Patents by Inventor GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI

GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI 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: 11866876
    Abstract: A method of dispensing laundry treating products using centrifugal force. The method comprises retaining by gravity laundry products in a first reservoir. Temporarily moving the laundry treating products by centrifugal force from the first reservoir to a first centrifugal chamber. Moving the products through an orifice in the first centrifugal chamber to a second centrifugal chamber by centrifugal force acting on the products to move the products through the orifice. Allowing the products to move from the second centrifugal chamber to a second reservoir with gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi, Marcelo Araujo Dos Santos
  • Publication number: 20220213638
    Abstract: A method of dispensing laundry treating products using centrifugal force. The method comprises retaining by gravity laundry products in a first reservoir. Temporarily moving the laundry treating products by centrifugal force from the first reservoir to a first centrifugal chamber. Moving the products through an orifice in the first centrifugal chamber to a second centrifugal chamber by centrifugal force acting on the products to move the products through the orifice. Allowing the products to move from the second centrifugal chamber to a second reservoir with gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: BRUNO T. RAMASCO, GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI, MARCELO ARAUJO DOS SANTOS
  • Patent number: 11313067
    Abstract: A centrifugal dispenser comprises a first container that has a first wall with a lower end defining at least a portion of a first reservoir. The first wall also has an upper end extending above the lower end. A first centrifugal chamber that is at least partially defined by the upper end of the first wall is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is located centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber. A second container defining a second reservoir is fluidly coupled with the second centrifugal chamber and an orifice is located in the upper end of the first wall and has a valve that fluidly couples the first and second centrifugal chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi, Marcelo Araujo Dos Santos
  • Patent number: 10718079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling system for fitting and attaching of a removable internal basket for a washing machine. The washing machine comprises a removable washing compartment configured to be mounted in the washing machine. The washing machine includes at least one convex protrusion or at least one concave groove across a portion of an inner side surface, and the removable washing compartment includes the other of at least one convex protrusion or at least one concave groove across a portion of an outer side surface. The balancing device includes a smooth surface portion across a portion of the inner side wall and the removable washing compartment includes a complimentary smooth surface portion across a portion of an outer side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi
  • Patent number: 10704184
    Abstract: A washing machine comprising a cabinet that defines an interior with an access opening. A tank located within the interior. A first rotatable basket is located within the tank and defines a first washing compartment. A tower is rotatable about a rotational axis and is at least partially located within the first rotatable basket. A second rotatable basket defines a second washing compartment and is at least partially located within the first washing compartment and is mounted to the rotatable tower. A motor is drivingly coupled to the rotatable tower. A centrifugal dispensing assembly is coupled to the second rotatable basket. The centrifugal dispensing assembly comprises a first container that defines a first reservoir. A first centrifugal chamber is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and is located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi, Marcelo Araujo Dos Santos
  • Publication number: 20200208329
    Abstract: A centrifugal dispenser comprises a first container that has a first wall with a lower end defining at least a portion of a first reservoir. The first wall also has an upper end extending above the lower end. A first centrifugal chamber that is at least partially defined by the upper end of the first wall is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is located centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber. A second container defining a second reservoir is fluidly coupled with the second centrifugal chamber and an orifice is located in the upper end of the first wall and has a valve that fluidly couples the first and second centrifugal chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: BRUNO T. RAMASCO, GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI, MARCELO ARAUJO DOS SANTOS
  • Publication number: 20180094375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling system for fitting and attaching of a removable internal basket for a washing machine. The washing machine comprises a removable washing compartment configured to be mounted in the washing machine. The washing machine includes at least one convex protrusion or at least one concave groove across a portion of an inner side surface, and the removable washing compartment includes the other of at least one convex protrusion or at least one concave groove across a portion of an outer side surface. The balancing device includes a smooth surface portion across a portion of the inner side wall and the removable washing compartment includes a complimentary smooth surface portion across a portion of an outer side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi
  • Patent number: 9863078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling system intended more specifically to the fitting and attaching of additional and removable internal baskets defining isolated washing rooms in clothes washing machines. Such a system is intended more particularly to clothes washing machines (1) comprising a cabinet (2) within which it is located a fixed tank (3) with which cooperate a washing basket (4), a balancing device (5), a removable washing compartment (6) and an stirrer element (7), characterized by the fact that the balancing device (5) comprises at least one surface comprising a plurality of coupling members (51) and the removable washing compartment (6) cooperates with the balancing device (5), wherein said removable washing compartment (6) comprises at least one surface comprising a plurality of coupling elements (61) cooperating with the elements coupling (51) of the balancing device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi
  • Publication number: 20170350061
    Abstract: A washing machine comprising a cabinet that defines an interior with an access opening. A tank located within the interior. A first rotatable basket is located within the tank and defines a first washing compartment. A tower is rotatable about a rotational axis and is at least partially located within the first rotatable basket. A second rotatable basket defines a second washing compartment and is at least partially located within the first washing compartment and is mounted to the rotatable tower. A motor is drivingly coupled to the rotatable tower. A centrifugal dispensing assembly is coupled to the second rotatable basket. The centrifugal dispensing assembly comprises a first container that defines a first reservoir. A first centrifugal chamber is fluidly coupled to the first reservoir and is located centrifugally downstream of the first reservoir. A second centrifugal chamber is centrifugally downstream of the first centrifugal chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: BRUNO T. RAMASCO, GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI, MARCELO ARAUJO DOS SANTOS
  • Patent number: 9657421
    Abstract: A vertical axis washing machine provided with a washing fluids drainage system whose washing fluids are suctioned into the agitator and then drained from the washing basket from its central—bottom opening. In particular, a vertical axis washing machine (1) wherein the agitator (3) provides a radial suction flow, through a surrounding wall (31) and an axial discharge flow through its lower end (32), the lower end (32) of the agitator (3) has a fluid communication with the drain hole (21) of the washing basket (2), and the drain hole (21) of the washing basket (2) has a fluid communication with the drain pump (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool, S.A.
    Inventors: Guilherme Henrique Manzi, Carlos E. Toledo, Bruno T. Ramasco
  • Publication number: 20140182719
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a guiding tray of washing supplies, a type to be used in a vertical axis washing machine, between at least one storage container of washing supplies (2) and at least one supply flowing means, comprising at least one bottom plate (11) and at least one containment wall (12), said tray (1) also includes at least one outflow driver (13) disposed at the bottom plate (11), may have at least one washing supply receiver (15) or not, coming from at least one storage container of washing supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Sergio Ricardo Jager, Bruno T. Ramasco, Guilherme Henrique Manzi
  • Publication number: 20140165662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing supply dispensing system for washing machine that, even in a vertical axis washing machine devoid of water storage tank, provides means of dispensing said washing supplies without them coming into direct contact with the wash load. Therefore, it is disclosed a washing supply dispensing system that, comprising at least one storage container of supplies (2) and at least one supply flowing means (3), stands up by the fact that said supply flowing means (3) comprises at least one fluid communication means between said storage container of supplies (2) and at least one connection component (4) cooperating with the bottom portion of the washing basket (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: Bruno T. Ramasco, Sergio Ricardo Jager, Guilherme Henrique Manzi
  • Publication number: 20140157834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertical axis washing machine provided with a washing fluids drainage system whose washing fluids are suctioned into the agitator and then drained from the washing basket from its central-bottom opening. In particular, a vertical axis washing machine (1) is characterized by the fact that said agitator (3) provides a radial suction flow, through a surrounding wall (31) and an axial discharge flow through its lower end (32), the lower end (32) of the agitator (3) has a fluid communication with the drain hole (21) of the washing basket (2), and the drain hole (21) of the washing basket (2) has a fluid communication with the drain pump (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Whirlpool S.A.
    Inventors: GUILHERME HENRIQUE MANZI, Carlos E. Toledo, Bruno T. Ramasco