Patents by Inventor LEONARDO SERGI

LEONARDO SERGI 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).

  • Capacitive control interfaces for domestic appliances
    Patent number: 9503084
    Abstract: A capacitive control interface for a domestic appliance includes an outer layer configured to be pressed by a user, a first capacitive component, a second capacitive component facing and separated from the first capacitive component, a first layer of insulating material between the outer layer and the first capacitive component, and a second layer of insulating material beneath the first layer of insulating material and in contact with the first capacitive component, the second layer having a thru hole encompassing the second capacitive component, wherein the second capacitive component faces the first capacitive component at the thru hole, and wherein the outer layer is flexibly responsive to pressure and is configured to transfer a flexure to the first capacitive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Leonardo Sergi
  • CAPACITIVE CONTROL INTERFACES FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES
    Publication number: 20150129408
    Abstract: A capacitive control interface for a domestic appliance includes an outer layer configured to be pressed by a user, a first capacitive component, a second capacitive component facing and separated from the first capacitive component, a first layer of insulating material between the outer layer and the first capacitive component, and a second layer of insulating material beneath the first layer of insulating material and in contact with the first capacitive component, the second layer having a thru hole encompassing the second capacitive component, wherein the second capacitive component faces the first capacitive component at the thru hole, and wherein the outer layer is flexibly responsive to pressure and is configured to transfer a flexure to the first capacitive component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: LEONARDO SERGI