Patents by Inventor MARCO CAGLIANI

MARCO CAGLIANI 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: 11761141
    Abstract: A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Marco Cagliani
  • Publication number: 20230183907
    Abstract: A laundry washing appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub. A sanitization mechanism delivers ozone into a processing space defined within the drum for sanitizing laundry within the drum. An ozone generator of the sanitization mechanism generates ozone gas wherein the sanitization mechanism includes an injection device that injects the ozone into the drum during a specific rotational operation of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marco Cagliani, Karl David McAllister, Omar R. Murad, Sadasivam Narayanan, Nicholas B. Vaive
  • Publication number: 20220049414
    Abstract: A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: MARCO CAGLIANI
  • Patent number: 11186943
    Abstract: A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Marco Cagliani
  • Publication number: 20190106833
    Abstract: A filter assembly configured for being used in combination with a machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The filter assembly comprises a frame, a duct defined in the frame configured for being passed through by an airflow, an inlet section configured for allowing the airflow to have access to the duct and an outlet section configured for allowing the airflow to leave the duct. The filter assembly comprises a filter configured for intercepting the airflow and for separating from the airflow possible solid particles carried by the airflow, the filter acting between the inlet section and the outlet section and storage configured for storing the solid particles separated from the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: MARCO CAGLIANI
  • Publication number: 20190106832
    Abstract: A machine for drying laundry is disclosed. The machine comprises a cabinet and an oscillating assembly housed in the cabinet and comprising a tub and a drum. The machine comprises a drying circuit connected with the tub. The machine comprises a blower apt to move a drying airflow in the drying circuit. The machine comprises a heat pump system including an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor, the evaporator being housed in the condensing segment and the condenser being housed in the heating segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: MARCO CAGLIANI
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9410279
    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 discharge pump and a three-port valve adapted to drive the flow to a drain or to the storage tank, rinsing fluid being stored in the storage tank for subsequent reuse. The washing machine further comprises an automatic valve connected to a drain line downstream the three-port valve and to an overflow line downstream the storage tank, said automatic valve being provided with means for avoiding any mixture of flows in the different configurations of the washing machine cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Marco Cagliani, Claudio Civanelli, Daniele Martinello
  • Publication number: 20140283564
    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 discharge pump and a three-port valve adapted to drive the flow to a drain or to the storage tank, rinsing fluid being stored in the storage tank for subsequent reuse. The washing machine further comprises an automatic valve connected to a drain line downstream the three-port valve and to an overflow line downstream the storage tank, said automatic valve being provided with means for avoiding any mixture of flows in the different configurations of the washing machine cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCO CAGLIANI, CLAUDIO CIVANELLI, DANIELE MARTINELLO
  • 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