Patents by Inventor Marcelo Campos Valente Filho

Marcelo Campos Valente Filho 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).

  • Publication number: 20230118393
    Abstract: A structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance includes at least one feed pipe, at least one movable lid cooperating with a fixed body, and at least one liquid flow driver. The liquid flow driver is disposed adjacent a lower face of the movable lid. The liquid flow driver is associated with the feed pipe through a fluid connector. The fluid connector defines a hinge axis of the movable lid. The liquid flowing through the liquid flow driver is directed inside of at least one washing environment defined in an inside of the household appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Marcelo Campos Valente Filho, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga
  • Patent number: 11591742
    Abstract: A structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance includes at least one feed pipe, at least one movable lid cooperating with a fixed body, and at least one liquid flow driver. The liquid flow driver is disposed adjacent a lower face of the movable lid. The liquid flow driver is associated with the feed pipe through a fluid connector. The fluid connector defines a hinge axis of the movable lid. The liquid flowing through the liquid flow driver is directed inside of at least one washing environment defined in an inside of the household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Marcelo Campos Valente Filho, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga
  • Publication number: 20210032795
    Abstract: A structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance includes at least one feed pipe, at least one movable lid cooperating with a fixed body, and at least one liquid flow driver. The liquid flow driver is disposed adjacent a lower face of the movable lid. The liquid flow driver is associated with the feed pipe through a fluid connector. The fluid connector defines a hinge axis of the movable lid. The liquid flowing through the liquid flow driver is directed inside of at least one washing environment defined in an inside of the household appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Marcelo Campos Valente Filho, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga
  • Patent number: 10829884
    Abstract: A structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance includes at least one feed pipe, at least one movable lid cooperating with a fixed body, and at least one liquid flow driver. The liquid flow driver is disposed adjacent a lower face of the movable lid. The liquid flow driver is associated with the feed pipe through a fluid connector. The fluid connector defines a hinge axis of the movable lid. The liquid flowing through the liquid flow driver is directed inside of at least one washing environment defined in an inside of the household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Marcelo Campos Valente Filho, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga
  • Publication number: 20190024294
    Abstract: A structural arrangement introduced in a liquid dispensing set-up of a household appliance includes at least one feed pipe, at least one movable lid cooperating with a fixed body, and at least one liquid flow driver. The liquid flow driver is disposed adjacent a lower face of the movable lid. The liquid flow driver is associated with the feed pipe through a fluid connector. The fluid connector defines a hinge axis of the movable lid. The liquid flowing through the liquid flow driver is directed inside of at least one washing environment defined in an inside of the household appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rene Luiz Costa Araujo, Marcelo Campos Valente Filho, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga