Patents by Inventor HORACIO POLLI

HORACIO POLLI 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).

  • Microwave oven multiview silhouette volume calculation for mass estimation
    Patent number: 11490469
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Enrique Corona, Fredrik Hallgren, Horacio Polli, Gianpiero Santacatterina
  • MICROWAVE OVEN MULTIVIEW SILHOUETTE VOLUME CALCULATION FOR MASS ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20200077473
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Enrique Corona, Fredrik Hallgren, Horacio Polli, Gianpiero Santacatterina
  • Microwave oven multiview silhouette volume calculation for mass estimation
    Patent number: 10506671
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Enrique Corona, Fredrik Hallgren, Horacio Polli, Gianpiero Santacatterina
  • MICROWAVE OVEN MULTIVIEW SILHOUETTE VOLUME CALCULATION FOR MASS ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20160345390
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Enrique Corona, Fredrik Hallgren, Horacio Polli, Gianpiero Santacatterina
  • Microwave oven multiview silhouette volume calculation for mass estimation
    Patent number: 9420641
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Enrique Corona, Fredrik Hallgren, Horacio Polli, Gianpiero Santacatterina
  • MICROWAVE OVEN MULTIVIEW SILHOUETTE VOLUME CALCULATION FOR MASS ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20140203012
    Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a cavity arranged to receive a load. At least one microwave generator is configured to feed a plurality of microwaves into the cavity. At least one image-capturing device and a control unit is adapted to obtain load volume information of the load within the cavity based on information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, obtain load density information using at least one of a user input and information recorded by the image-capturing device about at least one portion of the load, determine load mass information based upon the load volume information and the load density information, determine a heating pattern based upon the load mass information and control the at least one microwave generator to provide the heating pattern within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ENRIQUE CORONA, FREDRIK HALLGREN, HORACIO POLLI, GIANPIERO SANTACATTERINA