Patents by Inventor Maurizio Del Pos

Maurizio Del Pos 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: 20170321368
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3) and structured for housing the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser (7) which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) which is structured for selectively channelling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20170321369
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a rotatable drum housed in axially rotatable manner inside the washing tub (3), a detergent dispenser (7) for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (9) for selectively channelling a flow of fresh-water from the water mains towards the detergent dispenser (7) and/or the washing tub (3), and an internal water softening device (11) capable of reducing the hardness degree of the fresh-water that the fresh-water supply circuit (9) channels towards the detergent dispenser (7) or the washing tub (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9790635
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of said casing, a rotatable drum arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9790636
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing and, inside the casing, a washing tub arranged inside said casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of the casing, a rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, and a water softening device which is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub. The water softening device includes a water-softening agent container filled with a water softening agent able to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub, and a regeneration-agent reservoir which is fluidly connected to the water-softening agent container and is structured to receive a salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening function of the water softening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9777426
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes a washing tub (3) external to a rotatable washing drum (4) adapted to receive laundry. The machine further includes a water supply circuit (5) to supply water into the washing tub (3), a washing/rinsing products supplier (6) to supply washing/rinsing products into the washing tub (3), a heater device (10) placed at the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3) for heating a liquid coming into contact with it and a liquid output (37) placed at the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3) for introducing liquid into the washing tub (3). The liquid output (37) is arranged in such a way to emit a jet of said liquid below the heater device (10), the jet having a main flowing direction (L) substantially parallel or pointed to the bottom (3a) of the washing tub (3), so as to remove washing/rinsing products collected therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Elena Pesavento, Elisa Stabon, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9663892
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in a front wall of the casing, a rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is housed inside the casing between the washing tub and the top wall of the casing and is structured for feeding into the washing tub a detergent, softener and/or other washing agent mixed with fresh water arriving from the water mains, and a water softening device which is arranged inside the boxlike casing and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9637856
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine includes an outer casing provided with a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a top wall, a washing tub arranged inside the casing directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening realized in the front wall of the casing, a rotatable drum arranged in an axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispenser which is housed inside the casing between the washing tub and the top wall of the casing and is structured for feeding into the washing tub a detergent, softener and/or other washing agent mixed with fresh water arriving from the water mains, a water softening device which includes water softening agents for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub, and a regeneration-agent reservoir which is housed inside the casing and is structured for receiving salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products N.V.
    Inventors: Andrea Zattin, Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9637857
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) has a casing (2) supporting a washing tub (3) external to a washing drum (4) suitable to receive the laundry to be washed, and a detergent supply system (5; 35; 55; 65; 105) comprising a mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) suitable to receive detergent (D) and water (W). A mixing device (20; 40; 100) suitable to mix the detergent (D) and the water (W) in the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) to form a washing solution (S) is provided. The mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) and the mixing device (20; 40; 100) are disposed inside the casing (2) and the mixing chamber (6; 56; 86; 106) comprises an inlet (7; 57; 87; 107) accessible from outside the casing (2) for the insertion of the detergent (D) and an outlet (14; 94) for delivering the washing solution (S) in the washing tub (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Monica Celotto, Nicola Reid, Elisa Stabon, Maurizio Ugel, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9624618
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) having an outer casing (2) and, inside the outer casing (2), a washing tub (3), a detergent dispensing assembly (9) structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3), and a fresh-water supply circuit (10) structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). A water softening device (12) is arranged/located along the fresh-water supply circuit (10) and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water channeled to the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3). The water softening device (12) being internally provided with a given amount of water softening agent to reduce the hardens degree of the fresh water flowing through the same water softening device (12), and with a given amount of consumable regeneration agent regenerate the water softening function of the water softening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Publication number: 20170016165
    Abstract: A water supply assembly (1) for laundry washing machines (100) provided with a detergent drawer (115) which is structured for receiving a given amount of detergent, softener or other washing agent and is fitted in extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (116); the water supply assembly (1) being structured for selectively pouring the water arriving from the fresh-water supply circuit (108) of the laundry washing machine (100) into the detergent drawer (115) so as to selectively flush the detergent, softener or other washing agent out of the same detergent drawer (115).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9506183
    Abstract: A laundry washing appliance includes a cabinet (105) accommodating a laundry washing tub and a dispensing arrangement for dispensing laundry washing treatment products to be used during laundry washing. The dispensing arrangement includes a drawer (125) slidable within a seat (227) provided in the cabinet (105). The drawer defines at least one container (201a, 201b) for laundry washing treatment products. At least one suction pump (265a, 265b) is associated with the at least one container and is fluidly connected to the laundry washing tub for delivering thereto dosed amounts of the treatment products. At least one valve (235a, 235b; 310, 343a, 343b; 310a, 310b, 343a, 343b) is provided for fluidly connecting the at least one container to the at least one suction pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Giuseppe Dreossi, Mario Filippetti, Nicola Reid, Elisa Stabon, Andrea Zattin
  • Patent number: 9493902
    Abstract: A household appliance (100) has an external casing (110) housing a rotatable drum assembly (320) and adapted to be mounted to a wall (105). At least one support bracket (505;1105;1305) is intended to engage a corresponding counter-bracket (530;1005) attached to the wall so that the household appliance can be hung-up on the wall. The at least one support bracket is associated with a hub (705,710,730;705,710,730,1210,1205;705,710,730,1305) for rotatably supporting the rotatable drum assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Publication number: 20160273150
    Abstract: Laundry washing machine (1) has a casing (2), a washing tub (3) with its opening facing a laundry loading/unloading opening on a the front wall (4) of the casing (2), an autodosing detergent dispenser (10) for automatically dosing, on the basis of the selected washing cycle, the suitable amount/dose of detergent, softener and/or other washing agent, and feeding said amount/dose into the washing tub (3), a fresh-water supply circuit (7) for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains to the autodosing detergent dispenser (10) and/or to the washing tub (3), and an appliance control panel (8) allowing the user to manually select the desired washing-cycle. The appliance control panel (8) is located/arranged on a front side of the drawer-like supporting structure (16) which is fitted/inserted in extractable manner into a drawer housing (17) extending inside the casing (2) underneath the upper worktop or top wall (9) of the casing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Patent number: 9435065
    Abstract: A wall-mount household appliance (100) includes a washing assembly with a washing tub (200) rotatably housing a rotatable drum (201). The household appliance is configured to be mounted to a wall (105), characterized by including a wall-mounting frame (215; 215?) configured to be fixed to the wall, and elastic coupling elements (235, 240) elastically coupling the washing tub (200) to the wall-mounting frame (215; 215?). The said elastic coupling elements (235, 240) are connected at a respective one end thereof to a cylindrical lateral wall of the washing tub (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Patent number: 9422660
    Abstract: Laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and, inside said outer casing (2), a washing tub (3) which is arranged inside the casing (2) with its opening or mouth directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening which is realized in the front wall (2a) of the casing (2) substantially astride of the vertical center-plane (M) of the casing (2). A rotatable drum is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub (3) and is structured for receiving the laundry to be washed. A detergent dispensing assembly (9) is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub (3). A main fresh-water supply circuit (10) is structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly (9) and/or the washing tub (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Daniele Favaro, Maurizio Del Pos
  • Publication number: 20160153133
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2) and an appliance control panel (6) located on a front wall (3) of the casing (2). The appliance control panel (6) is arranged on a front side of a drawer-like supporting structure (13) which is inserted in extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (14). The drawer-like supporting structure (13) is movable inside the drawer housing (14) between a retracted position and a completely extracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Publication number: 20160138207
    Abstract: A laundry washing machine (1) includes an outer casing (2), a washing tub which is arranged inside the casing (2), a rotatable drum which is structured for housing the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly (5), a main fresh-water supply circuit, and an appliance control panel (6) located on the front wall (3) of the casing (2). The laundry washing machine (1) is furthermore provided with an auxiliary, manually-operated, garment cleaning assembly (15) that includes an electrically-powered, hand-held, garment stain-removal tool (16). The appliance control panel (6) is arranged on the front side of a drawer-like supporting structure (13) which is inserted in an extractable manner into a corresponding drawer housing (14) that extends inside the casing (2) and communicates with the outside via a front entrance or opening (14a) which is realized on the front wall (3) of the casing (2) above the laundry loading/unloading opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Maurizio Del Pos, Daniele Favaro
  • Patent number: 9335095
    Abstract: A top adapted to match and close from above a cabinet of a laundry drying appliance is provided. The top is formed as a ready-to-mount part ready to be mounted to the cabinet and forming 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 for receiving moisture-laden drying air, a drying air outlet for delivering demoisturized drying air, fluid passageways defined thereinside from the drying air inlet to the drying air outlet for the passage of the drying air to be dehydrated and a moisture condenser arranged inside the fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Alberto Bison, Igor Colin, Maurizio Del Pos, Paolo Olivaro
  • 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