Patents by Inventor Loris Padovan

Loris Padovan 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: 11291938
    Abstract: The present application provides a pre-separator for use with a flow of steam entering a moisture separator reheater. The pre-separator may include a neck, an internal baffle, a wall, a first pathway defined between the neck and the internal baffle, and a second pathway defined between the internal baffle and the wall. The first pathway and the second pathway create a Coanda effect for the flow of steam entering the moisture separator reheater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Loris Padovan, Praveen Kumar Garlapati
  • Patent number: 10828588
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas liquid separator, for separating liquid droplets from a gas flowing generally in a main gas flow direction through the gas liquid separator. The gas liquid separator comprises a plurality of plates, mutually parallel and spaced apart to form a flow channel there between. Each plate having a plurality of corrugations wherein at least one of the corrugations has an extrados wing profile shaped camber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Loris Padovan
  • Patent number: 10765981
    Abstract: Moisture separator configuration for separating water droplets from steam of a flow having a mixture of steam and water droplets, such that the cited flow travels through the moisture separator configuration so that this separation is achieved. The moisture separator configuration includes a plurality of plates oriented in line with the flow. The plurality of plates form channels through which the flow travels. The channels have progressive cross section variation along the flow direction, in order to collect progressively the water droplets separated from the steam in the flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Loris Padovan, Alessandro Sgambati
  • Patent number: 10519592
    Abstract: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within a tub (303) housed in the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air. The drying air circulation system includes a drying air return duct (305) through which drying air coming from drum flows. The drying air return duct has an outlet (310), and a drying air delivery duct (205,215) through which the drying air is sent back to the drum. The drying air delivery duct has an inlet (210). The top forms a ready-to-mount moisture condensing module ready to be mounted to the cabinet for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within the drying drum of the laundry drying appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Alberto Bison, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Loris Padovan
  • Patent number: 10508384
    Abstract: A top (119) is adapted to match and close from above a cabinet (110) of a laundry drying appliance (100). The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forms a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet (510), a drying air outlet (515), fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated and moisture condensing means arranged inside the fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Loris Padovan, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Alberto Bison
  • Publication number: 20180169554
    Abstract: The present application provides a pre-separator for use with a flow of steam entering a moisture separator reheater. The pre-separator may include a neck, an internal baffle, a wall, a first pathway defined between the neck and the internal baffle, and a second pathway defined between the internal baffle and the wall. The first pathway and the second pathway create a Coanda effect for the flow of steam entering the moisture separator reheater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Loris Padovan, Praveen Kumar Garlapati
  • Publication number: 20160175750
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas liquid separator, for separating liquid droplets from a gas flowing generally in a main gas flow direction through the gas liquid separator. The gas liquid separator comprises a plurality of plates, mutually parallel and spaced apart to form a flow channel there between. Each plate having a plurality of corrugations wherein at least one of the corrugations has an extrados wing profile shaped camber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Loris PADOVAN
  • Publication number: 20160083893
    Abstract: A top (119) is adapted to match and close from above a cabinet (110) of a laundry drying appliance (100). The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forms a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet (510), a drying air outlet (515), fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated and moisture condensing means arranged inside the fluid passageways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Loris Padovan, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Alberto Bison
  • Publication number: 20160076192
    Abstract: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within a tub (303) housed in the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air. The drying air circulation system includes a drying air return duct (305) through which drying air coming from drum flows. The drying air return duct has an outlet (310), and a drying air delivery duct (205,215) through which the drying air is sent back to the drum. The drying air delivery duct has an inlet (210). The top forms a ready-to-mount moisture condensing module ready to be mounted to the cabinet for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within the drying drum of the laundry drying appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Maurizio DEL POS, Alberto BISON, Massimiliano VIGNOCCHI, Loris PADOVAN
  • Publication number: 20140360708
    Abstract: Moisture separator configuration for separating water droplets from steam of a flow having a mixture of steam and water droplets, such that the cited flow travels through the moisture separator configuration so that this separation is achieved. The moisture separator configuration includes a plurality of plates oriented in line with the flow. The plurality of plates form channels through which the flow travels. The channels have progressive cross section variation along the flow direction, in order to collect progressively the water droplets separated from the steam in the flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Loris PADOVAN, Alessandro SGAMBATI
  • Publication number: 20120159800
    Abstract: A top (119) is adapted to match and close from above a cabinet (110) of a laundry drying appliance (100). The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forms a moisture condensing module for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within a drying drum of the laundry drying appliance. The top has a drying air inlet (510), a drying air outlet (515), fluid passageways defined thereinside from said drying air inlet to said drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated, and moisture condensing means arranged inside the fluid passageways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Massimiliano Vinocchi, Loris Padovan, Alberto Bison
  • Publication number: 20120137536
    Abstract: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air though the drum for drying laundry within the drum. The top includes fluid passageways defined thereinside for the circulation of the drying air, and an air-air heat exchanger (535) arranged inside the fluid passageways operable to remove moisture and dehydrate the drying air, a cooling air aspirator (560) for aspirating cooling air (555) from an external environment and causing the cooling air to flow through the air-air heat exchanger for cooling down the drying air and causing the moisture-laden air to condensate, and a perforated top panel (592;1805) having perforations for allowing release of the cooling air to the external environment after the cooling air has passed through the air-air heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Loris Padovan, Alberto Bison
  • Publication number: 20120131811
    Abstract: A laundry drying appliance (100) includes a cabinet (110) having a top (119), a rotating drum (105) accommodated within a tub (303) housed in the cabinet, and a laundry drying air circulation system for circulating drying air. The drying air circulation system includes a drying air return duct (305) through which drying air coming from drum flows. The drying air return duct has an outlet (310), and a drying air delivery duct (205,215) through which the drying air is sent back to the drum. The drying air delivery duct has an inlet (210). The top forms a ready-to-mount moisture condensing module ready to be mounted to the cabinet for dehydrating drying air used to dry laundry within the drying drum of the laundry drying appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Alberto Bison, Massimiliano Vignocchi, Loris Padovan