Patents by Inventor LUCA CARUSO

LUCA CARUSO 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).

  • Washing machine with a storage tank for reusing water and method for carrying out a water reuse step
    Patent number: 9702076
    Abstract: A washing machine comprises a tub in which a drum is rotatably mounted, and a storage tank having a flow connection to the tub via a feeding line provided with a pump and a three-port valve adapted to drive the flow to the drain or to the storage tank, rinsing fluid being stored in the storage tank for subsequent reuse. The washing machine further comprises a return pipe connecting the storage tank to the tub by means of a two-port valve, on such return line an auxiliary pump being placed and being used either for emptying the storage tank or for carrying out a spray washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Gianluca Bocchino, Marco Cagliani, Luca Caruso, Claudio Civanelli, Daniele Martinello
  • WASHING MACHINE WITH A STORAGE TANK FOR REUSING WATER AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A WATER REUSE STEP
    Publication number: 20140283312
    Abstract: A washing machine comprises a tub in which a drum is rotatably mounted, and a storage tank having a flow connection to the tub via a feeding line provided with a pump and a three-port valve adapted to drive the flow to the drain or to the storage tank, rinsing fluid being stored in the storage tank for subsequent reuse. The washing machine further comprises a return pipe connecting the storage tank to the tub by means of a two-port valve, on such return line an auxiliary pump being placed and being used either for emptying the storage tank or for carrying out a spray washing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: GIANLUCA BOCCHINO, MARCO CAGLIANI, LUCA CARUSO, CLAUDIO CIVANELLI, DANIELE MARTINELLO