Patents by Inventor Lorenzo BUSSOTTO

Lorenzo BUSSOTTO 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: 11168893
    Abstract: A cooktop may include: a support having a suction opening, top and bottom surfaces, and a connecting edge, with front and rear surfaces, between the top and bottom surfaces; one or more heating elements arranged on the support; and a suction device, connected in fluid communication with the suction opening and configured to draw in cooking fumes, including first and second filters. The first filter may have a first filter element in a first seat, wherein the first seat is accessible through the suction opening. The second filter, located downstream from the first filter, may have second filter elements in a second seat. The first seat may be interposed between the suction opening and the second seat. The second seat may be accessible through the first seat, to allow extraction and/or insertion of the second filter elements through the suction opening, passing through the first seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ELICA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Bussotto, Antonello Gargiulo
  • Publication number: 20210148580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooktop (1) having a support (2) with a suction opening (4); a top surface (2a), a bottom surface (2b) and a connecting edge (23) between the top surface (2a) and the bottom surface (2b); said connecting edge having a front surface (23a) and a rear surface (23b) opposed to said front surface (23a); one or more heating elements (3) arranged on said support (2) in proximity to said top surface (2a); suction means (5) connected in fluid communication with said suction opening (4) and configured to draw in cooking fumes, in proximity to said heating elements (3), said suction means (5) comprising first (11) and second (12) filter; said first filter (11) having a first seat (13) and comprising a first filtering element (14) in said first seat (13), said first seat (13) being accessible through said suction opening (4) to allow the extraction and/or insertion of said first filtering element (14); said second filter (12), located downstream from said first filter (11), having a sec
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Lorenzo BUSSOTTO, Antonello GARGIULO