Patents by Inventor Mauro Mancini
Mauro Mancini 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).
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FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A FRONT-LOAD WASHING APPLIANCE FOR DELIVERING FLUID TO LIFTERS OF THE DRUM
Publication number: 20240102225Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Marco Angelini, Matteo Carnevale, Massimiliano Daniele, Deepak Gupta, Mauro Mancini, Vaclav Petracek -
Publication number: 20240035219Abstract: A laundry treating appliance is disclosed. The laundry treating appliance includes a tub having a tub side wall and a tub end wall defining a liquid chamber with a tub end opening. A tub manifold portion is positioned at the tub end wall. A rotatable drum is located within the liquid chamber, rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a drum side wall and a drum end wall at least partially defining a treating chamber with a drum end opening. A drum manifold portion is positioned at the drum end wall and confronts the tub manifold portion. At least one lifter is secured to the drum, and a liquid conduit fluidly couples the drum manifold portion to the at least one lifter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: TIBOR BUDICKY, BYSTRIK CERVENKA, CRESCENZO IANNICELLI, MAURO MANCINI, JAN MARTINKO, VLADIMIR OLEJAR, VACLAV PETRACEK
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Fluid delivery system for a front-load washing appliance for delivering fluid to lifters of the drum
Patent number: 11873599Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Marco Angelini, Matteo Carnevale, Massimiliano Daniele, Deepak Gupta, Mauro Mancini, Vaclav Petracek -
Publication number: 20240003071Abstract: A washing and drying appliance includes a tub having an air outlet. A drum rotationally operates within the tub. An air handling system draws process air from inside the tub and through a lint filter disposed within the air outlet that filters particulate from the process air. During a filter cleaning phase, a fluid delivery system delivers impulse amounts of wash fluid toward a sump of the tub. The impulse amounts of wash fluid are maintained between an outer surface of the drum and an inside surface of the tub. The drum operates to direct the wash fluid around the drum and along the inside surface of the tub and over an interior surface of the lint filter to remove particulate from the lint filter. A fluid pump is coupled with the sump to direct wash fluid and particulate to an external outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Nilsu Altintas, Marco Angelini, Mauro Mancini, Simone Pistola, Luca Sorana, Stefano Turchi, Paolo Volpolini
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Patent number: 11814767Abstract: A laundry treating appliance is disclosed. The laundry treating appliance includes a tub having a tub side wall and a tub end wall defining a liquid chamber with a tub end opening. A tub manifold portion is positioned at the tub end wall. A rotatable drum is located within the liquid chamber, rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a drum side wall and a drum end wall at least partially defining a treating chamber with a drum end opening. A drum manifold portion is positioned at the drum end wall and confronts the tub manifold portion. At least one lifter is secured to the drum, and a liquid conduit fluidly couples the drum manifold portion to the at least one lifter.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Tibor Budicky, Bystrik Cervenka, Crescenzo Iannicelli, Mauro Mancini, Jan Martinko, Vladimir Olejar, Vaclav Petracek
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Patent number: 11802364Abstract: A fluid condensing system for a combination washer/dryer appliance includes a metal condenser coil positioned within a condenser. Water liquid pulses through the metal condenser coil for maintaining the metal condenser coil at a cold temperature as water vapor in the hot exhaust air from the combination washer/dryer appliance condenses on the surface of the condenser coil. A common sump collects the water condensate from the condenser, the cooling fluid exiting the condenser coil, and wash water from the combination washer/dryer appliance. The water condensate, cooling fluid, and wash water is reclaimed and recycled through both a condenser coil recirculation loop and a wash water dispenser system.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Sachie Kakehi, Mauro Mancini, Nicholas Vaive
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Publication number: 20230203738Abstract: A washing machine has a rotatable drum that is positioned within a tub. The drum has a drum base at one end of the drum. The drum base includes at least one slot to enable the passage of water into the drum. The tub has a tub base at one end of the tub. The tub base includes a water inlet that is arranged in line with the at least one slot in the drum base so that water is sprayed into the drum when the at least one slot rotates into alignment with the water inlet on the tub base and so that the spray of water into the drum is interrupted when the at least one slot rotates out of alignment with the water inlet on the tub base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Carlo CHIORINO, Mauro MANCINI
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Patent number: 11608583Abstract: A washing machine has a rotatable drum including a cylindrical wall and a base at one end on the cylindrical wall. The base includes a projecting member to space clothes in the drum from the base. At least one slot is in the base to enable passage of water into the drum. A tub includes a cylindrical wall and a base at one end of the cylindrical wall. The tub receives the rotatable drum within the cylindrical wall. The tub includes a water inlet in line with the at least one slot so that as the at least one slot is aligned with the water inlet, water is sprayed into the drum. A meshing arrangement is positioned between the drum base and the tub base to reduce a gap between the drum and tub and provide a forced passage maintaining the water at the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Carlo Chiorino, Mauro Mancini
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FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A FRONT-LOAD WASHING APPLIANCE FOR DELIVERING FLUID TO LIFTERS OF THE DRUM
Publication number: 20230059236Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Marco Angelini, Matteo Carnevale, Massimiliano Daniele, Deepak Gupta, Mauro Mancini, Vaclav Petracek -
Fluid delivery system for a front-load washing appliance for delivering fluid to lifters of the drum
Patent number: 11535969Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Marco Angelini, Matteo Carnevale, Massimiliano Daniele, Deepak Gupta, Mauro Mancini, Vaclav Petracek -
Publication number: 20220389643Abstract: A recirculating fluid flow system for an appliance includes a fluid pump that delivers process fluid through a fluid path. A tub is disposed within a cabinet and defines a processing space. The fluid path includes at least a portion of the processing space. The tub has an outlet that directs the process fluid toward the fluid pump. A sprayer assembly is coupled with the tub for directing the process fluid into the processing space. The sprayer assembly includes a spray head having a plurality of spray nozzles and an operable seam that extends through each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles. The operable seam is selectively separable to define a release opening that includes at least two spray nozzles of the plurality of spray nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Carlo Chiorino, Mauro Mancini
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Publication number: 20220333291Abstract: A fluid condensing system for a combination washer/dryer appliance includes a metal condenser coil positioned within a condenser. Water liquid pulses through the metal condenser coil for maintaining the metal condenser coil at a cold temperature as water vapor in the hot exhaust air from the combination washer/dryer appliance condenses on the surface of the condenser coil. A common sump collects the water condensate from the condenser, the cooling fluid exiting the condenser coil, and wash water from the combination washer/dryer appliance. The water condensate, cooling fluid, and wash water is reclaimed and recycled through both a condenser coil recirculation loop and a wash water dispenser system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Sachie KAKEHI, Mauro MANCINI, Nicholas VAIVE
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Patent number: 11466393Abstract: A recirculating fluid flow system for an appliance includes a fluid pump that delivers process fluid through a fluid path. A tub is disposed within a cabinet and defines a processing space. The fluid path includes at least a portion of the processing space. The tub has an outlet that directs the process fluid toward the fluid pump. A sprayer assembly is coupled with the tub for directing the process fluid into the processing space. The sprayer assembly includes a spray head having a plurality of spray nozzles and an operable seam that extends through each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles. The operable seam is selectively separable to define a release opening that includes at least two spray nozzles of the plurality of spray nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Carlo Chiorino, Mauro Mancini
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Publication number: 20220316127Abstract: A drum and tub assembly for a washing machine has a rotatable drum including a cylindrical wall and a base at one end on the cylindrical wall. The base includes a projecting member to space clothes in the drum from the base. At least one slot is in the base to enable passage of water into the drum. A tub includes a cylindrical wall and a base at one end of the cylindrical wall. The tub receives the rotatable drum within the cylindrical wall. The tub includes a water inlet in line with the at least one slot so that as the at least one slot is aligned with the water inlet, water is sprayed into the drum. A meshing arrangement is positioned between the drum base and the tub base to reduce a gap between the drum and tub and provide a forced passage maintaining the water at the inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Carlo CHIORINO, Mauro MANCINI
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Publication number: 20210277578Abstract: A recirculating fluid flow system for an appliance includes a fluid pump that delivers process fluid through a fluid path. A tub is disposed within a cabinet and defines a processing space. The fluid path includes at least a portion of the processing space. The tub has an outlet that directs the process fluid toward the fluid pump. A sprayer assembly is coupled with the tub for directing the process fluid into the processing space. The sprayer assembly includes a spray head having a plurality of spray nozzles and an operable seam that extends through each spray nozzle of the plurality of spray nozzles. The operable seam is selectively separable to define a release opening that includes at least two spray nozzles of the plurality of spray nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Carlo Chiorino, Mauro Mancini
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Publication number: 20210254250Abstract: A method of circulating air in a combination washing and drying laundry treating appliance comprising a tub, a rotatable drum defining a treating chamber and having at least one baffle with a plurality of air outlets and a drying air circuit. The drying circuit comprising a manifold assembly provided on a rear of the drum, a lifter assembly provided on the drum and fluidly coupling the manifold assembly to the plurality of air outlets on the baffle, an air flow assembly having an inlet located at a front of the treating chamber and an outlet fluidly coupled to the manifold assembly, and a blower fluidly coupled to the air flow assembly. The method comprising actuating the blower to provide flowing air from a front of the treating chamber through the inlet and back to the manifold assembly, where the air is returned to the treating chamber at least through the air outlets in the baffle to establish a front-to-back recirculation of air within the treating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: MAREK GARNEK, DUSAN HELDAK, CRESCENZO IANNICELLI, MAURO MANCINI, PAVOL VASKO
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Patent number: 11008691Abstract: A combination washing and drying laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A tub defines a tub interior for receiving wash liquid during a washing cycle of operation and has at least one baffle with a plurality of air outlets. A drum is rotatable within the tub interior, and defines a treating chamber for holding laundry for washing or drying treatment. A washing circuit comprises a treating chemistry dispenser fluidly coupled to at least one of the tub interior or drum interior and a liquid supply fluidly coupled to at least one of the treating chemistry dispenser, tub interior, or drum interior.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Marek Garnek, Dusan Heldak, Crescenzo Iannicelli, Mauro Mancini, Pavol Vasko
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Publication number: 20210025098Abstract: A laundry treating appliance is disclosed. The laundry treating appliance includes a tub having a tub side wall and a tub end wall defining a liquid chamber with a tub end opening. A tub manifold portion is positioned at the tub end wall. A rotatable drum is located within the liquid chamber, rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a drum side wall and a drum end wall at least partially defining a treating chamber with a drum end opening. A drum manifold portion is positioned at the drum end wall and confronts the tub manifold portion. At least one lifter is secured to the drum, and a liquid conduit fluidly couples the drum manifold portion to the at least one lifter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: TIBOR BUDICKY, BYSTRIK CERVENKA, CRESCENZO IANNICELLI, MAURO MANCINI, JAN MARTINKO, VLADIMIR OLEJAR, VACLAV PETRACEK
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FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A FRONT-LOAD WASHING APPLIANCE FOR DELIVERING FLUID TO LIFTERS OF THE DRUM
Publication number: 20200378050Abstract: A front-load laundry appliance includes a drum that is rotationally operable within a tub about a generally horizontal rotational axis. A plurality of lifters are coupled to an interior surface of the drum. A fluid delivery path is at least partially defined within the drum and the plurality of lifters. A fluid delivery system delivers fluid into the fluid delivery path in a direction parallel to the generally horizontal rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Marco Angelini, Matteo Carnevale, Massimiliano Daniele, Deepak Gupta, Mauro Mancini, Vaclav Petracek -
Patent number: 10815597Abstract: A laundry treating appliance is disclosed. The laundry treating appliance includes a tub having a tub side wall and a tub end wall defining a liquid chamber with a tub end opening. A tub manifold portion is positioned at the tub end wall. A rotatable drum is located within the liquid chamber, rotatable about a rotational axis, and has a drum side wall and a drum end wall at least partially defining a treating chamber with a drum end opening. A drum manifold portion is positioned at the drum end wall and confronts the tub manifold portion. At least one lifter is secured to the drum, and a liquid conduit fluidly couples the drum manifold portion to the at least one lifter.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Tibor Budicky, Bystrik Cervenka, Crescenzo Iannicelli, Mauro Mancini, Jan Martinko, Vladimir Olejar, Vaclav Petracek