rotate with respect to the container around a central axis of rotation. The apparatus also comprises a heating device configured to heat air in the cooking chamber and a ventilation device configured to make the air circulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Renzo Mazzon, Luca Gallina
  • Patent number: 11510520
    Abstract: A control unit, a pump for supplying infusion water, a boiler for heating the infusion water, an infusion unit, a coffee mill, and a user interface including a selector for a beverage and/or a ground coffee dose. The coffee mill has a hopper for coffee beans, a rotating and a non-rotating grinder, a motor for directly or indirectly driving the rotating grinder, all with capability to adjust the distance between the grinders. A first sensor detects a number of turns and/or speed of the motor and/or of the rotating grinder. A second sensor detects a distance between the grinders. The control unit stores an algorithm for calculating a correct dose of ground coffee, configured to receive the value of ground coffee selected and the distance between the grinders to automatically generate the number of motor turns necessary to obtain the correct dose of ground coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giovanni Rossetto, Andrea Zottarel, Giuseppe De'Longhi
  • Patent number: 11503946
    Abstract: A milk frother (1) including a container having a chamber (2) for containing milk, a mixing chamber (3) equipped with an external dispenser (4) for dispensing the milk, a connecting channel (5) for connection between the containment chamber (2) and the mixing chamber (3), a transfer impeller (6) for transferring the milk from the containment chamber (2) to the mixing chamber, a mixing impeller (8) provided in the mixing chamber (3), and disconnectable connector (9) for connecting the transfer impeller (6) and the mixing impeller (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Antonio Panciera, Stefano Quaresimin
  • Publication number: 20220330749
    Abstract: An autonomous apparatus for cooking food includes a support body, an openable lid, an internal container which can be extracted/inserted with respect to said support body and open at the top, at least a heating device, and one or more elements to generate a flow of air toward the inside of said container. The air flow generator element is connected to a return exit with a suction mouth made in correspondence with an internal wall of said support body and cooperating with a plurality of through holes made on at least one portion of the lateral wall of the internal container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: DE'LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe de' Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan
  • Patent number: 11470993
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) comprises a brewing cylinder (2), a movement system of the brewing cylinder (2) comprising a nut screw (8) engaged with a motorised screw (9), and elastic means (13) compensating the mechanical backlash between the threads of the screw (9) and of the nut screw (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti, Floriano Franzon
  • Patent number: 11464361
    Abstract: Autonomous apparatus for cooking food including a support body (12), a lid (14), a container (16) open at the top and able to be extracted/inserted with respect to said support body (12), and at least a main heating device (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L. Con Unico Socio
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Renzo Mazzon
  • Patent number: 11399654
    Abstract: A coffee machine including a controller, a boiler for heating a flow of infusion water, a movable infusion unit having an open infusion chamber connected to a dispensing line for dispensing the coffee infusion and having an ejection piston slidably supported therein in the infusion chamber, a supply line for supplying said flow of infusion water to the infusion unit, a closing piston engageable for closure of the infusion chamber. The controller can subject the infusion unit, prior to execution of the infusion process, to a first course of translational movement for closure of the infusion chamber by the closing piston, and to subject the infusion chamber and/or the ejection piston, following execution of the infusion process, to a second course of translational movement, for compression of the load of spent coffee grounds against the closing piston and for drainage of the liquid contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti
  • Patent number: 11375846
    Abstract: An infuser unit (1) includes a closing piston (3) and an infusion cylinder (2) which are axially movable selectively or in combination for reciprocal engagement and disengagement to close and open an infusion chamber inside the infusion cylinder (2). An ejection piston (5), engaged in the infusion cylinder (2) and axially movable to expel spent coffee grounds, can also be included. A first radial hydraulic sealing means may be located between the closing piston (3) and the infusion cylinder (2), and a second radial hydraulic sealing means may be located between the infusion cylinder (2) and the ejection piston (5), where at least one of the first and the second hydraulic sealing means has at least one seal (100, 101) having an anti-friction surface coating made of a material free of grease and lubricating oils and compatible with use in contact with foodstuffs and drinking water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.r.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Floriano Franzon
  • Patent number: 11326613
    Abstract: A fan including a main body with a vertical development with respect to a support base on which the main body is located in a condition of use. The fan has a rear longitudinal aperture, for the emission of a stream of air toward the outside, and also comprises an air suction and distribution unit, and a channeling element (20) positioned in proximity to the longitudinal aperture (16). The channeling element allows to divert the stream of air (W) so that it is conveyed toward a front part of the fan (10), at least partly following a profile (40) of an external surface (22) of the main body (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Maddalena Renier, Francesca Prosperi, Enrica Monticelli, Raffaele Toffolo
  • Patent number: 11326612
    Abstract: A fan includes a main body with a vertical development with respect to a support base on which the main body is located in a condition of use. The main body defines an internal housing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Maddalena Renier, Francesca Prosperi, Enrica Monticelli, Raffaele Toffolo
  • Patent number: 11300312
    Abstract: A method for regulating a conditioning apparatus includes a heating/cooling device and a ventilation device which generates a flow of air toward the heating/cooling device in order to direct it toward a room to be conditioned. The method includes the step of switching on the conditioning apparatus in a switch-on instant, the step of activating the heating/cooling device and the ventilation device, the step of determining a commutation instant, and the step of driving the ventilation device so that, until the previously determined commutation instant, the ventilation device is stationary or rotates at a maximum speed equal to a certain speed of the ventilation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Maddalena Renier, Francesca Prosperi, Roshanak Mirmiran
  • Patent number: 11229313
    Abstract: Device for heating and emulsifying beverages includes a pump (2), an air and water meeting zone (10), a device for producing steam, and a first conduit (5) for steam mixed with air that communicates with a steam wand (6) adapted to be immersed into a beverage (7) to be heated and emulsified. The device for producing steam includes an instant steam generator (4). The meeting zone (10) is positioned before the instant steam generator (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.r.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Guido Quaratesi, Claudio Cristofoli, Giovanni Rossetto
  • Patent number: 11197576
    Abstract: An automatic machine to deliver a beverage containing caffeine includes a water container, a possible pump, a filtering element to contain, during use, a powdered mixture, a main pipe that connects the container to the filtering element, and a heating element, associated with the container and/or with the main pipe, able to be selectively activated to heat the stream of water delivered from the container toward the filtering element in order to infuse the powdered mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DE'LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventor: Giuseppe De'Longhi
  • Patent number: 11197487
    Abstract: Device for heating and emulsifying beverages includes a pump (2), an air and water meeting zone (10), a device for producing steam, and a first conduit (5) for steam mixed with air that communicates with a steam wand (6) adapted to be immersed into a beverage (7) to be heated and emulsified. The device for producing steam includes an instant steam generator (4). The meeting zone (10) is positioned before the instant steam generator (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DeLonghi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Guido Quaratesi, Claudio Cristofoli, Giovanni Rossetto
  • Publication number: 20210369040
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) comprises a brewing cylinder (2), a movement system of the brewing cylinder (2) comprising a nut screw (8) engaged with a motorised screw (9), and elastic means (13) compensating the mechanical backlash between the threads of the screw (9) and of the nut screw (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti, Floriano Franzon
  • Patent number: 11160413
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) comprises a coffee dispenser having a support (3), a first spout (4) and at least a second spout (5) for dispensing coffee, and a mechanism for connecting the first and at least second spout (4, 5) to the support (3) configured to adjust the position of the first spout (4) and at least a second spout (5) in the direction of the width (L) and at the same time of the height (A) of the coffee machine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Enrico Zaratin