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: 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
  • Publication number: 20210330116
    Abstract: An infuser unit (1) for a coffee machine, comprising a closing piston (3) and an infusion cylinder (2) which are axially movable selectively or in combination for reciprocal engagement and disengagement so as to close and open an infusion chamber inside the infusion cylinder (2), in which a dose of coffee can be positioned, an ejection piston (5) engaged in the infusion cylinder (2) and axially movable in the infusion cylinder (2) so as to expel the spent coffee grounds, a first radial hydraulic sealing means between said closing piston (3) and said infusion cylinder (2), and a second radial hydraulic sealing means between said infusion cylinder (2) and said ejection piston (5), at least one between the first hydraulic sealing means and the second hydraulic sealing means comprising 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: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Floriano Franzon
  • Patent number: 11134806
    Abstract: A filter for a coffee machine comprises a cup-shaped body (2) for containing coffee powder, having at least a bottom wall (3) having an opening (5); a filtering wall (6) placed in the cup-shaped body (2) upstream of the opening (5) and removably associated with the cup-shaped body (2); a seal (7) placed at least between one edge (6b) of the filtering wall (6) and the cup-shaped body (2); a tightening member (8) active on the filtering wall (6) and on the seal (7) so as to reversibly fix said filtering wall (6) and said seal (7) to the cup-shaped body (2); said tightening member (8) comprising a tubular element (9) connected to the filtering wall (6) and to the seal (7) and arranged through the opening (5); said tubular element (9) being directly constrained to the cup-shaped body (2) by means of a bayonet-type connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances Srl
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Luciano Scian, Massimo Poggioli
  • Patent number: 11071407
    Abstract: The production method of hot milk with or without froth, with a Venturi effect emulsifying device suitable for sending, into a mixing chamber, a flow of steam so as to aspirate, by Venturi effect, milk and air or only milk, comprises a production cycle of hot milk with froth and a production cycle of hot milk without froth being carried out by supplying an equal flow of steam of equal duration into a mixing chamber having equal volume, equal conformation and equal inlet section of the milk but a different outflow section of the milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti, Antonio Panciera
  • Patent number: 11073813
    Abstract: A selector device for a domestic appliance includes selection means to select a determinate program and/or function of the domestic appliance; drive means able to switch the domestic appliance on or off and positioned in the selection means; and lighting means, suitable to signal that the apparatus is switched on or off and associated with the selection means and with the drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Luciano Scian
  • Patent number: 11045034
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooking foods includes an external container with protective lid of the openable type, and an extractable internal container. The internal container is open at the top and has a base wall and at least one lateral wall, a heating device connected to a possible mean to transfer the heat generated toward the surface of the internal container and a mixing device reciprocally mobile with respect to the internal container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventor: Giuseppe De' Longhi
  • Patent number: 11045044
    Abstract: Cooking machine of the type comprising an internal casing (2), within which a container (3) for food to be cooked is housed and a source of hot air that can be conveyed in the direction of the food, such casing being closed on the upper side by a lid (5). Means (7), associated with such lid are provided for generating a hot air flow in the direction of the food arranged in the container (3). Such generation means comprise an upper heating element (71), a fan (72) adapted to generate a flow of air heated by the heating element. Outside the heating element and fan an air conveying duct (74) is present, which is adapted to direct hot air flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane on which the food lies in the container (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giuseppe De' Longhi
  • Patent number: 11045038
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) with a system for emulsifying and heating milk comprises a body (2) having a coffee dispenser (3) and a device (4) for emulsifying and/or heating milk having a carafe (6) for containing the milk and a lid (7) for closing the carafe (6), means (8) for conveying the steam generated inside the coffee machine, to a Venturi tube (9) present in the lid (7) so as to emulsify and/or heat the milk inside said lid, the device (4) being provided with detection means (12) for detecting the presence of milk in the carafe (6) so as to interrupt the dispensing of milk when said carafe (6) is completely empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Antonio Panciera, Andrea Zottarel
  • Publication number: 20210180826
    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 deice, 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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Maddalena Renier, Francesca Prosperi, Roshanak Mirmiran
  • Patent number: 10993574
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) comprises a modular frame comprising a primary module (2) and structurally independent secondary modules (3, 4) rigidly connected with the primary module (2), primary components assembled in the primary module (2), and an aesthetic casing (5) for covering the modular frame, the secondary modules (3, 4) comprising at least one base secondary module (3) and at least one lateral secondary module (4), respectively, cooperating with the primary module (2) to define the height and the overall width, respectively, of the coffee machine (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Luciano Scian, Massimo Poggioli
  • Publication number: 20210120998
    Abstract: The device (2) for pressing a dose of ground coffee powder comprises 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 comprising 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Giovanni Rossetto, Maurizio Casasola, Massimo Poggioli
  • Patent number: 10986955
    Abstract: The coffee machine (1) comprises a resting surface (6) for cups (7, 7?) and a hydraulic circuit having in cascade a pump, a boiler, an infusion head (3) and a filter holder cup (4) removably engaged with the infusion head (3), also being provided a mobile support structure (8) for supporting the assembly formed by the infusion head (3) and the filter holder cup (4), and a movement means (17) for moving the support structure (8) between a plurality of positions to which different distances of the filter holder cup (4) from the resting surface (6) correspond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Massimo Poggioli, Walter Cecconato
  • Publication number: 20210076869
    Abstract: The milk frother (1) comprises a container that has a chamber (2) for containing the 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 connection means (9) for connection between the transfer impeller (6) and the mixing impeller (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe DE'LONGHI, Antonio PANCIERA, Stefano QUARESIMIN
  • Patent number: 10932612
    Abstract: A milk container associated with a coffee machine includes a containment body for containing milk; a mixing unit for mixing milk with air and steam; an external dispenser of the mixed milk; and a movement mechanism for moving the external dispenser configured and disposed to subject the external dispenser to a combined movement for lifting it with respect to a resting surface and distancing it from the containment body without changing its own angular orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti, Enrico Zaratin, Nicola Nicoletti
  • Publication number: 20210045573
    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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Nicola Nicoletti, Paolo Evangelisti
  • Patent number: 10918244
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooking food products, comprising a main body, a containing chamber suitable to contain a cooking liquid, an exit element of the cooking liquid from said containing chamber, and a removal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: De' Longhi Appliances S.R.L Con Unico Socio
    Inventor: Giuseppe De' Longhi
  • Patent number: 10905284
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooking food (10) includes a casing (14), a lid (20) and at least a support unit (11). The casing (14) has a compartment in which to insert a container (12) which may be temporally associated with the support unit (11), and the support unit (11) may be configured to temporally support the container (12) with respect to a support plane. The apparatus for cooking food (10) also includes a first heating unit (16a), a second heating unit (16b), a third heating unit (16c) and a weighing unit (18) associated with a control unit (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DE'LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan, Renzo Mazzon
  • Patent number: 10888192
    Abstract: The device for emulsifying a milk-based beverage for coffee machines comprising, operatively associated with one another, a main steam connector (2) for connecting to the coffee machine (3), an intake tube (5) for drawing milk from a milk container (4), a mixing body (6), a steam connector (7) with a reducing hole (8) placed between said mixing body (6) and said main connector (2), a mixing element (9) and a stabilizing element (10) associated with the mixing body (6), the main steam connector (2) comprising a first safety means (11) for the safe connection thereof to said coffee machine and second safety means (12) for the limited rotation of the head of the head (13) of the main connector (2) so as to direct the emulsified beverage into a container (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: De'Longhi Appliances S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe De'Longhi, Paolo Evangelisti, Stefano Quaresimin
  • Patent number: 10856696
    Abstract: Apparatus for cooking foods includes an external container, an internal container, open at the top, a heating device and a rotating mixing device. The mixing device is selectively removable and comprises at least one mixing blade driven by the rotation motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventor: Giuseppe De' Longhi
  • Patent number: 10849463
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus for cooking food includes a lid (34) and a main body (13) that defines a cooking compartment (32) in which a container (11) is adapted to be inserted. The container (11) is provided with a bottom wall (12) and at least one lateral wall (14). The container is also provided with at least two gripping elements laterally associated in an opposite position with respective perimeter portions of the container (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Giuseppe De' Longhi, Gianpaolo Trevisan, Renzo Mazzon